Hello Steve!  :-)  
  
SA> A Network Solutions Whois search for goldshield-inc.com shows it to  
SA> be registered to a web design company in Utah. A dead end?  
  
A dead end?  We're just getting started.  Maybe you'll search Google  
on the contact person's name or the company's phone numbers.    
That might turn up something.  
  
SA> A google search on "1 877 316 6160" finds www.usaskiptrace.com  
SA> which offers much the same set of "find" services as Goldshield  
SA> ... A Whois search on usaskiptrace.com is more rewarding,  
SA> pointing to Worldwide Investigations, Inc in Denver Colorado.  
  
Maybe the same person is doing business under at least three names:  
  
1) Goldshield Inc.  
2) USA Skip Trace  
3) Worldwide Investigations Inc.  
  
We may discover another company or two before our scavenger hunt  
comes to an end.  :-)  The FAQ at www.usaskiptrace.com says you can  
make payments to "AMS Research Services."  Who's that?  
  
SA> www.usaskiptrace.com/contact.html which offers much the same set of   
SA> "find" services as Goldshield, with the addition of data - pdas,  
SA> email, chat logs & the like  
  
This sounds bogus.  How could usaskiptrace.com obtain your email or   
chat logs or information from your pda?  Your pda?  Do you think  
the Boston Globe, Richard Smith or Declan McCullagh did any kind of  
an investigation before publicizing Goldshield's activities?  Maybe   
we can write a follow-up article and send it to them.    
  
  
Luvs ya!  
  
Marnie  
  
  
... "We're on a mission from God."  
--- Platinum Xpress/Win/WINServer v3.0pr5a