Describe what you need to decide or prove, the facts already known, the jurisdiction and any deadline. Asking only for a tactic—such as “follow this person”—can lead to unnecessary cost without answering the underlying question.
Verify licensing where required, relevant experience, conflicts, communication practices, evidence handling and how findings will be reported. Be cautious of guaranteed results, claims of unrestricted database access or promises to hack accounts.
Process
A responsible hiring checklist
01
Verify
Check identity, licensing where applicable, relevant expertise and professional contact information.
02
Define
Agree on objective, scope, legal limits, milestones, fees and expected deliverables.
03
Protect
Use appropriate communication and evidence-transfer methods.
04
Review
Require factual reporting that distinguishes observation, source material and inference.
Confidential first step
Bring the Question. Protect the Evidence.
Describe the matter, jurisdiction and deadline. FalconGate will review scope, conflicts and the safest next step.
