At eVestigator® we have had great success uncovering illegal or disruptive activities in the specialised field of social networking, cyber stalking and cyber bullying. We use a variety of methods to identfy cyber-criminals. We can assist police, prosecutors, counsel and direct clients with specialised expert online investigative services in civil and criminal cases. In a recent case, we were able to expose the exact location, identity, motive and online activities of a cyber-stalker who had been active for over 5 years. Using state of the art technology, methodologies and thought patterns, we were able to expose someone who on the face of it appeared to be very careful with their online activities.

They were certainly no match for eVestigator®. In today's society, we place a great deal of trust in the companies who supply us, the people who know and service our families and the IT systems we use. Sometimes this trust is misused for criminal or destructive purposes. Your choice to engage eVestigator® would most likely come down to one of the most important decisions you could make. We help you take action, get answers and find justice in our highly connected online world.

Cyberstalking is the use of the Internet or other electronic means to stalk someone. It has been defined as the use of information and communications technology, particularly the Internet, by an individual or group of individuals, to harass another individual, group of individuals, or organization. The behavior includes false accusations, monitoring, the transmission of threats, identity theft, damage to data or equipment, the solicitation of minors for sexual purposes, and gathering information for harassment purposes. The harassment must be such that a reasonable person, in possession of the same information, would regard it as sufficient to cause another reasonable person distress.

Cyberstalkers meet or target their victims by using search engines, online forums, bulletin and discussion boards, chat rooms, and more recently, through online communities such as MySpace, Facebook, Bebo, Friendster and Indymedia, a media outlet known for self-publishing. They may engage in live chat harassment or flaming or they may send electronic viruses and unsolicited e-mails. Victims of cyberstalking may not even know that they are being stalked. Cyberstalkers may research individuals to feed their obsessions and curiosity. Conversely, the acts of cyberstalkers may become more intense, such as repeatedly instant messaging their targets.

More commonly they will post defamatory or derogatory statements about their stalking target on web pages, message boards and in guest books designed to get a reaction or response from their victim, thereby initiating contact. In some cases, they have been known to create fake blogs in the name of the victim containing defamatory or pornographic content.

When prosecuted, many stalkers have unsuccessfully attempted to justify their behavior based on their use of public forums, as opposed to direct contact. Once they get a reaction from the victim, they will typically attempt to track or follow the victim's internet activity. Classic cyberstalking behavior includes the tracing of the victim's IP address in an attempt to verify their home or place of employment.

Some cyberstalking situations do evolve into physical stalking, and a victim may experience abusive and excessive phone calls, vandalism, threatening or obscene mail, trespassing, and physical assault. Moreover, many physical stalkers will use cyberstalking as another method of harassing their victims.