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SHAKERS & MOVERS n BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT LMW PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS introduces new service: CHECK-A-DATE A Premier Service to Protect Your Safety! By Lynne Murray Does this sound familiar? You meet an individual on an online dating site, the person vigorously pursues you by way of texting, emailing and/or calling you. You two hit it off and to the surprise of many, the person resides in close proximity. For some reason, meeting up is often a problem. Out of nowhere, the person experiences some sort of problem which requires them to need your assistance in the form of an emergency loan. Maybe this scenario sounds more familiar. The person has traveled away from home and their car broke down, or their child became ill, or their wallet was stolen, or they’re about to close on a really big business deal. Bottom line, they’re short on money and require you to wire them some. However, each 38 IBA Success Magazine n VOL 4, Issue 1 time you come up with a non-monetary solution, the person seems to come up with another problem which ultimately leads to you loaning them money. You really want to assist this person because you have grown fond of them and have high hopes for the future; however, it seems while you’re smitten, the only thing this individual wants to do is separate you from your money. You, like many before you, hang in there until the end, trying to have faith in this individual who has won your heart, no matter how many stories he or she has fabricated. This is what’s called a Romance Scam and usually, the victim will be repeatedly scammed for money until they become wise to the scam. The guy or gal disappears into the wind, off to scam someone else. We all know the expression, “If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it’s probably a duck.” This is called the “Duck Test;” the test implies that a person can identify a target by observing that subject’s habitual characteristics. DON’T BE A VICTIM; LET US VET E’M. Vetting: To make a careful and critical examination of someone to ensure they are suitable for a job, relationship, or truthfulness. You owe it to yourself, your family and friends to know who you are bringing into your life and theirs too. LMW Private Investigations offers a Basic Package specifically designed to track individuals on the Web. We also offer a Comprehensive Package which offers online presence and detection as well as physical surveillance to give you the peace of mind that the person you’re interacting with is who they say they are. We can also surveil individuals in your daughter’s, son’s, mom’s, dad’s, or grandparents’ lives to ensure they are not being victimized or taken advantage of either. www.LMWPIServices.com T his premiere service is a tool that provides a way for individuals to know who they currently have in their lives or have recently invited into their lives. In this day and age, so many instances show where we as individuals have had an inkling that the person in our lives wasn’t who he or she said they were. That person either failed to tell you of previous heinous act or commits one while involved with you. In some instances, you meet individuals who claim to be your Romeo or Juliet but are actually wolves in sheep’s clothing.