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Based in Greensboro, NC; Kerry Graves specializes in private investigation and security services for all types of situations and organizations, small or large.

He is also the regional director for TKMS (Tae Kuk Mu Sul), a world-wide martial arts organization.

Kerry routinely trains with law enforcement and security professionals to keep his skills sharp and honed.

His expertise spans a wide variety of fields and specialties, you can count on him to the get the job done right; as cost effectively as possible.

If you are looking for a private investigator that has proven real world experience and an excellent investigative track record, look no further than Graves Investigations.

A total of 555,472 of the Consumer Sentinel complaints were fraud-related. Shop-at-Home/Catalog Sales was the leading complaint category with 8% of the overall complaints,

• followed by Internet Services (5%),
• Foreign Money Offers (4%),
• Prizes/Sweepstakes and Lotteries (4%),
• Computer Equipment and Software (3%),
• Internet Auctions (3%),
• Health Care (2%),
• Travel, Vacations and Timeshare (2%),
• Advance-Fee Loans and Credit Protection/Repair (2%),
• Investments (2%), and
• Magazines and Buyers Clubs (2%). (Reference)

Consumers reported fraud losses of over $1.2 billion; the median monetary loss was $349. Eighty-nine percent of the consumers reporting fraud also reported an amount paid. (Reference) The percentage of fraud complaints with wire transfer as the reported payment method continues to increase. Twenty-eight percent of the consumers reported wire transfer as the payment method, an increase of 5 percentage points from calendar year 2006. (Reference) Some 64% of fraud complaints where the company's method of initial contact was reported indicate Internet solicitations - electronic mail at 49% and web at 15%. Fifty-three percent of all fraud complaints reported the method of initial contact. (Reference) The metropolitan areas with the highest per capita rates of reported consumer fraud complaints are Albany-Lebanon, Oregon; Greeley, Colorado; and Napa, California. (Reference)