Sometimes you need to know, and you need it documented properly. FSO Guard is a licensed private investigator agency in Miami — our private detectives handle surveillance, background checks, locating people, infidelity and family matters, corporate investigations, due diligence and asset searches for private clients, attorneys and businesses across South Florida — confidentially, quickly and within the law. Florida Class A investigative agency license A 1000095.
Private investigation services in Miami
Surveillance and infidelity investigations
Discreet physical surveillance by experienced investigators, with time-stamped video and photos and a written activity report. Used in infidelity and custody matters, insurance and workers’ compensation claims, employee misconduct and personal injury defense. Mobile, static and multi-investigator surveillance across Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach.
Background checks
Comprehensive background investigations on individuals and companies: identity verification, criminal and civil court records, litigation history, business affiliations, professional licenses, property and online presence. For pre-employment screening we follow FCRA requirements; for personal and business due diligence we go much deeper than a database printout.
Locate a person (skip tracing) and process service
Finding current addresses and contact details for debtors, witnesses, heirs, biological family members, former partners and people who owe you money or a response to a lawsuit — and serving them. We use licensed databases, public records, field work and interviews, and verify before we report.
Child custody and family investigations
Custody and welfare checks, cohabitation for alimony matters, documentation of a co-parent’s conduct for family law attorneys. Handled with sensitivity, and always lawfully. For a cheating-spouse case, read our guide to a private investigator for a cheating spouse in Florida.
Corporate investigations and due diligence
Pre-transaction due diligence on partners, vendors and acquisition targets; internal theft, embezzlement and fraud investigations; employee misconduct; non-compete and trade secret violations; vetting of executives and key hires; counterfeit and intellectual property cases.
Asset searches
Locating real estate, vehicles, vessels, business interests and other discoverable assets for judgment enforcement, divorce and pre-litigation assessment — obtained lawfully, without pretexting for protected financial records.
Insurance and workers’ compensation fraud
Claimant surveillance, activity checks, alive-and-well checks and recorded statements for insurers, self-insured employers and defense counsel.
Blackmail, extortion, stalking and threat investigations
Identifying the source of harassment, sextortion, stalking or threats, documenting the pattern, and coordinating with law enforcement and our executive protection team when protection is needed.
Cyber and OSINT investigations
Online identity and fraud investigations, social-media evidence capture, crypto and romance-scam tracing, reputation and leak investigations.
Litigation support for attorneys
Witness location and interviews, evidence gathering, scene documentation, records retrieval and testimony for attorneys in civil, family and criminal matters.
Bug sweeps (TSCM) and GPS tracking
Technical surveillance counter-measures for offices, homes, vehicles and yachts; lawful GPS tracking of vehicles you own or control; sweeps for unauthorized trackers.
Maritime and yacht investigations
Pre-purchase vessel and crew due diligence, theft and damage investigations, charter fraud and marina incidents — a Miami specialty.
Who hires our private detectives
- Attorneys — family law, personal injury, insurance defense, criminal defense and commercial litigation firms in Miami and Fort Lauderdale.
- Private individuals — infidelity, custody, missing family members, harassment, scams and online fraud.
- Businesses and family offices — due diligence on partners and hires, internal theft, fraud and vendor vetting.
- Property managers and HOAs — tenant and vendor screening, vandalism and theft investigations.
- Insurers and self-insured employers — claim surveillance and activity checks.
- International clients with interests in South Florida — verifying people, property and businesses before they commit money.
Hire a private investigator: how a case works
- Confidential consultation. Tell us what you need to know and what you plan to do with the answer. This defines the lawful scope and the fastest route.
- Proposal and budget. You receive a written plan, a cost estimate and a budget cap. Nothing starts without your approval.
- Investigation. Database research, records, field work, surveillance or interviews as agreed, with progress updates.
- Report. A clear written report with exhibits — photos, video, records — suitable for you, your attorney or the court.
- Next steps. Testimony, further investigation or coordination with our protection team if the findings require it.
New to this? Read what a private investigator does and how to hire a private investigator in Florida.
Private investigator near you: Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach
A “private investigator near me” search in South Florida should return an agency that can put an investigator on a subject in Kendall or Aventura within the hour — not a national call center. FSO Guard’s investigators are based in Hollywood, FL and Miami and work every day across Miami, Miami Beach, Brickell, Coral Gables, Doral, Hialeah, Kendall, Aventura, Sunny Isles, Hallandale, Hollywood, Fort Lauderdale, Pembroke Pines, Boca Raton and West Palm Beach. Statewide cases are handled by our Florida private investigators, with local teams in Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville and Naples, Fort Myers and Sarasota.
What we will not do
Florida licenses private investigators precisely so clients can trust the boundaries. We do not record calls without consent, place trackers on vehicles the client does not own, access phones or accounts without authorization, impersonate officials, or obtain protected financial, medical or driver records by pretext. Evidence gathered illegally is useless in court and dangerous for the client; we simply do not go there. What we can do lawfully is more than most people expect.
Why clients and attorneys choose FSO Guard
- Licensed in Florida (Class A agency, A 1000095), with access to the professional databases and public records investigators need.
- Investigations and protection under one roof — if a case reveals a threat, the protective response is immediate.
- Court-ready reporting and investigators available to testify.
- Three languages: English, Spanish and Russian speaking investigators for Miami’s international clientele.
- Discretion — plain vehicles, unmarked communications, no disclosure of the client to anyone.
- Straight answers — if a request cannot be done lawfully or is not worth the money, we say so on the first call.
Private detective cost in Miami
Investigations are billed hourly with itemized expenses, or as a fixed fee for defined tasks such as a background check, an asset search or a skip trace. Surveillance is the largest variable. You receive a written estimate and a budget cap before work begins, and we stop and call before exceeding it. Read what affects private investigator cost in Florida.
Service area
Private investigator services in Miami, Miami Beach, Brickell, Coral Gables, Doral, Hialeah, Kendall, Aventura, Sunny Isles, Hollywood, Fort Lauderdale, Pembroke Pines, Boca Raton and West Palm Beach — and statewide across Florida.
Call (786) 659-5011, write to us in the live chat or send the form — a licensed investigator will call you back confidentially.
