| If you have a judgment against an individual, most likely | | | | includes the debtors full name, address, social security |
| you are not going to find any attachable assets by | | | | number. It wouldn't hurt to include the email address of |
| searching public records. Judgment debtors are smart. | | | | the debtor.Another way to search for someone |
| They know you are looking for their bank accounts. | | | | assets is to check their trash. I always tell my clients to |
| Most of them do not have open checking/savings | | | | shread their personal information before they throw it |
| accounts in their name.In recent years, the internet has | | | | away. However, there are still many careless people |
| been a great place to hide money. PayPal for | | | | out there who just throw away their bank statements, |
| example allows individuals to have online accounts to | | | | stock portfolio, telephone bills, etc...In most cities it is |
| either store funds or make business transactions. A | | | | legal to search through someone's trash as long as the |
| high percentage of Ebay users have PayPal accounts. | | | | containers are on the street or in the alleyway. I |
| Many online businesses use PayPal as a form of | | | | suggest checking with the city regarding their laws |
| accepting credit cards. If you believe your debtor has a | | | | before you take someone's garbage.There are many |
| PayPal account, here is what you do:Have your | | | | other creative ways to find hidden assets. I won't list |
| attorney send a letter via U.S. Certified Mail or by | | | | them all here. The above steps are probably the best |
| courier service (Fed Ex, UPS, etc..) to PayPal with a | | | | way to start when you need to collect on a sizable |
| subpoena (or writ of attachment if you have a | | | | judgment.Jay Rosenzweig is a licensed private |
| judgment) to the following address:PayPal | | | | investigator. He is the owner of California Investigation |
| Attn: Legal Dept. - Civil | | | | Services. He is also a past president of the California |
| 2211 N . First Street | | | | Association of Licensed Investigators. |
| San Jose, CA 95131Make sure the subpoena/writ | | | | |