Two items conspire to hamper overseas investigations. Law and language. All sorts of advantages accrue if the investigators are fluent in the local languages. The next best is having a proven reliable contact in the country under consideration. A local may know law. Law varies from country to country with little or no cooperation from authorities. Two types of possibly criminal related investigations are related to overseas or international investigations. Missing persons is one. With the proliferation of people trafficking and kidnap-ransom events, and attendant payoffs and corruption of foreign governments, a private investigator is the only shot available. If a loved one, male or female goes missing in Europe you have every right to be concerned.
Credit Card Frauds
Credit card fraud is an international crime of biblical proportions. Credit card fraud and identity theft is the number one financial scourge of our time. If your identity or credit cards are stolen overseas a private investigator is your only hope. Besides, most authorities don’t care much for Americans overseas.
Corporate Crime
The other types of international investigations are tied to business. In our global economy the opportunity to become involved with international partnerships has never been higher. Even smaller business owners find themselves dealing directly with potential cooperative cross-border business arrangements. A lot of business, particularly small businesses have been stung and came up short in comparison to foreign business partners. These situations illustrate the imperative to conduct a very in depth due diligence investigation.
International Background Check
Background investigations are probably the most prolific operations internationally. Due diligence demands you know all you can prior to commitment. International civil litigations are difficult to impossible, so do your homework. Commitment to foreign partnerships is fraught with peril. Remember “if it sounds too good to be true, it usually is too good to be true”. Dealing in former Soviet Union countries also opens the high probability of foreign organized crime involvement. Order thorough, deep and detailed investigation into any foreign entanglements.
Theft & Counterfeit Items
Theft is high in many third world nations. Maintain control of items always. Sit it down, it is gone. Computers and pads as well as other electronic gadgets are popular anywhere, and so there is a healthy black market for stolen or smuggled goods. There is also a thriving market world-wide for counterfeit items like watches, electronics and movie-music discs. If you’ve taken in counterfeit goods and sell them as the real thing you will fall afoul of the government authorities. Investigate your imports to make sure they’re genuine. Asia is the counterfeit DVD and CD area capital of the world. It almost seems to be the duty of the counterfeiter to copy and sell these items with very professionally done packaging. Both literary (books), entertainment and other copyright protected materials are open season. Although many countries officially honor other’s copyrights, many do not enforce foreign copyright infringements. Scams and theft abound here and in other countries. Some like the Nigerian Fraud are legendary. Legal recompense is not generally successful, look before leaping. Stolen construction equipment taken from the US has been recovered as far south as Guatemala.
Identity Theft & Fraud Investigations & More in Greater Miami, Sunny Isles, Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton & Miami Gardens Florida
So be careful, do your homework, look before leap and a host of outher cautionary clichés, and hope not to get bit. There are many private investigative agencies capable of conducting international investigations, they may prove to be your best investment yet. Advanced Private Investigator & Security of Miami FL can meet all your domestic and international private investigation and security needs.
