Some Hard Truths 

Private investigation work can be quite fulfilling, especially when you have chosen your field to suit what you feel you can do best. However, what most new investigators don’t realize is that this is a field that comes with its own potential successes and failures as well as challenges. It can therefore be helpful for such investigators to be ready for anything that could happen as they undertake their duties. Here are some of the hard lessons new private investigators learn as soon as they jump into the private investigation world.

1. Investigation work takes much more than just surveillance

Some new investigators get into the job with the sole thought that they will gather what they require for different cases by simple surveillance. They get into it only to find that the work takes much more than just following persons of interest around. Lots of research and talking to all sorts of people is required to get to the bottom of a case especially in complex cases.

2. Some cases can take more than a week or a month to complete

Another notion many new PIs have is that with their skills it will only take a few hours and days to have a case concluded. However, the truth is that some of the investigative cases can take ages to put together. This means working on the same case day in and day out until you have enough evidence to present to your client either to confirm suspicion or to give them peace of mind over the suspicions.

3. Some subjects can be wise and tricky

In as much as investigators work hard not to blow up their cover, some of the subjects they deal with are very wise and will know of the investigations as soon as they start. They will therefore play tricks on the private investigators to throw them off course and deter the progress of the investigations. It is therefore up to the investigator to come up with new strategies to handle such slippery persons on interest and beat them at their own game.

4. Not all cases are safe

Some of the investigative cases can be dangerous putting the lives of the private investigators at risk. This makes it important for the investigators to know how to approach witnesses without risking their lives. Some people can actually be violent making it helpful to find out about different characters and the protective gear to carry along when it is time to confront such people. Covert vests are some of the protective armory private investigators can invest in to keep safe.

5. Without the right investigation gear, no work is worthwhile

New private investigators are hungry to get some work done and will therefore dive into the cases without everything they need. Word of mouth is not enough to clients and hence the need to invest in some real investigation gear to do a clean job. They include cameras and all other necessary supplies to document a case conclusively and call it a success.

There is always an importance for new private investigators to be aware of what to expect in their jobs before embarking on the cases. It helps them keep ugly situations at bay as they conduct the investigations.

Indonesia Private Investigation Agency  (IPIA) along with our sister agency  Bali Eye Private Investigation Agency  (BEPIA) are  fully registered Private Investigation Agencies offering private detective and private investigator services to the Private and Business sectors throughout Indonesia and South East Asia.

Every employer on hiring employees expects the best from them in terms of handling their work duties. The fact is that a good number of employees turn out to be very honest, loyal and hardworking. They gain the trust of their employers.

Unfortunately, there are others who cheat with the simple intention of getting off work. Falsely claiming to be sick has become one way for many employees to get off work to do whatever they want to do basically – to moonlight, go to a sports event, or just hang around the house watching tv.

Apart from repetitive and persistent sickness and false sick leaves, some will go to the extent of claiming injury compensation from their employers. The depressing part is that the employers usually pay the sick leave even though they are not sure that their employees are indeed sick and deserve to be off. If you find yourself in a situation where you are suspecting false sick leaves from your employees there is a solution. Sick day investigation is all you need to be sure of what your employee is really up to.

What is Sick Day Investigation?

These investigations are designed to give you peace of mind knowing that your staff members on sick leave are legitimately sick or if they are deceiving you.

Professional Private Investigators have their own strategies of finding out the truth on your behalf. They can conduct the investigations by keeping a watch on your sick employee during the sick leave to find out what really happens. Does s/he seek medical attention? Does s/he stay at home or does he end up doing other things during the sick leave that arguably a sick person should not be doing (such as going to a football match)? Does he or she get medication from the stores? These are some of the questions a sick day investigation will reveal to you, helping you know what the truth really is. We would never suggest this can or should be done in the vast majority of cases. Indeed most people are honest, but if there is someone that continually is taking sick leave then investigation might be an option worth considering.

The investigation strategy can differ from one investigator to another and you have the right to be briefed on how it is going to be conducted to bear fruits for you. An investigation plan will be laid out and the requirements discussed with you. The approximate cost will also be reached before evidence is gathered. Find out what your investigator can do for you before hiring the services. It is also very important to find out the terms of the services just to be sure they are exactly what you need.

Sick day investigations can be very helpful to any employer with growing suspicion and sickness claims that are persistent and repetitive. Find out the truth today by hiring the services of a good private investigator.

Indonesia Private Investigation Agency  (IPIA) along with our sister agency  Bali Eye Private Investigation Agency  (BEPIA) are  fully registered Private Investigation Agencies offering private detective and private investigator services to the Private and Business sectors throughout Indonesia and South East Asia.

