Why Use an Intelligence Agency?
Why Use an Intelligence Agency? |
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"When betrayal of trust and
information needs must,
Require detailed facts for decision,
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Get Results from Resources,
To make what's wrong, right, with precision."
Trace Work
Establishing the current whereabouts of an individual or company.
Well resourced Intelligence agencies can conduct trace work either on a national or an international scale. And with surprisingly effective results. Trace work is a main area of intelligence work. Most competent intelligence agencies are well resourced for this.
Asset Tracing and
Analysis
Providing the exact nature and location of a subject's assets, either owned
directly or otherwise. (Individuals or companies - UK or Offshore).
Assets located include undisclosed
bank accounts, properties, shares, bonds, and safety deposit boxes. In fact, anything of
value.
Litigation
Intelligence
Acquiring information useful to legal proceedings, particularly relevant to litigation.
Financial
Intelligence
Identifying and obtaining undisclosed financial details of an individual or a company.
Corporate
Intelligence
Customised investigations into any "special" or undisclosed information on a
company, regardless of its size or location.
Facilitating
Negotiations
Information that may be useful either on the negotiation subject matter itself, or on any
individual or company involved in the negotiations.
Offshore Company
Intelligence
Is the offshore company under query what it seems or just a shell?
Where required, identification and
location of any unknown bank accounts is made with details of who controls them.
Identification and location of the ultimate beneficiaries and/or the controllers of the
company's activities is also made.
Any other specific or general information required by the client on the offshore company is also an option.
Trust Intelligence
(UK & Offshore)
Trusts and offshore companies are sometimes just a front. Identification and location of
the real controllers is often vital in order to know who you are really dealing with, and
what the true nature of the company is.
Other relevant information to meet the client's needs is also available for investigation.
Dossier Compilation
Obtaining private or undisclosed background material on an individual or company, either
as a general synopsis, or a detailed report in an area of specific interest or relevance,
are the usual assignments in this field.
Employee Monitoring
& Intelligence
Filling in "the unknowns" about any suspect employee's past involvements,
present activities or future intentions, in relation to either the client or anyone else
is often the stich in time that saves nine, later on.
Electronic
Surveillance
The finer
details of what a particular individual or company has done, is now doing or is planning
to do. There are many types of electronic surveillance. A specialist agency will advise
the best combination of equipment for the objectives.
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Physical Surveillance
The discreet physical monitoring of a
subject's movements and activities (usually conducted over a period of time).
This can be either stationary or
mobile and can involve anything from one operative to a whole team depending on the
circumstances.
Polygraph
Examination(s)
A scientific means of determining
the difference between truth and lies in any individual's statements. There has in the
past, been controversy relating to the accuracy of polygraphs but nowadays polygraph
equipment and methodology is so reliable that up to 30% of large employers in the USA make
this a pre-employment requirement. Many companies even use the polygraph as part of
regular personnel due diligence as a deterrent, which is viewed almost as valuable as the
test itself.
Polygraph testing is a potent tool in cases where an incident or string of incidents has occurred in a company which needs an investigation into who is responsible for the incident (usually a matter of theft, disloyalty or fraud), and the degree and details of any involvement in the matters being investigated.
A full explanation of how polygraph
tests work, their appropriateness to circumstances and the qualifications of their validy
are explained by the polygraph technician to the client before employment of the
technique.
Psychometric
Evaluation
Tests to analyse the psychological balance of an individual, particularly the candidate's
potential and psychological suitability for a particular job. The test also examines the
applicant's suitability for working as part of a team amongst other things. There are very
clever lie detectors built into these tests nowadays so the "required answers"
are not obvious to the candidate.
Many Uk companies, of all sizes, are
now actively using psychometric tests to pre-qualify and identify unsuitable personalities
that would otherwise slip the net and eventually cause trouble for their employers. The
test originated from the USA but what was once seen as esoteric by many, is seen as
commonplace in UK companies nowadays.
Client or Vendor
Pre-qualification
Discreet checks into the credentials of new individuals or companies you
intend to deal with.
Pre-qualification is often seen as vital to ensure there are no unpleasant future surprises.
Companies who have gone through this
experience will know the situation well and the consequences of not doing their homework
properly.
"Extended" Due Diligence
Discreet checks into areas not possible or matters not
disclosed by the subject through conventional due diligence agendas. (Applies to either
individuals or companies).
Again it is a question of either being more thorough, to ensure no shocks later on, or checking a story to filter out misrepresentation or dishonesty, so common nowadays. Needless to say that discretion should be the watchword of any professional agency in any investigative work.
No Hiding Place recognise this as a prerequisite to any assignment undertaken.
(More detailed coverage of the above
categories and what they include is covered in the section on Selecting
the Right Agency.)