Stories from Experience
We’ve received quite a few questions asking where we get our information and the tips we provide here. One source is of course, the internet, where our team gathers information and does research on different things.
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The bulk of our advice though, comes from experience. We’ve been in the private investigations business for a while now, and we’ve come across different kinds of people from all walks of life, each with his or her own unique situation. While there are times when the results of an investigation are not exactly desirable – to us and to the client or to the client or both – we still learn a lot from what happened to others. It’s a classic application of the old saying “learn from other people’s mistakes”. We believe that while each person’s situation or circumstances may not be exactly the same all the time, our goal here is to get you, the reader, thinking. Suspicion and caution are not bad things to have in the start of an uncertain relationship – think about it, you two hardly know each other (and there are even times when it is precisely someone you think you know is the one who screws you over) and there are a lot of risks involved, regardless of whether you are entering a romantic relationship or a professional one. It is always best to be armed with the truth so you know if what you are getting into is legit, or if you are just being scammed and used.
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We’ve also had so many clients telling us that “I never thought it would happen to me.” They read a few similar instances of the whole scam but they never thought it would happen to them personally. While it is nice to have a bubble like that to live in, the reality is that we do not live in a risk-free world. This is not only applicable to Thailand, of course. You have to realize that being prudent and practical about things above everything else is a necessity. In this day and age where the economy is uncertain – and to top it off, the recent political turmoil here – you need to protect your assets and interests as much as you can.
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So we urge you to come keep on visiting this site for updates and articles. We simply want to share the different situations and scams and simple tips we encounter to help other people from falling into the trap that others have fallen into before. A lot of people pass by the right opportunity and timing to hire a private investigator and only realize too late how important a simple background check or preliminary investigation would have been to prevent their current sorry state. Or maybe if they just paused a bit and thought things through more, they would have noticed manipulative tactics and vague promises or even just to read a business contract more thoroughly. We want you to think about things more, and realize how some simple things like a background check can save you from big trouble in the future.
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May 15th, 2010 at 13:25
I for one think that it is a good thing that you guys are trying to share your experiences that the things you encounter in the course of your job. I’m an expat here in Thailand and the whole political chaos thing that happening here is putting a lot of people in a state of unease. You hit it right on the money when you said that all assets should be protected. What’s a small fee for a background check if it will help you get peace of mind and keep your finances safe when entering into a business transaction with someone?
May 16th, 2010 at 22:35
I agree with Felix32. It is much better that someone is putting these kinds of information here in the web as a guide to people, especially expats here in Thailand. Something is better nothing, and by the looks of what Thailand Investigations is doing here, it’s a hell of a lot of a something. After all, they are giving about free tips and advice, and every reader should be thankful that someone is taking the initiative to inform people more about basic safety procedures in entering into a business or even romantic relationship. It’s good food for thought.
May 17th, 2010 at 02:36
Thank you guys for the positive comments! Everyone here appreciates the vote of confidence. Yes, we really just want to put this information out there so people will be more informed and thus make more informed decisions. Sometimes that involves enlisting our services, and many people have been satisfied – and even saved – by our background checks. Even so, the choice always depends on the client. Our goal is at the very least, to have people thinking before making any big decisions such as entering into a business partnership or getting serious about a romantic relationship with someone with an unknown background.
July 19th, 2010 at 02:46
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