Counter surveillance is the act of recognising that you are under surveillance, and then countering or preventing the surveillance from continuing. Counter surveillance can be done on foot, while driving, or through other forms of transportation, however, counter surveillance on foot is usually the most effective. It allows the person who is doing the counter surveillance to come face to face with the person following them. Often times, the surveillance will stop immediately. In some cases, the surveillance will stop, however, a new person will begin the surveillance, someone that the person being followed would not recognize. Counter surveillance can be beneficial in a person’s personal life or in their business. This tactic is helpful to get a character profile of a person, to prevent a crime, or even prevent one from occurring.
Counter surveillance can be either overt or covert. Most professionals who handle counter surveillance, choose to use a covert method. This way, the person following a target will never know that there is someone performing counter surveillance on them. It is unnecessary while performing counter surveillance to look around, run up alleys, and peer around corners. These things are unprofessional as well. The more secretive you are while performing counter surveillance, the more effective your counter surveillance will be.
In some cases, a person performing counter surveillance will need to be more overt and aggressive. They may turn a corner, and stop and wait for the person following a target. They may also walk across a bridge, and turn to see who is following them. This will allow them to see exactly who the threat is, and in some cases, confront that person.
Doing a cleaning run is sometimes necessary during counter surveillance. This is simply running so that the target can lose the person who is performing the surveillance. If the cleaning run was successful, the target will feel that they are no longer being followed. In most cases, the cleaning run will tip off the person doing the surveillance that you know that they are following you.
Some people may try to handle counter surveillance on their own. In some cases, they can be successful. In more serious cases, and if you want to be 100% sure that the counter surveillance will be effective, it is a good idea to leave it up to the professionals.
If you believe that you are in a situation where you would benefit from counter surveillance, the professionals at Suncoast PI can provide these services to you. They will professionally and adequately perform this service, so that the annoying surveillance against you stops.