I need help finding something.

[quakerboy]

So, Is there a good place to learn about the track record of a relatively "big name" evangelist? I am concerned that a friend is being taken in and I want to have some facts to back my intuition. A simple Google search only provides links to the guys ministry website and a few linked sites, no other info. I gotta think there are websites out there to track these people and their "ministries". "Rev Ray McGraw". Any help?

[murielm99]

1. Try doing an online background search of him as an

individual rather than just as a minister. If you can't find anything, you may need help. You may need to pay someone to find out about him.

[Capn Sunshine]

2. Use specific search terminology

Like "Rev Ray McGraw scam" Rev Ray McGraw stole my money, raped my daughter, ate my pie, etc.
Others would be Who is Ray Mac Graw , Ray Macgraw sucks.com, stuff like that

[Rhiannon12866]

3. You might also want to search under news, not just the web...

If he's been accused, charged, or convicted of something, it might have been reported in a newspaper... You could also search a specific newspaper, if you know where this guy is located.

[struggle4progress]

4. Search for the organization name

Ray Of Hope Ministries
Ray McGraw
14 First Street
Petitcodiac
New Brunswick
E4Z 4H6
Canada
[phone]
[e-mail]
www.rayofhopeministries.com
http://www.charismatic.org/canada.htm

Ray McGraw
Owner, Ray Of Hope Ministries Ltd.
New Brunswick, Canada
http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/ray-mcgraw/15/21/99
guy seems to be looking for consulting opportunities

Look for old phone numbers
506 455 4673 appears in Google Books Result "Christianity in Russia and post-communist Europe: directory 2003" http://books.google.com/books?id=lfH5rWTIGkcC&pg=PA60&lpg=PA60&dq=%22Ray+Of+Hope+Ministries%22+506+455+4673&source=bl&ots=lrvFALmU7t&sig=uHM11KOO5P0Zc4n_e5rVQtGZi2I&hl=en&ei=mnqHTNrMNcG88gbizPm8BA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&sqi=2&ved=0CBIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Ray%20Of%20Hope%20Ministries%22%20506%20455%204673&f=false
The phone number then appears with Christian Resource Ctr Fredericton, NB
on this google cache http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:m53vLCyu5UgJ:www.profilecanada.com/category.cfm%3Fcat%3D8661_Religious-Organizations%26provP%3DNB%26city%3DFredericton+%2B%22506+455+4673%22&cd=11&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a
It then appears on this Natural Resources Consultants listing Google Cache: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:H_IlicShbR4J:local.canadaspace.com/listings/new_brunswick/fredericton/natural_resources_consultants/+%2B%22506+455+4673%22&cd=15&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a
Might mean something, might not

Look for other names than show up in your searches and then search for them
Look for official reports on charities
&c&c