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What Does a Skip Tracer Do Exactly?
A skip tracer is a person that finds missing people, they could work for a debt collection agency, private investigator, or a bails bond service. Their pay does vary; however, most collection agencies pay theirs by the hour, ranging anywhere from $12 to $20 Dollars. The person that is getting searched for could be a long lost relative, someone that owes money or be wanted by the police. The phase skip tracer gets their name from someone skipping town or someone trying to trace their whereabouts.
They will usually start their search by obtaining data on the missing person in question. This data will then be thoroughly checked for its accuracy, and often skip tracers will speak to people that are connected with their subject, like neighbors, family members, friends or work colleagues.
Other sources for information could be public records, like credit reports or courthouse records. The likes of divorces, marriages, or bankruptcies will leave paper trail, which a skip tracer will follow up on. Phone records or air travel can be helpful too, or even membership cards for department stores are followed up on. Skip tracers can find people who do not wish to be found, as most people end up making a mistake such as forgetting to remove their frequent flyer’s account when booking a plane ticket. Sometimes, even the smallest clue will help skip tracers find their target.
Unintentional skips are people that may not be intentionally skipping and not realize someone is trying to find them. Such as a woman that changes her name because she was married or divorced. A complete change of identity will not always assure someone that they will never be tracked down, people no matter how careful they are, will always end up making some type of mistake.
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