Private investigator "phone hacking service" SCAM

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PSA:

Private investigators CANNOT hack into your partner's phone or social media accounts without their knowledge or consent as it is against the law. Anyone offering a "phone hacking service" is not a genuine private investigator but a scam artist... After you have paid for their 'service' they will simply take your money and then disappear; or demand more money.

If you pay for an illegal hacking service and you get scammed, then by reporting the scam you will also be reporting yourself for trying to purchase a service which is against the law.

Check out these news articles:
Russian man receives 27 year prison sentence in the US for hacking - Computer World

Ian Edmondson jailed for eight months over phone hacking - The Guardian

Andy Coulson Gets 18 Months in Tabloid Phone Hacking - NY Times

Police officer sentenced to prison in British phone-hacking scandal - LA Times

Phone hacking is illegal in all countries - do not try to hire a hacker unless you want to spend time in jail.