OK...Enough people have encouraged me to reveal some of the "secrets" of OSA's success in retrieving information not otherwise available to satisfy Scientology/OSA's agenda, so I will offer some proven methods I learned under the tutelage of Eugene Ingram and his numerous associates.
I offer this as information only and am not encouraging anyone to do this to anyone else since. Besides, I have enough problems and don't need anymore excitement from Mike Rinder & Associates. Thanks.
UNLOCKING OFFICES AND FILE CABINETS
Contrary to what you've seen in TV dramas and movies with trenchcoat-wearing spies, Scientology's favorite PI taught me a much better solution to gaining access to confidential files and that was by attaining a - duplicate key.
(1) Empty a small, flat metal box with either a hinged or sliding lid. A breath mint box will work fine; just make sure that the box is longer and wider than the target key.
(2) Fill the box with modeling clay. Some have used soap bars to make an impression, but modeling clay is preferable since it doesn't shrink and retains almost all of the detail of the original key. Smooth the clay so it is completely flat and level.
(3) Sprinkle a thin layer of talcum powder over the surface of the clay. This will prevent the clay from sticking to the key.
(4) Obtain the key. This is probably not as tough as you might think. Eugene would laugh that people are creatures of habit and the person who has the original key leaves it in the same place every day. Try getting the key in the private room, their purse, or their briefcase when they are left unattended - while the person is away from the area for a short time. Create an excuse or a diversion that will require the person to leave the area for a short time...like telling the person that someone is outside wanting to see them. Maybe there's a copy of the key on an assistant's desk. All you need are a few moments alone with the key.
(5) Take the key and press it firmly into the clay. You will need to make two impressions - one of each side of the key - to insure that the measurements can be taken accurately. Mae a mental note of the name of the key manufacturer or scratch it into the clay beside the imprint.
(6) Wipe the key clean before returning it. A cooperative locksmith can use the impression to produce a key by the same manufacturer within minutes - and finding a cooperative locksmith - particularly in the Los Angeles area - is easier than most people would think. Locksmiths know that people often lose keys and locksmiths are familiar with strange requests (One locksmith I talked to in LA said he had to make a key to free a woman from a metal chastity belt after her husband lost the key during SM sex).
Claiming that you made the impression as a safeguard in case the original key was lost will sound believable to the locksmith, especially if you are well-groomed and look professional. Flashing a phony police badge is also very helpful, particularly if the locksmith is an immigrant. In some cases, wary locksmiths can be fooled by an attractive young woman, especially if she can produce a sad face and tears to convince the locksmith of the trouble she will be in if she comes home without the key.
(7) If you have no time to make an impression in clay, try laying the target key on a photocopier and copy both sides. It helps to lay a small millimeter scale ruler parallel to the key when making a photocopy. A skilled locksmith can work from a paper copy, so long as the photocopy was not reduced or elarged from the original. Though this is more difficult, time-consuming and costly to the customer, it can be done. And in the case of anyone working in OSA, cost was never a problem when it resulted in satisfactory results.