Wednesday, October 28, 2009
International Background Checks

Investigation Services Expand for Consumers









Businesses and individuals have had limited options available for international background checks until recent years. Wymoo International has led the competition in the move to provide more global private investigation services and confidential background checks. Kroll and Owens Online are two other companies that have made efforts to meet the demand for international services. Most experts agree, globalization will continue to fuel demand for international pre-employment screening, global due diligence and discreet investigation.

As more companies do business outside their home country, more relationships and businesses will need to be verified. With increased foreign hiring, companies will require a higher level of service for screening candidates from different countries, where privacy laws, languages and legal processes can be drastically different. Hiring an international private investigator which specializes in such foreign and global markets is essential for minimizing risk levels. Finally, there are some options.

Database technology, such as searching dated public records, can be beneficial to a background check in the U.S. or Canada. But, it is no substitute for a real investigation or professional due diligence. In a foreign country, relying on such database methodology is both reckless and unacceptable. Field investigators in the local region provide local expertise, and enable clients to minimize risk, and to sufficiently investigate and verify foreign relationships.

Wymoo® has led the move to employ international field investigators at the local level. The firm has openly stated that they do not believe in automated database technology, and management has made the decision to utilize professional field investigators wherever Wymoo conducts investigation operations, currently in over 100 countries worldwide.

When shopping for an international private investigator or a global background check service, consumers should ask whether or not the investigator or company has field investigators based in the country of the investigation. Many companies may claim to offer international background checks, but merely search databases from abroad, which is a risky business.

Best of luck,

A. Hathaway
© 2006-2009 A. Hathaway
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Sunday, October 18, 2009
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Firm plans subsidiary for Russia and the Ukraine

As fraud cases and international commerce levels continue to rise in Russia and the Ukraine, private investigators struggle to obtain marketshare in a region where demand for professional private investigation, due dilence and background checks is high. Wymoo® International is the current leader in marketshare for private investigation in these countries, and with their recent announcement to open a subsidiary in Russia, it is clear the firm and its affiliates are betting the demand will continue.

Investigation industry analysts estimate the majority of investigation, pre-employment and Russia background checks in Russia is driven by Russia's emerging market economy, as well as the high occurance of bridal and internet scams, otherwise known as advance fee fraud. Internet scam operations continue to operate nearly unchecked in Russia and the Ukraine, with close ties to organized crime in major cities such as Moscow and Kiev. Wymoo is hedging its bet on the political environment in Russia remaining a high fraud, high-risk business zone.

Wymoo Vice President, Paul Fletcher, states that "the demand for due diligence and pre-employment screening in Russia has never been greater, and we expect that demand to increase as the global economy continues to recover through 2012." In addition to standard background checks, foreign male clients in Australia, Canada, the U.K. and U.S. continue to drive up demand for surveillance, infidelity investigations, and pre-marital checks. Russian women increasingly search for romance and marriage via the internet, and these relationships should be verified.

The name of the subsidiary has not been released, but insiders familiar with the deal expect the website for Russia to open in January, and the team of Russia and Ukraine private investigators is already in place. As with Wymoo's other markets, the Russia and Ukraine team is rumored to be a professional group of former federal agents and military operatives. Wymoo has established itself as one of the most reputable names in international private investigation, and the firm is placing large bets on Russia and the Ukraine. If they are right, fraud and scam levels in the region will remain high, and consumers should take note of the risk.

Best of luck,

A. Hathaway
© 2006-2009 A. Hathaway
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