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What Makes a Good PI?

A real life private investigator is a far cry from the fictional characters we see on TV. The strange personality traits of Sherlock Holmes are great entertainment value, but a sociopathic genius with a drug habit would have trouble finding work in the real world of private investigation. Although there are no set qualifications to

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Burglary: The After-Effects

Your home should be a safe haven, a place of peace and tranquility filled with personal possessions and aspects of your life that you can enjoy without feeling under threat.So imagine coming home to find that it has been burgled or even vandalised? Unfortunately burglary is one of the most common crimes in the UK

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Crash for cash insurance scams

Crash for cash is big business for insurance scammers in the UK. Organised gangs are staging car crashes to commit insurance fraud and its costing insurance companies and their victims a staggering £400 million a year. These criminal gangs will orchestrate vehicle accidents to make fraudulent insurance claims and then use the money gained to

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The Most Common Types of Benefit Fraud

Unfortunately not everyone who claims benefits is honest. Last year, miscalculated and fraudulent benefit claims cost the UK government over £3.4 billion. Over the last ten years, the amount of cases processed for benefit fraud has increased considerably. Falsely claiming benefits prevents people who genuinely need help from getting the financial assistance they need. Here

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The World Association of Professional Investigators – Special Achievement Award

Congratulations to Tony Smith, Director of Operations at Insight., who was presented the award at the WAPI Annual Award ceremony, hosted in his home town of Liverpool, on Saturday 31st October 2015, in front of distinguished guests and colleagues from around the world. Tony received the special achievement award in recognition for his determination and

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Is DIY surveillance a good idea?

With the amount of ‘spy’ gadgetry that is now available on the market, more and more people are carrying out their own surveillance, especially with mobile phones. Mobile phones are particularly susceptible for turning into spy devices because of their microphones, built-in cameras and GPS tracking. In fact, with a simple piece of software installed

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