FAQS
How do private agents find missing persons?
How private agents fight human trafficking?
We understand that this kind of work raises questions—and it should. When private agents enter the fight to recover missing children or disrupt trafficking networks, people often ask: How do private agents find missing persons and how do they fight human trafficking? These are serious missions that require serious training, tactical precision, legal compliance, and unwavering moral clarity. At The Unlost, we welcome these questions. They reflect the urgency and complexity of the work we do—and the responsibility we carry every time we launch a case. This FAQ exists to provide straight answers to real concerns, and to help you understand the mission behind every recovery.
How exactly does my donation support finding missing persons?
Your funds are put directly into the pocket of a skilled agent who is actively working missing persons cases.
Does The Unlost offer support beyond recovery, like for affected families or individuals?
Not really; We are focused on investigation and recovery. However, we are connected with a vast network of organizations who specialize in post-trama care and victim rehabilitation.
What exactly does The Unlost do that sets it apart from traditional missing-persons nonprofits?
We focus on direct impact, front-line engagement. Our agents are in the field, working, interviewing, tracking. Our AI agents are on the net, searching, quantizing, and normalizing data into comprehensive leads. We do the work.
Do you work with law enforcement or operate independently?
In many cases, we work closely with law enforcement and/or share actionable intelligence with them when appropriate. However, we will also investigate and confront a human trafficker, no matter which badge or political title they sport.
What types of missing persons do you specialize in finding?
Endangered minors. These are individuals under the age of 18 years old, who are believed to be in immediate danger of bodily harm.
How are you allowed to run around with a gun and pretend to be a cop?
Training and proper licensing. We are not cops; Our agents have no power to arrest, however, they do have limited power to detain, depending on their host states’ laws. Our properly trained and licensed level 4 agents are authorized to use deadly force, pursue a subject by vehicle, or breech an establishment to acquire a victim.
Need further information?
If you have questions that are not answered on this website, please contact us and let’s have a conversation.