Meet Stefa

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I find what other people can't. Using open-source intelligence, I trace identities, investigate fraud, reconstruct histories, and locate hard-to-find information from publicly available data.

When I was barely 22, I helped my family navigate an international fraud case. I identified the crime ring, traced phone numbers, conducted deep research into the operation, and made sure all evidence was preserved. That research contributed to a successful prosecution carried out by Romanian authorities.

I've conducted OSINT investigations for a non-profit organization, documented public safety issues that led to infrastructure changes on a rural highway corridor, and reconstructed entire family histories from a single postcard with no address on it.

I work with legal teams, nonprofits, journalists, and private clients on identity verification, digital footprint analysis, provenance research, due diligence, fraud investigation, and family history research.

Background in Criminal Justice. 15+ years of family history and historical research experience. I maintain a custom-built OSINT tool database of 170+ investigative resources organized by use case and access level, updated regularly.

Toolkit includes: advanced search operators, Google Dorking, reverse image search (Yandex, TinEye, PimEyes), WHOIS, Wayback Machine, geolocation tools (GeoSpy, Google Earth historical imagery), facial recognition, DNA and genetic genealogy platforms (GEDmatch, Ancestry, FamilySearch, MyHeritage, DNA Painter), public records databases, newspaper archives (Newspapers.com, Chronicling America, GenealogyBank), social media analysis, username enumeration, phone/email OSINT, network visualization (Maltego, Obsidian), maritime and flight tracking, cryptocurrency tracing, and cross-platform identity linking.