| | | | | Wymoo® International is one firm that has |
| The market for international background checks is | | | | established itself as a leader in the international |
| still in the developing stage. Many companies and | | | | investigation market. Kroll also has field |
| websites claiming to offer international background | | | | investigators and offices in various countries. While |
| checks, truly don't even come close. Some | | | | many companies have said goodbye to client |
| website and companies do search multiple | | | | service and focus on automated database |
| countries for records such as civil and criminal | | | | searches, Wymoo® has focused on hiring the |
| history, but the available options for true | | | | best field investigators around the world, and each |
| international due diligence or international private | | | | case is assigned a professional field investigator. |
| investigation remains quite limited. The fact is, | | | | The firm also has access to local and national as |
| many records in developing countries are not yet | | | | well as international databases, but the company's |
| computerized, and therefore out of reach to | | | | focus on actual investigators seems to be |
| most database search firms. | | | | working. The Company has achieved significant |
| One way to overcome this obstacle as a | | | | gains in market share. |
| consumer is to search for a international private | | | | Prior to choosing a private investigation or |
| investigator or investigation company that has | | | | background check company for an international |
| field investigators in the region or country where | | | | background check, ask the company or website if |
| you need the research conducted. Having a local | | | | they have field investigators in the country where |
| field investigator means the company is able to | | | | you need the investigation or evidence. If they do |
| speak the local language, and understands how to | | | | not, you should ask how they can obtain the |
| obtain the information and evidence sought. It also | | | | information you require. Real answers, after all, still |
| means the private investigator can see and feel | | | | requires real investigation. |
| the actual subject of the investigation, often | | | | Best of luck, |
| taking photographs and providing detailed and | | | | A. Hathaway |
| critical evidence of properties, individuals, etc. | | | | © 2010 A. |