Let me tell you about the time I watched a grizzled process server named Roy wait outside a Tulsa Braum’s for 11 hours in August heat just to serve some papers. “Kid,” he told me, wiping sweat from his brow, “this ain’t about being fancy. It’s about being stubborn as hell.” Nothing matters anymore. After a decade in the business, I’ve learned that serving papers is part detective work, part psychology, and all persistence. That’s how Roy did it after 11 hours; you can do it as well. Here’s how Oklahoma’s best process servers get the job done when people don’t want to be found:
[Need someone served who’s playing hide-and-seek? Call Oklahoma Judicial Process Servers at (405) 593-3515. We don’t give up.]
1. The “UPS Guy” Routine That Never Fails
So many process servers near me who have worked for private investigation agencies or independently for their clients have at one point or another used the fake delivery method to carry out service of process. I’ll never forget watching Jessica, one of our toughest servers, pull this off. Some hotshot businessman thought he was clever – he had his receptionist screening everyone. Fake delivery worked for this client. Then Jessica shows up in a brown delivery uniform with a clipboard.
“Package for Mr. Johnson!” she calls out. Dude comes strutting out all important-like, reaches for his “delivery”… and gets handed divorce papers instead by process servers in OKC. The look on his face? Priceless. Why does it work? People will ignore lawyers, but never ignore a potential package. Uniforms create instant trust (even fake ones). Prevents that door-slam reaction we all dread.
2. Social Media Process Servers Stalking 101
Carlos, our skip-trace expert, taught me this one. Had a deadbeat dad who deleted all his accounts. Or so he thought.
“Found his fishing forum posts,” Carlos grinned. “Dumbass was bragging about his ‘secret spot’ at Lake Eufaula every Saturday at 6 AM.” Showed up with a fishing pole and served him as he cast his line. He thought he would escape by deleting all his accounts. The guy was so mad he snapped his rod in half.
3. The Coffee Shop Ambush
Debra, who used to be Tulsa PD, swears by this move. She tailed an embezzling accountant for weeks. “Venti caramel macchiato, every Tuesday at 2 PM like clockwork,” she told me.
So she gets in line behind him, and when the barista calls his name? Slides the subpoena across the counter instead of his coffee. “His face went whiter than the foam on that damn drink,” she laughed.
4. The Fake Job Interview Trap
This one takes balls. Jim, like other process servers in Oklahoma, set up a whole fake oil company LinkedIn profile to catch a contractor who skipped town with client money.
“Had him come to a coworking space for an ‘interview,'” Jim said. “Dumbass wore his best suit.” Walked out with a lawsuit instead of a job offer. The guy actually cried in the elevator.
5. The Little League Play
Marta’s favorite. Some salesman thought he was slick – changed his number, moved apartments. But he never missed his kid’s baseball games.
“I bought a hot dog, sat in the bleachers,” she said. “Waited till his boy hit a home run.” Served him mid-celebration. “Couldn’t even get mad with his kid right there.”
Why These Tricks Are Legal (Mostly). Look, Oklahoma law only says the papers need to get delivered. Doesn’t say how. As long as we don’t: trespass; pretend to be cops; break any actual laws. The judges don’t care if the defendant got embarrassed. They just care that he got served.
When to Call the Pros
If your guy is:
- Using multiple aliases
- Switching cars every week
- Potentially violent
Don’t mess around. Call Oklahoma Judicial Process Servers at (405) 593-3515. Our team includes:
- Former Army Rangers who can track anyone
- Computer whizzes who find people who don’t want to be found
- Old-school servers who know every trick in the book
The Bottom Line
The five creative ways shared here are tested and true because service must be done no matter what, if legal proceedings are to proceed the way they are supposed to. At Oklahoma Judicial Process Servers, we understand that our clients need the best process servers in Oklahoma City to help them with their process serving needs and ensure that service is carried out no matter what.
Like Roy told me that sweaty day outside Braum’s: “This job ain’t about being smart. It’s about being the last one to give up.” Need someone served who thinks they’re too clever to get caught? Call (405) 593-3515. Visit oklahomajudicialprocessservers.com. We’ll make sure they get their papers. One way or another.
