Loss Prevention / Fraud / O SINT Investigation

Our business detectives support clients in the further development of the findings of the system technology used within the framework of the loss prevention strategy. Our activities are aimed among others at the retail trade to distinguish alleged inventory discrepancies from possible personnel thefts. IT-supported scanning methods are used to uncover fraudulent activities, which can also be proven in court through corresponding observations, test purchases and video surveillance by our detective agency.

Loss prevention in industry

Our experience as a business detective agency in the field of industrial espionage and information security management shows that it is sometimes too easy to extract confidential data from companies and sell it for profit. Corporate social responsibility also includes the Code of Business Conduct and anti-bribery guidelines. There is often a lack of IT security and secure access controls such as identity management, encryption, monitoring and access control. The annual damage caused to companies by industrial espionage and corruption in Germany is immense and runs into billions. (We have already reported on this).

The term Data Loss Prevention (DLP for short) describes the various processes and procedures that companies and detective agencies can use to protect their data from loss or theft. Loss prevention is to be understood here as a security system against the unwanted outflow of data.

Do you use data loss prevention in your company? If not, now is the time to start. Let external experts in the field of IT security systems advise you on which security systems specifically make sense in your company or department, or how DLP software and hardware can usefully supplement the existing ones. The conviction of identified criminals is then the task of Detektei Apex Detektive GmbH and its investigators.

Loss prevention in retail - a case for the business detective agency Apex Detektive GmbH

Loss prevention is also an area of concern in the retail trade. Here it is mainly about the prevention of financial losses through theft. Not from customers, but from employees and service staff, e.g., in the catering trade. Also, damage that suppliers can cause through theft can play a significant role. Loss prevention here means above all the installation of surveillance cameras by detectives in the vicinity of loading points, and of course on site in the logistics areas, at the checkout, etc.

Many thefts in wholesale and retail shops are committed by employees or staff and also take place outside business hours. Therefore, a loss prevention strategy should have a different approach here because shop detectives and surveillance techniques are usually known to employees.

To prevent money being stolen or cash being manipulated in any way after closing time, other solutions are needed. One possibility for loss prevention in stationary retail is specialised IT applications that combine artificial intelligence and Big Data to detect fraudulent and criminal behaviour of employees based on typical patterns. These are generally evaluated anonymously and only linked to personal data (shift and duty rosters, video recordings, etc.) in justified cases of suspicion.

Inventory discrepancies reported during stocktaking can be detected and thus minimised with Loss Prevention Software. A positive side effect: the loss prevention solution used – as well as the use of private investigators in general – has a preventive effect on employees with intent to a Sooner or later, every employee knows that fraud does not pay off, and even more, that it is usually always detected and punished.

In particularly serious cases – e.g., suspected fraud or theft – you should not hesitate to hire a detective agency. They will not only track down the perpetrators through observation and undercover investigations, but also provide evidence that can be used in court.

Fraud Prevention and Detection

No industry is immune to fraudulent activities within a company. Crimes in which employees embezzle a company’s assets or otherwise obtain any kind of pecuniary advantage occur time and again. Fraud prevention prevents these fraudulent activities with the right prevention and detection techniques, such as the introduction of ethical codes, internal and external regulations and laws, or work organisation rules.

However, the detection of such crimes also belongs to the area of fraud detection in which business detectives become active. Especially here – in cases of fraud, embezzlement and loss of assets caused by the actions of employees – the business detective agency Apex Detektive GmbH can support companies. Our business detectives work closely with internal employees from the internal audit and compliance departments. Contact us, we will advise you without obligation and free of charge.

O SINT Investigation

The abbreviation OSINT stands for Open-Source Intelligence Investigation. Our business detectives therefore not only observe and investigate in the real world, but also in the digital world. Here we go in search of data records and information in case of suspicion to reveal findings about persons, companies, institutions etc. as well as their structures and behaviour in subtly entangled alliances by means of analysis techniques. Nowadays, detectives have various methods at their disposal to gain insights into digital profiles and identities. Using OSINT, our business detectives obtain relevant information from publicly available sources. This type of investigation is very effective when it comes to background checks and fact-finding.

The detectives and experts of Detektei Apex Detektive GmbH have profound knowledge in the field of OSINT research and have often been able to assist clients in providing information on new employees, especially in management positions, and in the case of mergers of companies. We are also active in tracing sources (IP addresses for example).

Contact our business detectives should you require our assistance. We investigate discreetly and with absolute confidentiality.

Contact us today for a private consultation on our number:

Mrs Anna Schneider*
Phone: +49 0221 55400336

APEX Detectives GmbH
Hohenstaufenring 62
Germany – 50674 Cologne

You can contact APEX consultants in our office daily from 7am to 9pm.

PHONE +49 0221 55400336
E-MAIL info@apex.detektive.de

Contact our agency today, should you have any concerns or doubts. We guarantee confidentiality and discretion and can prepare a non binding offer for your situation immediately.

The heads of the APEX detective agency will be happy to discuss your case with you personally or anonymously if you wish.

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*Note: Please note that that while we do not have offices in all of the cities named, this does not reduce the effectiveness of supervising and visiting all locations for all investigations. We are available 24/7, 365 days in the year on the number +49 0221 55400336. We guarantee that your query will be handled with discretion and sensitivity. To protect our investigators, all names and photos on this website are pseudonymous. The case studies mentioned are true and real altering confidential details to protect our clients. All services listed on this website can only be guaranteed with an agreed and signed contract between client and APEX. Oral agreements are considered valid when explicitly stated in the written contract.