Private detective, volunteer. Velikiy Novgorod. Search for missing people. (Children and adults).

[Alexander Konovalenko.]

Textbook. Profession - a private investigator.
Maybe it will be useful to someone.

Частный сыщик / Основы сыскного ремесла

Книга предназначена для обучения частному сыску

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[Матушкин Андрей Николаевич]

I look forward to more interesting materials!)​

 

[Детективное агентство Израиль.]

A lot of people leave and don't come (So strange

 

[Alexander Konovalenko.]

Despite the warnings, citizens do not stop falling for the tricks of scammers and go to the terminals at the request of unknown telephone interlocutors to part with money. In order to prevent remote theft of funds, police officers decided to apply a separate preventive measure in the form of duty at ATMs.

In shopping centers and shops of the district center, police officers, together with public figures, members of the voluntary people's squad and volunteers, distribute preventive leaflets and try to notice a person who communicates with scammers in time. In the behavior of all the alleged victims of the attackers, there is basically one thing in common - they are very worried and do not let the phone out of their hands.There are also cases when it was the preventive leaflets distributed by the police at ATMs that stopped citizens and prevented them from making transfers to other people's accounts.
Here are such leaflets for the purpose of prevention,with warnings, distributed by the police in Veliky Novgorod and the Novgorod region.

 

[Alexander Konovalenko.]

Another not bad in my opinion article about the profession of a PRIVATE DETECTIVE.
FB.RU

How to become a detective: learning to be a detective.​

Elena Andreevna
August 23, 2016
The question of how to become a detective is increasingly worrying people, especially young people. We assure you, this profession is far from easy. Perhaps, having familiarized yourself with the nuances of this work, you will abandon your idea.

Features of the profession of a detective.​

Who is a detective? This is a person with sufficient knowledge and skills not to show his field of activity to the public. Decide what you really want: to become a good detective or gain recognition as world detectives like Sherlock Holmes? In the second case, you went to the wrong address, you need to storm the theater institutes, because the public will not know about the real detective. A person of this profession can be your boss, friend, neighbor, loved one.
Search, evidence and clues to interesting crimes - this, no doubt, sounds beautiful and captivating, but, unfortunately, things are different in real life.

Myths about the detective profession.​

So you are concerned about the question of how to become a detective. Let's break down a few myths about this field of work so that you are sure that you really want it.
"Detectives investigate interesting crimes"
,Undoubtedly, detectives are engaged in solving crimes, but not in the way they show in the movies. In most cases, detectives sort out banal atrocities or follow the unfortunate spouses of rich people who decide to have lovers.
"Detectives make a lot of money"
People in this profession earn really decently only if they are ideal workers and have already managed to establish themselves in narrow circles, which is far from easy.
"Detectives live interesting lives"
,Detectives may have an interesting life, but it comes down to their personal hobbies. They, like people of other professions, share work and leisure. Solving crimes is their daily activity, earnings. And the life of a detective is made interesting by travel, hobbies, personal achievements.

Haven't changed your mind about becoming a detective yet? Then let's talk about how to become a private detective. Without appropriate training, without the development of personal qualities and hard work on oneself, one cannot do here.

Private detective: how to become a professional.​

Let's talk about the side of the profession that is unpleasant for most people - the legal one. You will definitely need to complete status of an individual entrepreneur and register as a private detective. Before you will be issued a license, you will have to submit a lot of documents and certificates, as well as several photographs of yourself. But that's not all. You can only become an investigator if you:

• have a legal education;
• completed appropriate training courses;
• You have at least 3 years of law enforcement experience.

The last option is impossible without, again, obtaining legal education. Therefore, the question of how to become a detective in Russia requires your knowledge of the laws of the country. But the legal side is not the only problem on the way to professionalism.

Tips from Sherlock Holmes.​

Let's talk about skills private investigation. First, there are no universities that will dedicate you to detective work. There are higher educational institutions with a legal bias that will teach you legal subtleties, teach profession of an investigator, develop self-defense skills. You will have to learn to be a detective on your own.

