Hiring a Philippines Private Investigator
Philippines is a country with a high degree of fraud and corruption, ranked 118th out of 160 on the NationMaster Government Corruption list, so it is important to understand a person or companies background before getting too involved on a personal or business level.
Philippines Private Investigators have seen sharp increases in business from foreign customers. Investigations often focus on brides, girlfriends, and internet dating relationships, as well as foreign business partners and investors. With the high degree of fraud in the Philippines, hiring a private investigator is an important security decision. Proceeding in a personal or business relationship without one can be very costly.
Before getting too deeply emotionally or financially involved with someone or something in the Philippines, we recommend doing a background check such as verification of address, work, marital status, family, and school if applicable. In addition, discrete surveillance could help you understand them, what they do, where they go, who their friends are, if they can be trusted, and perhaps if they are involved in any other relationships. These services could cost anywhere from $100USD, however in the end could save you more than that as well as much time and heartache.
When considering hiring a Philippines detective, it is a good idea to check their location first. Many are based in the United States or Europe, not in the Philippines or even Southeast Asia, so the first step is to make sure it’s possible to speak with someone that is actually in the Philippines!
While these foreign private investigators may provide excellent service in their home countries, there is a major disadvantage to doing “long-distance” or “internet” investigations in the Philippines. These companies must normally subcontract their services, furthermore without local agents or staff, it is difficult to control the quality and timeliness of their work. In addition, Philippines culture, customs, and laws are very different from other countries, and of course the service costs outside the Philippines are also much higher.
Don’t be misled by big companies, fancy names, bogus claims and trademarks, or flashy websites, make sure you can speak to someone that is actually located in the Philippines and can give you customer references and samples of their work before you start. Philippines Private Investigators recommend the following:
1. Only deal with companies that are actually located in the Philippines. Don’t hire someone whose office is in the US, you’ll only be paying extra for a middleman that cannot control the quality of their subcontractor’s work. 2. Be especially wary of any companies from Florida. According to Consumer Fraud Reporting (www.consumerfraudreporting.org), Florida has one of the highest fraud rates in the US! 3. Make sure they can communicate properly in English, Filipino and other native dialects such as Tagalog. 4. Check if they can provide redacted samples of their work. 5. Don’t deal with companies that only accept bank transfers or Western Union. Make sure they provide standard globally accepted payment methods that provide consumer protection such as PayPal, Xoom, MoneyGram or with most credit cards. 6. Make sure your information is confidential and secure. Check to see that their websites have proper security and privacy technology.
Philippines Private Investigators offer discreet private investigative and detective services such as surveillance, background and fidelity checks, process serving, online dating checks, and person locate at affordable local rates. Our team of highly experienced and trained local and expat agents cover all of the Philippines and work with local police, NSO, embassies, as well as other government agencies. We offer a wide range of services, including:
* Background Check * Personal and Business Investigation * Surveillance * Cheating Partner * Missing Person * Online Dating Scams and Relationship Fraud * Process Service * Decoy Service * Premarital Investigation * Insurance Investigation * Fraud Investigation * Asset Search * Mystery Shopper * Records Search and Verification: Marriage, Divorce, Birth and Other Documents
We maintain a low-profile and keep all of our clients information in strict confidentiality and have extensive customer references. We also provide service in Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia. For more information or a free quote, contact info-ab@Philippines-PI.com or go to www.philippines-pi.com.
Best Regards,
Andre
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Author Bio:
Mr. Andre Tuyet has over 15 years of experience in private investigation services and has served as an advisor for international companies involving foreign personnel and customers. He is a senior advisor for Philippines Private Investigators, Vietnam Private Investigators, Indonesia Private Investigators and Thailand Private Investigators as well as a graduate of University of California, and has managed hundreds of investigations in the Southeast Asia region.
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