Social Media:Your brand on a knife-edge?
Past comments on Social Media can come back to haunt you.It seems an almost daily occurrence right now that an individual’s historic online social media comment or past behaviour has come back to haunt them. Prominent sporting personalities falling from behavioural grace and even the Tokyo Olympics have been just
Pre-Marital Checks: Is the truth really the truth?
What information can you find out in a background check?At Conflict International, we compile detailed employment background checks and reports into an individual's employment history, lifestyle and financial background. A search will uncover employment status, history and also check for adverse credit history.We can also verify the history of a
Staff shortage and increased demand leaves UK in crisis over inflation fears
The easing of lockdown has seen a rapid surge in customer demand. Latest figures retrieved from HIS Markit/ CIPS show the strongest growth in UK business activity in 24 years.The “eye-popping” surge in the U.K, post Brexit is heavily impacting the recruitment process particularly in the hospitality and services industries.
Detectives uncover NHS claim fraud worth millions
The NHS has used private detectives to thwart dozens of compensation claims that would have cost the service millions of pounds.They say more than 70% of claims they have dealt with over the past five years have been exaggerated and have uncovered the true picture on a number of occasions
Football club admits background check failure
Brentford Football Club has admitted failing to carry out a full background check on a former casual employee who has been fined for a racism offence.Steven Green, 39, helped Brentford with security on their 'Farewell to Griffin Park' stadium tours last year. In September, he was filmed using the
Warning over fake scam text messages during lockdown
Scammers are already attempting to cash in on a third UK COVID-19 lockdown by sending scam text messages about government grants and coronavirus tests.The text about grants, purporting to come from HM Revenue and Customs, contain a number of grammar and spelling errors. Receivers of the text are then
Jobseekers warned about fake job scams
Jobseekers are being warned of a large increase in fake job scams with thousands of people estimated to be victims every year.A not-for-profit organisation set up by the Metropolitan Police to monitor scams in the recruitment industry says it has received 800 reports of scams since the start of the
Woman takes son to court over ‘hidden assets’
The ex-wife of a Russian oligarch, who received a UK record divorce settlement, is taking her son to the High Court after claiming he is helping his father hide assets from her.Tatiana Akhmedova was awarded £453 million of Farkhad Akmedov's wealth by the High Court in London in 2016 but
French scammers target UK companies
A number of British companies have reported being duped by French scammers claiming to be professional buyers for hotels and distribution firms.Details of several examples of attempted fraud have been given to the Daily Mail where companies would be approached with orders on credit in an attempt to obtain the
Open Source Intelligence – it’s surprising what you can find
Sky News has published a fascinating podcast going behind the scenes of one of their shared Open Source investigations.It tells the story of how the broadcaster collaborated with The Guardian, Bellingcat and Lighthouse Reports to investigate the UK arms trade and go on to reveal that Russian special forces are