There are many courses that promise to make you a world-famous detective in a short time. Not all of them justify themselves. Before you decide to take courses, read the reviews about them to understand how justified your step is.
Now let's talk about the world-famous detective, Sherlock Holmes. From books, we can learn some invaluable lessons that will help you become a good detective:

• Advance in this area only with the help of talent will not work. You will have to work hard on yourself.
• Pay attention not to the big picture, but to the details. Practice by trying to predict the actions or unravel the desires of your friends or loved ones. deductive method nobody canceled.
• Remember that trials are fun. Don't be nervous if you can't figure something out. There are always more questions in life than answers. Be patient.
• Always work with a partner. This is where psychology comes into play. We always need a person with whom we could discuss the details, to whom we can complain. We need to feel supported.
• You must establish yourself as a responsible worker, for whom detective work is not just a duty, but a real passion. Only then will people contact you.
• Look at all problems from different angles, do not get hung up on only one way to solve them.

Now let's talk about what your character should be.

What does it take to be a detective?​

Without the development of personal qualities, it is impossible to achieve success in any field of activity. Private investigation requires special work on yourself. You need to develop the following qualities:

• Striving for new knowledge. You must be well-read and know different areas of life, and not just concentrate on information of interest.
• Develop mindfulness. It must be honed to perfection, otherwise you will not be able to concentrate on the details.
• When working with clients and in investigations, you cannot do without courtesy and calmness towards others.
• You must be well versed in psychology. This is important because your profession requires the skills to expose lies or to model the behavior of those around you.

It is very difficult to develop these qualities to impeccability. Most often, successful detectives are people who have an innate talent.

Pitfalls of the profession.​

Of course, how to become a detective is only half the question. You must be prepared that in your activities you will encounter trouble. To become a good detective, you need to anticipate them in advance and be able to get out of any situation. So what will you run into:

• You are not allowed to provide photos and videos from the crime scene as evidence, unless the customer's permission is given. We'll have to look for other indisputable evidence.
• You cannot listen to conversations with special equipment.
• You cannot use weapons even in case of danger.
• It is forbidden to introduce yourself police officer.
• Even at the request of the client, you do not have the right to hide information known to you from law enforcement agencies.

In your work, you should remember these points so as not to become a victim of legislation, having good intentions.

In which case you closed the road to a private investigation.​

There are certain restrictions in this profession. Find another activity if:

• You are under 21 years old.
• You have mental illness.
• You have been convicted.
• Be under investigation.
• They were fired from law enforcement agencies on the basis of compromising circumstances.

Don't be discouraged if one of the items applies to you, as there are plenty of other things you can do.

Danger of the profession.​

You must understand that a private investigator puts himself in danger by bringing criminals to clean water. If you give yourself away, they may try to eliminate or frame you. That is why it is important that you are always on the alert and able to work covertly, leaving not even the slightest trace of your investigation.

 

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Personal investigation: the concept, principles and tactics.


The whole cinematic romance in police thrillers and spy thrillers is connected with the concept of personal investigation. In real life, surveillance, infiltration into the enemy camp and official secrets are called much more boring: operational search activities, or the famous abbreviation ORM in police circles. The ORM includes a lot of things, including personal investigation. All this falls under the federal law with the same name: "On operational investigative activities".

There is also good news: everything is in order with secrecy, surveillance, secret introduction into the criminal environment and other elements of the investigation, everything remains in force and, moreover, it is listed in detail and described in the "Federal Law on the Hordes" (this is how operatives like to designate their basic law).


Concepts and definitions
Personal investigation includes personal actions of employees who have the right to conduct operational search activities. These actions are carried out for the search and detention of people suspected of committing a crime who are hiding from the investigation. Not only people are wanted, but also stolen property.

