The rise of internet dating scams during the pandemic has seen many people across the UK, both men and women, duped out of their life savings. As lockdown restrictions begin to ease we take a look at the dangers of both dating “in real life” and app dating. The COVID pandemic has changed the way…
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With so many different methods adopted by scam artists, it can be hard to spot a COVID scam, however being able to identify the tell-tale signs of these sophisticated fraudsters is more important than ever. Action Fraud estimates that £34.5 million has been stolen using these types of scams since 1 March 2020. Over the…
A recent study has suggested that marital infidelity is reaching new highs. According to the survey 25.4% of married men and 18.3% of married women have committed adultery at least once during their marriage. The poll was conducted on a group of 635,000 members, which is equivalent to a 3% of all married Brits. In…
Insight’s London based private Investigators and Detectives operate in a very different way to the operative teams in our other regional hubs. At Insight Investigations we have field agents and operational teams stationed across the country and our specialist London regional team understands how to navigate the complexities of the UK’s capital city. Each…
When asking the question – Who was the best TV private detective of all time? – we first need to understand why the world of private detectives has always been an area of fascination for many. Private detective shows shouldn’t be confused with police dramas – in fact the role of the private detective in…
Intellectual property theft can mean different things from copyright infringement to patent theft and is a very complex area to navigate with many different licences and regulations. The theft of intellectual property can be costly in the immediate term with loss of sales or market share but can also cause long term and irreparable damage…
In these current times, the act of Due Diligence is of the utmost importance, not only in terms of “know your client”, but to also know what your client wants and what do they want it for? Insight Investigations are bound to the Code of Ethics of its membership of The World Association of Professional…
People often ask the question – is it legal to hire a private investigator in the UK? And the simple answer is yes. However, what services a private investigator can offer legally is where confusion can often arise. Unfortunately, when we hear the words private investigator many people think of Magnum PI, Sherlock Holmes at…
Private investigators have been around for many years. The first recorded instance of an official private detective agency operating dates back to 1833 in Paris where a soldier and one time criminal Eugene Francois Vidocq set up a business that involved the hiring of ex-convicts and criminals to carry out operations that the police of the day…
In the busy environment and world of a commercial or corporate business, there are many forms of corporate investigations. Many situations occur where a corporate investigation is required to help identify underhand internal activities right through to matters such as employee absenteeism. However, due to a general lack of knowledge of the services that private detectives offer,…