Fraud & Risk
Fraud Detection & Prevention
Investigative support for identifying inconsistencies, suspicious circumstances and indicators that may require further examination.
Overview
What this service covers
Most fraud is not discovered by intuition. It shows up as small inconsistencies: a date that does not line up, a document that does not match its stated source, a detail that keeps reappearing across files that should be unconnected.
Our work is to examine those inconsistencies properly. That means establishing whether there is an innocent explanation, and where there is not, documenting what can actually be evidenced rather than what is merely suspected.
Typical situations
When You May Need This Service
A file does not add up
Individually minor discrepancies accumulate until the account being given stops being credible.
The same details keep recurring
A phone number, address, garage, facility or witness appears across files that should have nothing in common.
Documents look wrong
Supporting paperwork appears altered, inconsistent in format, or inconsistent with the source it is said to come from.
An internal concern has been raised
Someone has flagged something and it needs independent examination before any conclusion is drawn.
Scope
What We Investigate
The enquiries below are the ones most often required. Scope is agreed for each instruction, so a file only carries the work it actually needs.
- Suspicious claims
- Information verification
- Identity and background enquiries
- Circumstance verification
- Fraud indicators
- Supporting evidence gathering
Methodology
Our Approach
Each instruction follows the same sequence, so findings can be traced back to how they were established.
Define the question
We agree precisely what is suspected, what would confirm it, and what would rule it out.
Examine the record
Documents, timelines and stated circumstances are compared against each other and against independent sources.
Test in the field
Where the paperwork cannot resolve the question, investigators verify on the ground: premises, people, providers and events.
Document the outcome
We report what the evidence supports, including where it points away from fraud.
Output
What You Receive
Reporting is the product. Every instruction closes with a written record that sets out what was established and on what basis.
Findings report
A written account of what was examined, what was established, and the basis for each finding.
Indicator summary
The specific inconsistencies identified, each tied to the material that evidences it.
Evidence pack
Statements, copies and photographs collected during the enquiry.
An honest negative
Where the enquiry does not support the suspicion, we say so plainly. That outcome is as useful as the alternative.
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Questions
Frequently Asked
If your question is not answered here, our team can usually give you a direct answer before you commit to anything.
We establish and document facts. Whether conduct amounts to fraud is a determination for the client, the advocates acting, or the relevant authority. Our role is to give them something reliable to work from.
That is reported exactly as clearly as an adverse finding. An enquiry that closes a suspicion protects the client from a poor decision.
We work from the material our client holds and from enquiries we can properly make. We do not claim access to sources we do not have.
Many lines of enquiry can be completed without direct contact. We tell you at the outset which are discreet and which are not.
Talk to us about Fraud Detection & Prevention
Tell us what needs to be established. Our team will confirm scope, turnaround and reporting requirements before any work begins.