An important nuance: actions that fall under the concept of "personal investigation" are performed only by the operative himself - personally. Hence the adjective "personal". In other words, not "personally a criminal", but "personally a detective".

Features of the detective's work
Personal investigation is by no means a one-time action. It is always a set of activities with a clear goal and a choice of actions that are most suitable for a particular situation. A successful investigation begins with a clear formulation of the tasks and expected results of the investigation. Because the choice of search and surveillance technologies (and there are more and more of them due to technological progress) will depend on the specifics of the wanted person and all the circumstances of a particular case.

Thus, covert surveillance or questioning of witnesses are only components of the investigation, combined with other methods of operational investigative measures.

The set of methods and their sequence can be anything, everything is aimed at the success of the overall results.

Secrecy of the investigation
The detective acts in different ways: openly or secretly, depending on the situation. He can inspect the area, observe objects, interview and make inquiries to identify the identity of the wanted suspect in different sequences and with different degrees of confidentiality.

Moreover, the operational plan can be adjusted in the course of the investigation or investigation. The flexibility and high adaptability of search plans are also among the most important factors of a successful investigation.
Criminals and suspects are not inclined to advertise their criminal actions. Tricks to keep the preparation and commission of a crime secret sometimes turn into true masterpieces. It is clear that the methods of personal investigation should correspond to what it is aimed at. Crime professors should be caught by geniuses of operational affairs.

Search and surveillance
It all started with them, these are the main methods of personal investigation. After the information about the commission of a crime, the classics of the genre begin: the study of circumstances, places, things and objects. This also includes interviews with eyewitnesses and much more – everything for the search and detention of a suspect. Search is mostly a method of the first stages of investigation, the principle of personal investigation "hot on the trail" works best here.

Surveillance, surveillance or the famous "outdoor surveillance" is always a hidden process. In order to become a master of outdoor activities, you need serious experience in disguise and theatrical skills. The main thing is not to give the subject of observation the slightest reason to notice that he is being watched. Operatives engaged exclusively in outdoor activities were called detectives. An experienced detective was highly valued always and everywhere, whether it was the tsarist Okhrana, the Bolshevik emergency commission or the FSB foreign intelligence service.

Introduction into the criminal environment
A mole or an agent without a cover has long been the favorite heroes of numerous thrillers. This is the most risky method of personal investigation, possible only with a powerful professional training. The agent must have the most serious qualities: composure and the ability to make the right decisions in an extreme situation.

Due to the special danger of this method for the agent, the preparation with the formation of a legend must be extremely thorough. Usually an agent does not work alone, he is helped with communication and cover by specially appointed operatives.

The method is characterized by an exceptionally high risk for the performer. But the information obtained in this way is also unique. In this case, the results of a personal investigation are the full disclosure of criminal groups.

Methods of investigation in operational search activities
Personal investigation is based on the methods listed in the law "On Operational investigative activities":

the survey of everyone who may have the necessary information can be hidden;
search for information and make inquiries in any sources and in any format;
search and collect various samples for comparison;
surveillance in a variety of forms, including hidden video;
technologies of verification purchases and "secret buyer";
observation;
the study of locations of any form, vehicles, structures, etc.;
The list of permitted operational investigative measures should be taken seriously and well versed in the listed methods. The fact is that the law "On operational investigative activities" includes certain restrictions in carrying out certain types of OPM.

Detective work and civil liberties
For example, a detective does not have the right to control mail and other items through various communication channels. This can be done by a specialized unit of the operational-regime department (ORO). Such observations without informing citizens are extremely sensitive issues from the point of view of civil liberties and constitutional law. You can argue about this (which, in fact, is happening all over the world).

The best option would be a constructive discussion of the rights of citizens and the security needs of those same citizens. If desired, you can always find a compromise solution on the principle of "both the wolves are fed, and the sheep are safe". Well, no kidding, the growing degree of the terrorist threat around the world makes citizens more and more loyal to secret detective activities.

