Insight featured in an article by Oscar Quine in the independent last week, when he hired us to dig up as much information as we could from his social media profiles in light of the Paris Brown story in the news lately. 17 year old Paris Brown was forced to step-down as Britain’s first youth…
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Northern Ireland businesses have been the target of fraudsters who ran up bills of over £10,000 by hacking the phone lines of businesses in the area. An independent telecoms company in the area, Rainbow Communications, has said the scam is on the rise. One firm in Belfast lost £10,000 over the course of a single
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As it stands in the UK, anybody can become a Private Investigator as the industry is completely unregulated. While at Insight we always operate entirely within the law, it is widely accepted than many others in the private investigation industry do not. There are numerous voluntary bodies, but the same problem stands as anybody can
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There are many shocking statistics around the area of being stalked, with research by scientists now stating that one in five women and one in ten men aged between 16 and 30 in the UK fall victim o stalking. But so many are convinced that they know their stalker personally, or the signals are so
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In hard times, fraud in the workplace increases and businesses tend to lose out according to a new survey released this month by KPMG. The survey identifies a rise in employee fraud to just over £25 million in the year ending December 2011 with the biggest contributors being management and employees who see the business
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In a lot of businesses, particularly larger companies, Christmas is a time when staff can sometimes act inappropriately and what starts off as high jinks and misdemeanours can quickly turn into something more serious. There are numerous reasons that this type of misconduct can occur at Christmas, ranging from a busier workplace to a more
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It seems that scams and instances of fraud from around the globe are never going to end. In the past we have discussed Nigerian dating scams, email fraud, Olympic related scams and the list seems to go on and on! One of the latest and perhaps more concerning scams is one that is being run from
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Almost as common as telling the truth, lies can be heard day in day out in every home and business. Not all lies are meant to be taken seriously or to cause any negative situations as a result of whatever the false tale may be; however there are times when knowing how to spot a liar could
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Every employer wants to find the perfect candidate to fit the available job role being advertised within their business, most employers would probably agree that there are a few key components that would almost certainly be considered as key factors for landing the role; Honesty Experience Proven Track Record Enthusiasm Good References Ambition It doesn’t
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It seems like not a day goes by without the worldwide phenomenon that is Facebook hitting the headlines; there’s usually a mix of lots of negative stories about share prices, privacy issues and criminal activity, mixed in with positive stories such as user numbers, daily site statistics and unrivalled growth in their sector. Whatever the
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