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5 Things a Private Investigator Can Do For Your Business | Commercial Investigation Services Australia
5 Things a Professional PI Can Do For Your Business: It’s a common misconception that Private Investigators are only summoned to spy on cheating spouses or to help the Police to track down mass murderers… Hollywood is very good at creating stereotypes and, unfortunately, what we see on television and the big screen is a…
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The Effects of Alcoholism on Small Business | Corporate and Commercial Investigation Services
The Effects of Alcoholism on Small Business: Alcoholism is defined as an addiction to the consumption of alcoholic liquor or the compulsive behaviour resulting from alcohol dependency. There are a few telltale signs that give away a person’s addiction to alcohol, or any substance for that matter, but some people become very good at hiding…
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How Phone Data Recovery Can Help Your Business | Phone Data Recovery Services
How Phone Data Recovery Services Can Help Your Business: Many Australian businesses, and organisations around the world for that matter, give their employees company mobile phones to use for work purposes. Some are more lenient and allow for a small amount of personal use, but none would go as far as to give their employees…
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5 Ways to Spot a Lie in Normal Conversation | How Tos and DIY in Australia
5 Ways to Spot a Lie in Normal Conversation: Lying is something that a lot of people would admit to have done at least once in their lifetimes… some would probably admit to lying a lot more often than they should, whilst others can even go as far as to become “professional liars,” bluffing their…
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Greece’s Unfortunate Situation Doesn’t Give Locals a Reason to Become Criminals | Greece, The EU and Crime Rates
Greece – Giving Locals a Reason to Become Criminals? Despite Greece’s economic situation, fraud is on the rise as people attempt to keep vital taxes from the government. Greece has been the victim of a serious economic downturn in recent years and most of its residents are aware of the fact that their government is…
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Warning: Scammers tap into AirBnB’s Website to Steal From Clients | AirBnB Theft & Online Security
Scammers tap into AirBnB’s Website to Steal From Clients: We hate to be the bearers of bad news but, yet again, scammers are finding new ways to invade people’s lives and steal their hard-earned cash. AirBnB is an online portal that people use to find cheap, short-term accommodation throughout the world’s favourite holiday locations. Whether…
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Even Our Air Service Officials are Prone To Fraud | Airports and Fraud in Australia
Australia’s Air Service Officials Prone To Fraud: Fraud is a notion that many of us tend to dismiss as being, “irrelevant to us” or “something that can’t happen to me.” Sound familiar? Precise Investigation is at the forefront of fraud investigations, throughout Australia, and we are often confronted with cases in which the suspect is…
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Ashley Madison’s Cyber Attack & The Unsurprising Honesty of Our Fellow Aussies! | Ashley Madison Perth
Ashley Madison’s Cyber Attack: As most of you may have heard by now, Ashley Madison was recently the victim of a major cyber attack that ruined the company’s plans to increase their investment potential in the UK. You can read more about the financial aspects of the story by reading the CNBC website. According to…
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4 Types of Fraud that Could Ruin Your Business | Corporate Risk Reduction and Investigations
4 Types of Fraud that Could Ruin Your Business: Occupational fraud is estimated to affect at least 1 in 2 small business owners over their business lifecycle. That means that if you were to have two entrepreneurs sitting in front of you, it’s likely that one, if not both, have experienced some form of fraud…
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770,000 Australians Fell Victim to Identity Theft Last Year | Identity Theft Australia
770,000 Victims of Identity Theft Last Year: Identity theft is no laughing matter, nor is it something that we can dismiss as only being relevant to the US or Europe. It’s real, it’s here and it’s cost us Aussies over $30 Billion over the last 12 months alone. Please be on the lookout for fishy…
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Precise Investigation – Always Going One Step Further | Professional Investigation Services
Always Going One Step Further: Private Investigators are often thought of as being the “mysterious detective” type, you know, the kind of guy who wears a long, grey trench coat with a matching Fedora, and never leaves home without his trusty magnifying glass. …Hollywood never really made it clear how their Private Eyes were always…
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An Uncomfortable Thought: Even Your Doctor Could Be a Scam Artist! | Scams, Frauds and Fakes in Australia
Even Your Doctor Could Be a Scam Artist! Not all scams involve suspicious emails, and not all fraud implies that an ex-employee’s trying to drain your wallet. Sometimes, fraudsters can take the form of even the most trusted individuals in our society, who use their titles and reputation to leverage thousands, if not millions, of…
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Precise Exposes Sugar Mama Scandal | Affairs and Infidelity Investigations
Sugar Mama Scandal Exposed: Many of us have heard the term, “Sugar Mama,” and we often associate it with a woman who’s come into money and, at a later stage of her life, decides that she’d like the company of younger men. The thought processes you go through, if you were to consider what being…
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Exposed: Immigrants Buying Their Way into Australia | Visas, Immigration and Fraud in Australia
Immigrants Buying Their Way into Australia: Precise Investigation has recently been tasked with uncovering one of Australia’s most significant immigration scams to date. What could be involved in an immigration scam, we hear you ask? Well, to be perfectly clear, it’s not so much a “Scam” as it as an abuse of Australia’s Border entry…
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Blog Watch | Precise Investigation’s Blog Updates
Blog Watch: John Ioannou and the team at Precise Investigation is taking the Precise Investigation blog to an all new level, and we’re excited to share the news with you. It might not be much for the moment, but keep your eyes peeled and discover a treasure trove of interesting articles, fascinating stories and useful…
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STOP Posting Everything About Your Life on Facebook | Online Security and Privacy
Stop Posting Everything About Your Life on Facebook: For many of us, Facebook has grown to become an integral part of our lives, giving us the means to communicate with distant friends and family, stay up to date on the latest news, see what our favourite organisations are doing and learn a multitude of new…
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Fake Rebate Scams on the Rise | Fraud and Scams in Australia
Fake Rebate Scams on the Rise: If you receive a call from someone claiming to be from the “Department of Finance” or the “Office of State Revenue,” informing you that you’re entitled to a sum of money but you’re required to pay a small fee first, just hang up. The ACCC has seen a dramatic…
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Big Vulnerability in Hotel WIFI Routers Puts Guests at Risk | Online Privacy and Security
Vulnerability in Hotel WIFI Routers Puts Guests at Risk: You may have already seen our Blog post about the security risks involved when using public WIFI, but would you ever have thought it possible that the hotel’s WIFI that you’re using could be corrupted too? Hundreds of hotels, around the world, are having to readjust…
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What It’s Like to be Recruited By ISIS Online | ISIS, Terrorism and Investigations Australia
What It’s Like to be Recruited By ISIS Online: A few years ago, organisations, like ISIS, would have had to rely solely on their physical ability to infiltrate a person’s life and convey their messages, preach their ideologies and drive a person to follow their orders. Traditional jihadist groups, like Hamas or Al Qaeda, would…
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PI Hired To Track Down Welfare Cheats Who Lie About Their Income | Fraud and Scams in Australia
Tracking Down Welfare Cheats Who Lie About Their Income: Fraud can take on many different forms; from identity theft to misleading benefit claims and, as such, there are always new investigations being carried out to crack down on the culprits. Many people don’t take into consideration what the effects of fraud can be and how…