Survey technologies
The survey is one of the most popular and informative methods of personal investigation. This is a conversation with citizens who presumably may have useful information for the investigation (or may not have it). The survey goals need to be well understood in order to follow the methods of effective communication. These are usually:

detection or prevention of a crime;
search for hiding people, missing property and missing persons;
clarification of the circumstances of the cases accompanying the crime.

There are different ways to conduct a survey:

A vowel direct interview without any disguising or encrypting the purpose of the conversation. This is the most common way to search and communicate with eyewitnesses to obtain operational information about the signs of criminals, stolen property, etc.
Unspoken - is the best way if the witnesses are afraid or do not want to tell the detectives the necessary information (most often this is the fear of revenge). In such a situation, the survey is conducted in an unspoken format in compliance with the rules of secrecy. There can be any solutions here: an invitation to a meeting in a neutral place under any pretext. If an eyewitness does not want to become a witness and therefore does not want to sign a protocol or other document, a police officer must comply with this requirement. In this case, the information is transmitted to the management in the form of a report indicating the name of the confidential source.



Encrypted survey
The third method of conducting a survey is the most difficult and fascinating. This technology is used only in cases where the detective does not fully trust the source of information.


There may be doubts about the reliability of the information or the sincerity of the interviewee. The interlocutor can inform about the conversation with the operatives to undesirable persons – those about whom the survey was conducted.

To encrypt the survey, you need to come up with a" legend " of the conversation with a real reason for the meeting. Anything, so long as the person of interest to the detective does not guess about the true interests of the operative. You can ask questions, but only indirect and unrelated to the main case.

Such surveys are a real art, they need at least two things: experience and the most thorough preparation.

Features of the investigation in the PPSP
Personal investigation is a mandatory type of operational search activities. Moreover, this applies not only to operational employees, but also to the patrol and post service of the police (PPSP).

We are talking about conducting a personal investigation during patrolling and being on duty. PPSP successfully participates in the search for criminals and suspects. They have special rules for this:

Before changing, check the route or post, clarify the specifics regarding the operational situation, the location of neighboring outfits and detachments of people's squads and ways of communicating with them, orientation.
PPSP groups should be aware of who from living in the patrol area has been convicted and released from prison.
Refine and master the map of the area with streets, squares, alleys and passageways through courtyards.
Pay special attention to potential violations of order or crimes, taking into account the season, weather or social tension.
Resume
Crimes are becoming more sophisticated, diverse and well - equipped technically. This means only one thing: the skill of the detective should be an order of magnitude higher.

Therefore, when choosing the tactics of personal investigation, it is necessary to carefully work out the exact focus on the specific tasks facing the operatives "here and now". The expediency of the chosen methods of operational work with an objective assessment of real opportunities are mandatory elements of the preliminary training of a high-quality professional detective.

The fulfillment of the main tasks should be the main factor in determining the forces, means and methods of action of participants in operational search activities.

New types of crime, including, for example, cybercrime, lead to the formation of a new generation of operational units. But the fundamental principles of personal investigation remain unchanged. And no one has canceled the talent with hard work. Without them, there is nowhere in the investigation.

 

[Alexander Konovalenko.]

Блок на кредит: как не стать жертвой мошенников

Россияне могут получить право заранее отказываться от любых займов

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Block for credit: how not to become a victim of scammers​

Russians can get the right to refuse any loans in advance.
Natalya Petrova
May 11, 2021

