What Time Did the Stiff Die?

What is rigor mortis and how do parts of the body that have or have not entered the rigor state determine the time of death?

Who Helps The Victims

Thousands of people around the world are becoming victims to these cyber crimes like Phishing, Identity theft, and Nigerian scams but what happens after these people become victims. When my wife and I became victims of a Nigerian scam with Identity theft wrapped into it very few if any offered us any type of assistance. Victims of crimes like these are being revictimized by local law enforcement, banks, and mortgage companies. The re victimization is after these people first become victims of one of these cyber crimes. It isn't the cyber crime that destroys these victims but instead it is because of the ignorance of local law enforcement.

Productivity Shifts - From Police Officer to Reporter

The introduction of mobile phones changes our lives. A mobile phone makes it possible to shorten the distance and the time to communicate. More recent versions of mobile phones are enhanced with cameras. These features make new changes possible in society. By using a camera someone is able to record and later to report an incident that otherwise would never have been possible on such a large scale.

Identifying the Kind of Ink Used in a Document

A comprehensive ink reference database is located at the Ink Library, a part of the Questioned Document Branch of the U.S. Secret Service Forensic Services Division. Furthermore, the U.S. Treasury Department keeps a comprehensive database of the TLC patterns of commercial inks.

Guarding Yourself Against Check Fraud

There are new laws enacted to help combat check fraud. A good example of this is Check 21. Check 21 allows banks to provide consumers with electronic images of checks rather than mailing them back to you in your monthly bank account statement. This helps cut down on paper as well as curb some check fraud.

Five Good Reasons You Should Utilize Online Investigative Services

When is it appropriate to check up on someone? There are times when you need to make sure you know.

How Not to be a Victim of Wireless Crimes

Living out a day without your camera phones, digicams, and webcams may be an impossible proposition. But can you live with the growing invasion of privacy?

Bus & Taxi Cab Passenger Safety Tips

Thousands of people across the nation take public transportation every day. As a passenger, you should follow this safety advice when boarding a bus or a taxi to increase your personal safety.

Safety Tips for the Taxi Cab Driver

Perhaps the one profession that puts an employee at a greater risk to his own safety than law enforcement is the taxi profession. Everyday in the news, there is a taxi driver who is beaten, robbed, or worse, murdered.

Real Estate Appraisal Fraud

Real estate appraisers are coerced to adjust their numbers and when they do, they are guilty of appraisal fraud.

The Top Five Vacation Scams - How Not to Be Taken for a Ride

Vacation related fraud is a major concern. The National Fraud Information Center has reported that there are so many consumer fraud scams out there that it is difficult to tell a legitimate deal from a fake. Many of them seem “too good to be true.”

Your Uncle Died and Bequeathed to You His Estate

If you have received a piece of mail saying that you are the beneficiary of an inheritance, watch out. It could be a phony estate locator scam.

Hospice Medicare Fraud - Health Care Providers Bilking the Patients' Medicare

Do you have faith in health care professionals? Have you ever thought that the physician or nurse providing health care to you would take an unfair advantage of your situation? What about workers in a hospice? Beware that health care providers may not be as straight as you think they are.

Mass Mailing Pyramid Schemes

One can receive unsolicited spam e-mail being sent out in mass quantities by perpetrators of this scam.

Skimming Money Off Your Credit Card by Skimming Your Credit Card

Even though skimming is many times a high-tech enterprise, it does not require the use of card readers and/or computer equipment. An employee who writes down the credit card information is just as guilty as somebody using high technology means.