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Data Protection

Feb 3rd, 2009 | By invest | Category: News

The Data Protection Act has focused us all in terms of the data we hold and its use and disposal. In December 2008 a Director of the company attended the ISEB course in Data Protection at Cranfield University and the business is currently going though the process of attaining ISO9001 (Quality) and ISO27001 (Data Security) [...]



Gambling – Statutory Demands, Yet Another Debt Story

Feb 3rd, 2009 | By invest | Category: News

WM Investigation have been involved with the serving of Statutory demands on debtors for an online gaming company. The debts have varied in size and have included a lost bet on a Premiership Rugby Game where the debtor gambled £15,000 on the fourth place team beating the league leaders away from home – he lost!!



Another Satisfied Customer

Feb 3rd, 2009 | By invest | Category: News

GMAC have worked with WM for over six years and they continue to provide a first class service whether it’s a simple trace they’re conducting or a full fraud investigation. With results usually surpassing expectations, we have no hesitation in recommending them to others. Thanks   Lee Feltham Fraud Manager GMAC UK plc



More ‘Screening success’ – Testimonial Dec 08

Dec 3rd, 2008 | By invest | Category: News

Dear Mark,  A quick note to thank you for the work and investigation you did for my client; they are in the Financial Services sector in Switzerland.  As you know, the investigation involved detailed background work and vetting in West Africa and North America as well as here in the United Kingdom; the results prevented [...]



One CV in four is a work of fiction

Aug 4th, 2008 | By invest | Category: News

By Sarah Womack, Social Affairs Correspondent The Daily Telegraph 19 Aug 2005 One in four people lies on their CV, says a study that partly blames the “laxity” of employers. The average jobseeker tells three lies but some employees admitted making up more than half their career history. A report this month from The Chartered [...]



First Mass ASBO in Britain

Aug 4th, 2008 | By invest | Category: News

WM investigation Ltd are employed by a substantial number of councils to detect anti social behaviour utilising their specialist knowledge and covert camera equipment. This article refers to the installation of covert CCTV for use by both the council and Police to gather evidence at the outset of anti social behaviour orders. The following arfticle from [...]



Conman Cashier Jailed

Aug 4th, 2008 | By invest | Category: News

Times Group Newspapers (Extract of Article as a result of our covert CCTV) A Barnet Cashier was convicted of theft and money laundering last week. R****** B***, 42 a senior cashier who handled the proceeds of parking meters, was jailed for 21 months for stealing £29,911.82 of council money, and £52,625 of unpaid tax at [...]



Screening ‘It works’!

Jul 24th, 2008 | By invest | Category: News

Following instructions from one of our clients to carry out a routine Employment Screen we initially undertook the credit searches and made contact with the prospective candidate’s current employer to obtain a reference. Instead of accepting a bland answer we were able to speak with a manager who explained that the candidate was wanted for [...]