Sergey Lantyukhov/NEWS.ru
The State Duma is preparing a bill that should protect Russians from obtaining loans without their knowledge. Through a personal account on the portal of public services, at the bank, probably, and at the MFC, it will be possible to establish a ban on issuing a loan. If the agreement is nevertheless concluded, creditors will not be able to demand payment of the debt or sell it to collectors. The mechanism of a voluntary ban on loans will solve the problem of "other people's debts", but only in part, experts say.
State Duma deputies are developing a bill that gives the Russians the right to refuse in advance any loans and loans that can be issued in their name. The document should provide protection against increasing cases of fraud, writes RBC .
In particular, amendments are expected to be made to the Civil Code, the laws “On Consumer Credit” and “On Credit Histories”. If they are accepted, a citizen will be able to prohibit himself from taking loans of any nature through his personal account at the State Services or with the help of banks. This condition will be written in the credit history.
The channels for accepting applications can be expanded - applications could be submitted through multifunctional centers (MFCs) or credit history bureaus (CHBs).
Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on the Financial Market Anton Guetta said that the relevant departments are currently considering the mechanism for a voluntary ban on loans. He did not name the terms for submitting the draft law to the State Duma, but the source of the publication believes that this will happen during the spring session.
According to the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, in the first quarter of 2020, the number of cyber crimes increased by 84% compared to the same period last year. There are no more recent figures yet, but it is unlikely that the situation has changed much for the better. Banks themselves have repeatedly reported a surge in fraud related directly to loans.
Swindlers increasingly began to issue loans to citizens who are unaware of this. You can become a victim of scammers after losing your mobile phone or passport, as well as leaking personal data. In addition, Russians can be tricked into taking a loan with the help of so-called social engineering and transfer funds to the accounts of scammers. It is practically impossible to return such money through the court, Guetta noted.
If a citizen forbids himself to take a loan in advance, then even if an agreement is concluded, creditors will not be able to demand payment of the debt. The ban can be lifted within ten days after the appeal.

Amendments to the legislation are aimed at somehow stopping the flow of complaints from citizens about fraudulent activities with their bank accounts. In absolute terms, the loss of citizens in two years has increased by 52%, and the number of complaints to the police on the fact of fraud with accounts, including through social engineering, has doubled. It is logical that during the pandemic the number of cybercrimes increased and people had certain problems with filing applications, since the least protected segments of the population, namely pensioners, were not able to freely go outside due to the restrictions imposed by the authorities. As a result, in a short period of time, everything was done in such a way that it was no longer possible to find criminals and return the funds, and people were left face to face with loans issued in their name.

Alexey Krichevsky
Expert of the Academy of Financial and Investment Management

According to experts, the law will be able to close individual cases of fraud, but they consider it right to introduce additional opportunities for the borrower.

In general, the initiative is not bad, since it can save you from problems in the form of loans issued in microfinance organizations for lost documents, says Aleksey Krichevsky, an expert at the Academy of Financial and Investment Management. At the same time, he does not see a full-fledged ban on issuing loans as a more effective solution, but a ban on issuing credit products without personal presence, as well as notifying citizens about requests for credit histories.

Then the person will have enough time to contact the bank and explain that a crime is being committed and the process needs to be curtailed , he explains.

Associate Professor of the Department of Civil Law Disciplines of the PRUE GV Plekhanova Natalia Svechnikova considers the initiative under development "deserving attention". According to her, this can provide additional opportunities for protecting the rights and interests of citizens. Another question is that the mechanism of such protection is still unclear.

Taking into account the developing digital technologies and their implementation in the banking sector, as well as in other areas of public life, we can note the growing threat of the emergence of new forms of fraudulent schemes, including in connection with obtaining loans by individuals.

Natalia Svechnikova
Associate Professor of the Department of Civil Law Disciplines of the PRUE G. V. Plekhanova

That is why the ability to set a "block" on loans can only partially solve the problem.

More interesting in this regard, Krichevsky sees the Central Bank's project to block the stolen amounts on the accounts of fraudsters and return them. Even though this will transfer some of the cases from criminal to civil, it will allow citizens to stay with the money, since the detection and recovery rates currently do not exceed 15%, he says. Banks will be able to quickly block accounts and return funds to victims, the expert adds.

 

[частный детектив. Узбекистан. Ташкент.]

Where is the material from? Who is author?

Anyway, thanks to the author

 

[частный детектив. Узбекистан. Ташкент.]

