What is First-Party Fraud?

What is First-Party Fraud?

When you think of fraud, you likely think of someone stealing another person’s information in order to get a loan or credit to buy certain products. This specific kind of fraud is called third-party fraud, and it has a clear victim — the person whose identity is stolen. Most fraud prevention techniques and tools are focused … Read more

What is Customer Due Diligence (CDD)?

What is Customer Due Diligence?

Customers are the foundation of any company. Without a comprehensive understanding of who your customers are, it’s hard to make informed decisions about how to grow — like who to target, what services to provide, and how to best provide these services. While every business gathers some information about their customers, many do not take … Read more

Seven Types of Private Investigations

Seven Types of Private Investigations

Private investigators are basically professional information finders (if you want to learn more, check out our blog post “What is a Private Investigator?”). As experts at getting information no one else can, they get hired to use their investigative tactics to help people and companies  solve problems and get answers beyond just the traditional criminal … Read more

What is Risk Mitigation?

What is risk mitigation?

No organization wants to deal with obstacles or questions when it comes to their business, customers, or vendors. Tough situations in the business world means money, time, and resources spent trying to solve the issue rather than on bringing in revenue. Take identity theft: the FTC reported there were 4.8 million identity theft and fraud … Read more

Four Debt Collection Tools for Quick and Efficient Collection

Four Debt Collection Tools and Technologies

The debt collection process involves many different steps.  Before you can collect on a debt, you need to locate debtors, manage collections accounts, get in contact with debtors, gather consumer information for account monitoring, and more. Handling all these moving pieces can be challenging for even the most experienced debt collectors, which is why it’s … Read more

Ten Most Famous Private Investigators in Film and Television

Ten Most Famous Private Investigators in Film and Television

When you think of a private investigator, what do you think of? Someone who is a genius? Mysterious? Perhaps walks the line between good and bad?  While you may not know exactly what a private investigator does in reality (if you’re interested, you can check out our blog post What is a Private Investigator?), one … Read more

What is a Private Investigator?

What is a Private Investigator?

People need information all the time. Sometimes, it’s a small piece of information, like the name or contact information for a certain person. Other times, it’s more complex information, like a person’s entire history, including where they lived, who they worked for, and who they associate with. While we’d like to think that with social … Read more

What is a UCC Filing?

What is a UCC Filing?

There are many business records that can help a business or individual understand more about another business. For example, you may want to view a business’s credit score, learn about owners of a business, or search a business’s tax filings. All of these searches can help an individual or business learn about another business, its … Read more

Three Reasons Why Your Law Practice Needs a Public Records Database

Three Reasons Why Your Law Practice Needs a Public Records Database

If you’re a legal professional, performing deep dives on individuals is part of the job. You need to gather comprehensive information on every person involved in the case, and that requires hours of research. Some legal professionals hire private investigators to help perform this research, and others do it themselves. But in law, time is … Read more