Invisible Privacy | Online Privacy

I’ll call the PI “David,” his client “Natalie,” and the target “Max.” Natalie’s goal was to have Max served with a temporary restraining order. Max had the time and resources to move around the country and keep from being served. Natalie, however, had the cash reserves to put one of the Pacific Northwest’s finest operatives on his trail.

In David’s own words:

“Max muddied the waters by using several spelling variations on his name, different dates of birth, and different addresses in official records from the DMV to court documents, and nominees across the US to hide income and property.

“He runs an Internet business using several websites to sell Kubotans, canes, switchblade knives, and a few electronic items that border on illegality. (The websites are registered through a nominee in Mexico.) He also runs a forum in connection with the business.

“We set up a fake account on the forum and my associates start tracking down someone calling herself LadyX who seemed to be a personal friend. She turned out to be living in a small city in Wyoming. Finally, Max himself posted a comment on his forum that he had some sad news —LadyX had been in a serious car accident and had been rushed to an Emergency Room. He protested that the unnamed hospital was refusing to give out information about her condition.

“If Max was in that area, he would surely visit her. We hired a Wyoming PI firm (at great expense, I might add!) to run the plate of every vehicle with an out-of-state license plate in the parking lots of the two main hospitals there.

"Two days later they had a hit—a 2003 Camry with Oregon plates that were registered in Max’s own name! Before they could get a process server ready with the papers, Max came back to his car and pulled out. No one had prepared to follow him and he quickly disappeared in traffic. However, we arranged to have a process server on hand the following day when Max showed up again. He parked his Camry, locked the doors, and turned to find a temporary restraining order thrust into his hand.

“If Max had stayed off the forum and have titled his vehicle in a NM LLC instead of his own name, we would not have been able to catch him.”

Two questions for you readers:

1. If your personal vehicle is not yet titled in a New Mexico LLC, do you plan to do so?

2. If so, when? (If you choose to do so on or before April 15th, give Rosie Enriquez the code words “Santa Fe.” She will then alert me and I will e-mail you any one of my e-books free—even the $29.00 "Invisible Money.”

Labels: anonymous ownership, how to title a vehicle, members in a limited liability company, New Mexico LLC, NM LLC