Originally posted by Monsterenergy791
This seems like a more reasonable explanation than the federal government spying on someone

The government is not that sloppy... A PI maybe but not a spook

It could have been these things :

Positive version which means your life is NOT in any risk :

• Your Landlady is going behind your back and is trying to set up a plan where she'll get rid of you so others (those people you saw) could come live there after you're gone.

• These people WERE taking pictures for future burglary, so yours might not have been the only one in their sight.

• Some environmental group is checking up on your property. Freaked when he saw you seeing him.

• Someone ratted you out, claiming you did something cause they don't like you. A bad Grudge.

• Maybe something in your house, or around it, is cause for concern. Perhaps they want to build a passage way for new cables via your property, electrical signals might be too strong or low. These people might be Sight Inspectors for different companies who check up on anything from Billboards to Power lines etc.

The bad and unlikely scenario :

• You've upset, angered someone here who's been able to find you via some means and report you to the police or gov.

• Someone is in the plans to set you up. If they can find enough info on you etc. they might have a better chance to build a fake story and frame you. Why? Because you don't have to have done ANYTHING at all to get their attention, they just have a story that needs to come out and you might have been picked as the lead in that story. Or rather the victim. Though you are on this site a lot and they might think they've found a good patsy.

• They think you know something, by something you've once written, so they are keeping an eye out for you, meaning they're collecting data on you.

• You're a victim of social deletion, where you're not going to exist after a small accident happens which naturally is planned.

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The bottom part is the FANTASTICAL possibilities! Remember that, it's not MORE likely, even though you might be afraid or paranoid. It's not MORE likely that this is what might be. But just other things to think about. Just not seriously.

You should limit your visit to this site, check your mails (any opened before you get em), make sure your trash isn't looked through, look for specific type of people. Play their game towards them. BUT stop if nothing comes up. If nothing comes up, don't continue cause you'll just be feeding your paranoia.

Keep it short lived on who you look for. If you're in doubt, ask us or me and we'll talk about if it's a Gov. person. Don't ruin your days thinking about this if it's nothing.

I could tell you what to look for, the trademarks of certain secret surveillance. But I don't want to hear you say "THAT'S JUST WHAT THEY ARE DOING!". I want you to tell me and if I see something that's a sign, I'll tell you if you're in trouble.

Just try NOT to get carried away with this. A lot of people come through my office with such stories. Trust me, only a very few actually have something and even those are not at all the people he or she feared them to be.

For now, Keep an eye out and don't waste your time on this.

Good luck

The man took a picture of the truck.To me that would be an indication someone wants to keep an eye on him.

Originally posted by ParaFreaky
If what you say is in fact so, then we may all be expecting some kind of visit like this soon! I mean, isn't there those who have been on this site for a couple of years? Wouldn't they have reported some gritty topic like this by now?

Well I have has such a visit... and it was through my participation at ATS..

He drove a yellow van... not your standard black van... and he had the appropriate DoD stickers in the window... (three actually :wow

And I did let him into the house... actually several meetings over a few days...

But I am still here and they haven't sent the Storm Troopers.... yet

Nice Going Element 115 That post lives up to your avatar for sure I can see the panic forming already


[edit on 19-7-2008 by zorgon]

Originally posted by zorgon

Originally posted by ParaFreaky
If what you say is in fact so, then we may all be expecting some kind of visit like this soon! I mean, isn't there those who have been on this site for a couple of years? Wouldn't they have reported some gritty topic like this by now?

Well I have has such a visit... and it was through my participation at ATS..

He drove a yellow van... not your standard black van... and he had the appropriate DoD stickers in the window... (three actually :wow

And I did let him into the house... actually several meetings over a few days...

But I am still here and they haven't sent the Storm Troopers.... yet

Nice Going Element 115 That post lives up to your avatar for sure I can see the panic forming already


[edit on 19-7-2008 by zorgon]

Wait a minute! Are you just saying that to scare me?! 'Cause I hope you're not telling the truth!

Originally posted by BlackOps719
...no reason for a PI to be trailing me since I have been in the same spot for almost four years and am relatively easy to find...

Well, I don't know your situation but everything you stated was almost exactly what happened to me when I had a PI following me during my parent's divorce.

I would suggest thinking very, very hard. My mother and I had lived in that home for over ten years so the fact you have lived in your home for four years really doesn't mean anything.

The same thing would happen to us. A man would be casing us and taking photos but would take off whenever we spotted him. It scared the hell out us of because we were both attractive females living alone after my father left. Then it turned out my own father (lol) hired a PI to investigate my mother and I ended up getting caught in the crossfire. So, you never know.

I'm not saying that is what is going on in your case but that is what it sounds like to me. It really sounds like a PI and the not-so-inconspicuous ways they follow their prey.

Good luck.

[edit on 7/19/2008 by AshleyD]

wow sounds fishy to me! I guess you just got to be ready for the next time this happens, if there is a next time!
Peace and love, K.W!

It could be real estate people. Since the housing market went down the drain, they are looking for people who want/need to get out of their house. I had people driving in my driveway, sitting there, looking around, clipboards, etc.. They apparently didn't get out because I have a dog that sounds pretty nasty, like he's about to go through the window. I'd see them look his way, then close the car door. I found out who they were when they pulled up at my neighbor's house and said they were looking for people who wanted to sell their house. They asked him if he knew me, he said yes, then they asked for my phone number and the idiot gave it to them!!! He "hoped I didn't mind." I didn't answer my phone for a month.

Of course this doesn't explain the unmarked van with the cherry picker, and the guy, with no uniform--plain shirt, working on the lines at 0200 one morning. Hmmm...

RELAX!!! I hate to burst your mystery bubble, but first a question: Did you happen to buy your house sometime in the past 2 years? If so, it's highly likely the man you saw was nothing more sinister than a hapless REAL ESTATE APPRAISER!! I've been an appraiser for over 10 years, and this story sure rung a bell for me. I personally had a guy chase me down and nearly run me off the road after snapping a pic of his property!! Here's the thing: when we appraise a subject property, we often must take street photos of comparable homes in the neighborhood that have sold in previous months. The photo then goes into an appraisal report, which contains ONLY the data specific to the REAL ESTATE and it's previous SALE. So I assure you, it's NOT about YOU!! Now, the reason the poor sob took off is because he didn't feel like enduring another time consuming confrontation with another paranoid home owner; hence, having to go through the same long disertation as to who he is, why he's taking a picture of the house, what he needs it for, bla bla bla bla. After all, he's NOT a criminal, he's duly licensed, and there is simply NOTHING illegal about taking a photo of someones house!! Most of the time we can get the pics off the local assessors web site (or MLS) anyway. But not always, and in those cases, we must unfortunately take an actual physical photo, which can get dicely in an increasingly edgy & paranoid society. Hope this explanation helps to calm your jitters!!