Anonymous Tip

1. How to Deal with an Anonymous Tip that Your Husband/Wife is Having an Affair Whoa! You just got an anonymous email stating that your lover is having an affair. Your blood starts to boil and your hands are beginning to shake. But how can you tell if this tip means you've got a cheating spouse? It’s possible someone is just out to cause trouble for you and your partner? Are they for real? The first question you should ask is, did your new "friend" deliver any kind of verifiable information? If they gave you information you can check for a fact--such as where your partner "really" is when he or she says they are staying late at work on Thursdays--then this should be easy enough to check. If that one fact checks out, then you should definitely ask your tipster what else they might know! Try to keep an open mind. Keep in mind however that, even though it's a bad sign when your significant other is lying, it doesn't necessarily mean that they're actually cheating. If your husband goes to the sports bar to hang out with friends for an hour after work, it may be that he just didn't want to own up to not coming straight home, for example.

2. It might be something that simple. Still, it's suspicious activity. Why would your partner NOT want to come straight home? See if your anonymous informant has any more helpful information. And start learning how other people have caught cheating partners, so that you can have a solid method to go on if you need it. One solid resource is a competent professional private investigator. Private investigators spend years catching cheating spouses and partners. They have the skills and experience to make this part of your search easy, even though you might not like the results they’ve gotten for their other clients. Look for verifiable information. If your informant didn't give you any verifiable information, write them back and ask for some. In fact, you should write back and ask for any and all information they have. This isn't just because it may give you an idea of what your spouse or lover is up to. It's also a way to make sure that your informant knows what they are talking about and isn't just out to cause you and your partner pain over a real or imagined offense. The information your anonymous informant gives can be useful here, even if it's not about where your spouse is when they say they are somewhere else. If your informant knows details about your spouse's workplace or extra-curricular activities, that is at least one sign that they may be on the level. A professional private investigator will tell you that you should verify all information that you encounter. A piece of information isn’t a fact or evidence until you’ve verified it without any bias. Double check anything they tell you. Still, if they can't tell you anything more useful than "I know where your spouse works and I know that he or she is cheating," you're not going to be able to rely on them for evidence. This is just an accusation without any verifiable facts to support the claim. If you act on this “information” you could cause unforgivable damage to your relationship with your spouse or lover. Try to get as much information as you can. You may be able to come up with some questions to ask your spouse that get an alarmed response, or else a ho-hum response. Usually, you can measure the accuracy of your questions by how emotional your partner becomes with their response! If they become irate and aggressive it might be a sign that they’re hiding something. Don’t reveal too much! Unfortunately, once you tip your hand and tell him you’re suspicious, they’ll become more covert and try to cover their tracks so you won’t be able to actually get any factual evidence of their cheating. Be careful to only confront your cheater when you have actual evidence in your hands. If you confront them with only an accusation and no real proof,

3. they’ll know you are bluffing if they are actually cheating. If they’re not cheating then they might think you have lost your mind or are going crazy with wild accusations that just aren’t true. This might ruin your relationship so be very, very careful. Of course, no rule works 100% of the time. That's why, if you really want to catch a cheating spouse or lover, you need a workable system and at least a couple of tools to do the job. Private investigators have access to a whole slew of specialized tools and technology to help you catch a cheater. Their skills with these tools can get you answers very fast and assist you in making a decision. Technology can help you. Technology like reverse phone lookups , when combined with a methodical approach, can help you catch a cheating spouse or lover. You'll want to use proven tools and methods if your anonymous tip-off proves to be fruitful. In our experience, anonymous tips rarely give enough factual information or data. They upset the recipient and cause stress in a household. Almost always, the anonymous tipster won’t communicate back to you when you reach out to them which causes you more worry and stress. A tip from a friend who you know is a tip worth paying attention to. The person telling you is someone you know and therefore far more reliable than an anonymous stranger. Your friend is also more likely to provide some verifiable facts since they don’t want to be accused of a false accusation. After all, it's highly unlikely you'll be able to catch a cheating spouse--and prove wrongdoing to a court--solely from an anonymous tip. Your better off getting actual proof, whether that’s through using a private investigator or whether you use your own snooping abilities and skills. Hire a professional. And of course, you can contact Eagle Investigative Services at any time via their website, www.eaglepiservices.com or by phone at (800) 867-3930. Or you can fill out our contact form here.