Cyber Harassment Investigations

Nationwide Legal Investigations and Marc J. Tropeano PI are experts in Cyber Harassment Investigations. 

Your online activity is possibly being watched, and by who is the question. Your online interactions have created many opportunities for criminals. These criminals take advantage of these opportunities, and they are on the rise. Anyone can be open to an attack. It doesn’t matter if you’re an individual, corporation, or small business, you can become a victim. In most cases, these perpetrators conceal their identities and attack you from areas you’d least expect them to.

Marc J. Tropeano PI and his experienced private investigators can help expose these people. A private investigator has the proper system and computer forensics training to follow these digital footprints criminals use to track down cell phone numbers, IP addresses, social media accounts, email addresses, and even specific devices to perpetrate these crimes.

TYPES OF CYBER HARASSMENT

• Cyberstalking – Using the internet to harass, intimidate or threaten someone repeatedly
• Online Impersonation – Using the name or persona of an individual without consent
• Catfishing – Someone will create a fictitious identity to start a relationship
• Doxxing – Publishing someone’s personal information online so they’ll be harassed
• Swatting – Making a call to law enforcement to fake a dangerous scenario at the target’s location
• Trolling – Making unsolicited comments in an online community to provoke an emotion
• Revenge Porn – Distributing private and sexually explicit images or videos without consent

CYBER HARASSMENT AND EXTORTION

Harassment and blackmail happen regularly, and many people find themselves open to these online attacks. Criminals will set up fake email and social media accounts, pretend to be you, spread lies, or altered images and videos to hurt your business or damage your reputation. Some will often pretend to be a friend and prompt you to share your personal information, and private photos then threaten to share them if you don’t pay the sum they demand.

HOW CAN A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR IDENTIFY A PERPETRATOR?

Attackers come from a position of secrecy. They will harass, blackmail, or even bully you and operate from the internet’s shadows to conceal their identities. Fortunately for you and the private investigator, they always leave a digital footprint. A private investigator is a forensic expert in knowing how to find them. We will work with you to track down IP addresses and domains that were used to commit harassment or extortion. They will also be able to determine the crime’s source.

WHAT INFO CAN YOU FIND OUT? 

Dealing with harassment or even extortion strains your mental health and is challenging at best to deal with. A private investigator can cross-reference IP addresses to find out. All evidence they find will be documented for use in an investigation with law enforcement or a court case.

Harassment is a serious issue. While not all cases require an investigation, it does help to keep track of as much information as possible in case it becomes an issue. Use a VPN to hide your IP address and don’t save or post any personal information online. Be careful who you accept as a “friend” on social media and do your best not to share certain types of images. The internet has a lot of great stuff to see, but underneath the surface are some dark elements waiting to pounce on an unsuspecting person.

Don’t wait until it’s too late!