It turned out to be an interesting essay!

 

[Alexander Konovalenko.]

Another article about the work of private detectives. PART-1.

"The game is, frankly, dirty." How private detectives work in Russia.
They dream of becoming bounty hunters, but they themselves are teetering on the edge of the law.
Anna Cavalli

There are more private detectives in Russia-as well as the problems they face. In the real world, Russian Sherlock Holmes does not fight with crime kings like Professor Moriarty, but is forced to maneuver between prohibitions and fulfill strange and sometimes even "dirty" orders.
_ "Secret of the firm" talked with representatives of this market and learned how private detectives become almost the last hope of citizens deceived by fraudsters and why modern Holmes are afraid to participate in high-profile investigations._
How many private detectives are there in Russia and who they are
According to Rosstat, the number of private detectives and detective agencies has been growing in recent years.

Statistics only see officially registered and licensed private detectives. But not everyone is in a hurry to get under the control of the state — many remain working in the shadows.
The detectives with whom the "Secret of the Firm" talked do not feel that competition in the market has increased in recent years, and there are significantly more (or fewer) colleagues. Perhaps the fact is that detectives are not a cohesive community, but mostly loners working for themselves.
As a rule, former police officers, investigators, FSB officers and other security forces begin to engage in private investigation — for them this is a better option than being guards in "Pyaterochka" and "Magnets", said private detective Vadim Golovin, author of the podcast"Noir in the big City". Unlike most, Vadim came to the profession from journalism: for many years he worked as a crime reporter.
"I have seen a lot of human grief, different destinies," says the detective. One day, Vadim came as part of a film crew to the place of the death of a woman. The contents of the victim's head were on the asphalt. The birds came. One of them grabbed a piece of the brain and carried it somewhere, but did not hold the load. As a result, a piece of the deceased literally fell on Vadim's head.
After such stories, it was difficult to switch to another activity because of professional formation-like that of law enforcement officers, Vadim says. He was drawn to private investigation for another reason: Golovin "still has a need to help," he says. "Often people who needed protection and support turned to the editorial office," says the detective. - The state and society have turned away from them. They came to us just for the purpose of expressing their pain. The same people come to detectives."
What customers need
People also come to detectives with strange requests. For example, they are asked to find a lost dog or help deal with neighbors who allegedly poison a potential client in some sophisticated way, says Ekaterina Shumyakina, head of the Two Lives detective agency. Such requests, according to her, are about 10% of the total number of requests.
"Just today, a person wrote to our agency who suggested "restoring the right to freedom of Alexey Navalny". I am out of politics, and such matters are beyond my competence, so such requests seem strange to me," Shumyakina says.
Meanwhile, in the top of the most popular queries related to adultery. According to detective Maria Ignatova from the agency "Janus", the list of the most popular services also includes •
* collecting information about debtors;
* collecting information for civil and criminal cases;
* search for vehicles and cargo;
* financial investigations.
These are traditional queries. And the trend of recent years in the market of detective services is the collection of compromising materials, adds Vadim Golovin. "It has become extremely popular to dig for someone. Many people are engaged in this-from businessmen to bandits, " the detective explains. It happens that people from the media turn to private detectives for help in collecting compromising material. Moreover, sometimes they try to use them "in the dark"."The point is: such people often turn to detectives under the guise of ordinary clients, asking to find out the address, passport data or other information about a person," explains Golovin. - For example, they ask detectives to find out where a certain person flew. They give his data. The detective begins to find out, and then another investigation of the FBK (an extremist organization banned in the Russian Federation, recognized as a foreign agent — approx. "The secret of the company"), which is based on his information." Both opposition media and resources, as well as loyal authorities, apply for data.
Golovin claims that he has always refused to work with the media, because such work is a "huge risk". If the detective will "dig under someone serious", then he may suffer a deplorable fate. "They will open a case, conduct a search and find everything they need," Golovin says. — In the country, various revelations have become much more serious. So it's more expensive for a detective to get involved with politics."

