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Fraud Investigator: Delray Beach and Palm Beach FL

When Should You Contact A Fraud Investigator?

Fraud is the intent to deceive; it is a lie. If you are suspecting someone is defrauding you or your business, contact a fraud investigator in your area from Broward, Coral Springs FL, Fort Lauderdale FL, Hollywood FL, Miami, Pembroke Pines FL, Plantation FL, Pompano Beach FL, Sunrise FL, Weston FL immediately.

What is fraud?

Fraud is any action taken in order to secure unlawful gain or income. It doesn’t always involve gaining money or depriving someone of money; defrauding also involves obtaining benefits that are not related to money. A popular example of fraud is life insurance fraud; there were people whose relatives declared them dead just to get their life insurance coverage.

FBI’s top 5 common fraud scenarios

Computer forensics and fraud investigations are not a novelty. In fact, the FBI put together a list of the  most common fraud schemes that are used by scammers to fool individuals. Among these schemes are included the following:

  1. Health care fraud
  2. Insurance frauds
  3. Identity theft
  4. 419 fraud (involving receiving a letter from Nigeria asking for your bank account information)
  5. Telemarketing fraud

Fraud investigator practices

When you contact a fraud investigator the first thing they will ask you is “Why?” – why you suspect someone may be defrauding you. Keep in mind that there are different types of investigation practices depending on the type of fraud that is being investigated. The investigator, using the information you provided, will find more evidence and facts that are related to your case.

In order for you to be able to use the investigator’s findings, you will have to make sure that the fraud investigator is using lawful practices to get hold of information. Among these are included background checks, employee investigations, asset searches, business investigations, and more.