Expert Private Investigator Shares Tips On Finding People's Deep Secrets

THE 32-YEAR-OLD DIED WHEN HIS PLANE CRASHED DURING A PRACTICE RUN. UNCLEAR WHEN THEY'RE FLIGHTS WILL RESUME. NEW AT 11, WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING TO HIRE SOMEONE OR EVEN DATE SOMEONE, IT'S COMMON TO LOOK INTO THEIR BACKGROUND.

NOW A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR SHARING HIS SECRETS TO FINDING OUT OTHER PEOPLE'S SECRETS. WHAT'S THE FIRST PLACE YOU GO. FACEBOOK.

FACEBOOK? FACEBOOK. AND YOU FIND?

A LOT OF INFORMATION. Reporter: PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS IS SHARING HIS SECRETS TO BACKGROUND CHECKS THAT WILL HELP KEEP YOU SAFE. WHETHER IT'S ONLINE OR IN PERSON, YOU MEET NEW PEOPLE EVERY DAY.

WHO THEY SAY THEY ARE MAY NOT BE TRUE. HIDING JUDGMENTS. HIDING CONVICTIONS.

THEY'RE MINIMIZING. OH, I HAD A LITTLE MISUNDERSTANDING THREE OR FOUR YEARS AGO. WE PULL A BACKGROUND CHECK AND THAT TURNS OUT TO BE A FELON.

Reporter: A BACKGROUND CHECK WILL CRIMINAL RECORDS, LICENSES, PROPERTY ADDRESS, SEXUAL OFFENDER AND LAWSUITS. YOU WON'T LEGALLY BE ABLE TO RETURN SOCIAL SECURITY, OR TAX RETURNS WITHOUT PERMISSION. A QUICK ONLINE SEARCH WILL LEAD YOU TO PLENTY OF COMPANIES OFFERING TO DO THEM DIRT CHEAP.

A LOT OF TIMES YOU'LL STEP IN THE TRAP. YOU'LL SAY, GET A TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR $1. 99 AND IT'S A CONSTANT UP GRADE OR GO INTO A MEMBERSHIP OR MONTHLY FEE.

Reporter: THERE ARE A FEW REPRESENT TUBAL SITES. YOU CAN EXPECT TO SPEND UP WARDS OF DOLLARS. COUNTY CLERKS WEBSITE ARE VERY HELPFUL.

OCCAMS SEARCH THE NATIONAL DATABASE FOR SEXUAL OFFENDERS. ALSO PEAKYOU. COM WILL WHICH WILL SCOUR THE INTERNET AND PULL UP THEIR INTERNET PRESENCE ALL IN ONE PLACE.

BUT YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR. THE. Translator: COMMON MISCONCEPTION THAT PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS ARE WAY EXPENSE i.

BUT THE TRUTH IS, YOU GO WITH A LICENSED ORGANIZATION, AND YOU CAN GET THESE REPORTS FOR UNDER 50 BUCKS AND THEY'RE COMPREHENSIVE. Reporter: CBS 4 NEWS. TONIGHT.