Another trend in the field of private investigation is requests from clients affected by various types of fraudulent schemes. According to Ekaterina Shumyakina, now her agency has an "influx of requests from clients" who have become victims of fraudulent tricks. "This is a real boom, there was no such thing before," she notes.
Maria Ignatova agrees with this point of view. According to her, there are really a lot of scammers. According to Shumyakina, this is due to the fact that " scammers have recently become both smarter and more inventive." For example, there is such a scheme: fraudsters call, present themselves as prosecutors or officials, offer subsidies from the state. And in order to get these supposedly existing subsidies, people are told that they need to pay a certain amount.
According to Shumyakina and Ignatova, you can find almost any fraudster. However, in the end, not all of them end up in the dock. Once Shumyakina was approached by clients: the healer tricked their relative into giving 7 million rubles. The healer promised the woman that in return she would conduct special rituals and save her loved one who was dying of cancer. Shumyakina found other victims due to the fraudulent schemes of the healer and convinced one of the victims to file a police report. But law enforcement officers refused to initiate a case.
Not all detectives face this attitude of the police. Detective Ignatova tells about the positive experience of communicating with the police. "If you clearly and clearly report the facts of fraud, the authorities respond very effectively," she says.
There are also business representatives among the customers, the detectives note. For example, to check a candidate for top positions.
"It happens that a person has to be allowed to access financial documents, respectively, they want to know everything about him. We can, of course, find out much more than HR, " explains Shumyakina. Her colleague Maria Ignatova says that once the director of a company asked her "to find out the mindset of their top managers, to understand their loyalty to the company, to find out if there are thoughts about leaving the organization in the near future."
In addition, business through detectives sometimes collects "dirt on competitors, opponents, debtors," adds Vadim Golovin. For example, an entrepreneur may not be satisfied with a new intrusive audit director who has joined the team of his counterparty. He walks around the object, "inspects everything, asks unnecessary questions" and finally makes a conclusion: "The office is gray, the employees are all on fake contracts, this is not so, this is not so."
"The businessman understands that now he will simply be merged on formal grounds, and decides to get rid of this auditor. If in the 90s he would have hired hitmen, today they don't work like that anymore. Businessmen prefer to eliminate competitors through compromising materials. This is a relatively safe way. The game, frankly speaking, is dirty, " Golovin notes.
10 years ago, other requests were much more in demand, Ekaterina Shumyakina notes, for example, entrepreneurs asked to check the premises for illegally installed listening devices. It also used to be very popular to collect information for business negotiations. According to the expert, these requests have now been relegated to the third plan. The detective does not have an exact answer why client preferences have changed.

"It's not easy to earn decent money here"
Many people go to private investigation, thinking that " now they will earn beautifully, but the fact is that it is really very difficult to earn decent money here," says detective Golovin. "Good money is not given to anyone today. You need to create a name for yourself, engage in an image, " he explains. — This is hard work, which takes more time than investigations. If you are boring, do not know how to speak beautifully, do not wait for money."
The spread of prices for the services of private detectives is large. This is due to the fact that detectives evaluate their work differently. And there are no uniform evaluation criteria. At the same time, market players interviewed by the "Secret" complain about dumping. It leads to a growing number of unscrupulous performers who take a tiny advance and leave, sometimes without even starting to fulfill the order, says Maria Ignatova.
"The customer then refuses to pay other detectives an advance in a larger amount, referring to the experience of working with unscrupulous performers. It can be a shame to hear: "Here you are asking for an advance, I have already paid others, there is no result. Therefore, I am ready to pay you only after the execution of the work, " she says.
Meanwhile, detectives have to spend money on transport and take on other expenses, so an advance is necessary. Its size, as well as the average cost of a particular service, is difficult to name in advance, if the detective is not familiar with the case of a particular client, says Ekaterina Shumyakina. Many factors influence the formation of value.