Our two agencies both conduct business due diligence assessments in Indonesia. However, we can also recommend Business Due Diligence Indonesia (BDDI). BDDI specialise purely on business due diligence and pre-employment screening, and with an extensive network of political, financial and business experts, and over ten years specialised focus, they are perhaps the leading experts in their field. 

Whilst stereotypes are often seen as a negative presumption about someone due to their particular gender, race or religion, in some cases stereotypes can be hugely beneficial. In the role of being a private investigator, it is your job to appear as unsuspicious and inconspicuous as possible, in order to convince the person you’re pursuing that they are not being investigated. Most of the time, people will not assume that they are being pursued, unless it is made blindingly obvious to them, which means that in the majority of cases, you can investigate without worry of being detected. However, that does not mean that you shouldn’t seek ways to draw as much attention from yourself as possible, and being a woman actually helps with this process significantly.

Now this is by no means suggesting that men are not good private investigators, but it does see how since people often associate males with being P.Is, women are less suspicious. Let’s face it, if you were to learn that someone was attempting to pursue you, there is a high chance that you would scan your surrounding area for men first. You are highly unlikely to immediately begin looking at all of the females in the sector, unless you already knew that the person following you was that gender.

The fact that women are not assumed to be private investigators makes them incredibly useful for investigations where the pursuer is more likely to be detected. Whilst the person in pursuit is busy analysing all of the males around them, the private investigator can keep a close eye on the suspect, and remain unnoticed. There is also a lot to be said for the many qualities that women have that make them excellent private investigators. Aside from their natural ability to multitask more efficiently than men, women don’t often let their ego cloud their judgement in a situation; they are proven to be substantially better than men at reading situations and acting accordingly.

With these points in mind, it is easy to see why women are useful as P.Is and why the stereotypes associated to P.Is allows them to have an easier time when investigating. Hence, we do not limit the Private Investigators we appoint to just men, as women certainly have their place in the industry too. In fact, women have shown time and time again that they are not only equally capable of being a private investigator, but in some cases, more effective than men!

Indonesia Private Investigation Agency  (IPIA) along with our sister agency  Bali Eye Private Investigation Agency  (BEPIA) are  fully registered Private Investigation Agencies offering private detective and private investigator services to the Private and Business sectors throughout Indonesia and South East Asia.

Letters from a Private Investigator II

The question sounds absurd at a glance. Back in the days, beggars would attract lots of sympathy as they used to be very genuine in their situations. This is however something that has changed with the passage of time. As needs surpass the available money and resources, many people have taken to begging but also use this as a means to cover up their main activity of selling (often illegal substances).

They pose as helpless homeless beggars. This is not to say that there are no genuine homeless people in great need. Unfortunately there are and the genuine homeless needy beggars still do exist.

However, it has just become very hard to distinguish between the genuine and the fake beggars. The fakers have come to ruin the day for the genuine beggars since people have refrained from giving their money to them.

The Fake Beggars

Most of them just want to have an easy life without working for it. They will choose a specific begging spot or move from place to place depending on where they feel they can make a kill or where they need to if they are peddling drugs.

Even though most large cities will get rid of beggars, they still find a way of getting what they want. Whereas there are very genuine needy street beggars, it has become very hard to tell who is who. This is especially so in cities which have been cited as notorious when it comes to the fake beggars.

Peddlers Disguised as Beggars

One of the problems today is that beggars have become an easy medium for the peddling of illegal substances. The street peddlers disguise as beggars only to wait for clients to come and buy what they have. This is usually a well-planned game with the buyers knowing the sellers quite well. Unless you have a very keen eye, it is hard to notice that anything has changed hands within a few seconds between the two parties. These kinds of beggars reap twice as much. This is because they still touch the hearts of sympathetic passer-bys who give them alms, and they also make a killing with the substances they are selling.

In some cases, they will play the role of a bridge between the illegal substance dealers and the large buyers. Since it can be very inhumane to mishandle beggars, they rarely get suspected of anything. They therefore make the trade very easy between the buyers and sellers. The only way police officers or security officers can manage to tell genuine and fake beggars is through close monitoring. In some cases, the beggars have been followed when going home only to discover that they live very posh lives.

The monitoring can be costly and tedious, especially since the beggars/peddlers are scattered in the cities. It also might not pay off when all the time has been spent monitoring one beggar only to find that indeed he or she was a genuine beggar. Most authorities issue warnings to visitors to beware of the beggars who can turn criminals, but nothing much can be done about the situation. 

Indonesia Private Investigation Agency  (IPIA) along with our sister agency  Bali Eye Private Investigation Agency  (BEPIA) are  fully registered Private Investigation Agencies offering private detective and private investigator services to the Private and Business sectors throughout Indonesia and South East Asia.