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Monthly Archives: March 2013	When to enlist the help of a web monitoring service?
Posted on March 29, 2013 by Enviro-Lynx Investigations	Reply	Do you know what people are saying about your company? How about your brands, products, services?
A positive online reputation is key to a company’s, brand, service or products success! As part of our web monitoring services, we conduct regular scans of the web and the deep web for any mention of an individual, company, product, brand, personal identifies, numbers, addresses etc. By doing so, we are able to identify positive and negative information at has been recently uploaded to the internet. Knowing when, where and how you are mentioned on the internet allows you to effectively manage and protect your online reputation.
Web monitoring is also a very useful tool in identifying employee morale, customer opinions, consumer support, information trends, activity trends, and competitive intelligence such as competitor information, corporate changes and new products .
Let our web monitoring service help you discover all of the information you need to know!
Posted in Reputation Management, Web Monitoring	| Tagged enviro-lynx, eReputation, online reputation, reputation management, web monitoring	| Leave a reply
Posted on March 29, 2013 by Enviro-Lynx Investigations	Reply	There is certainly no shortage of service providers that claim to provide professional due diligence services. It’s a fairly new trend that has been picking up steam and public record companies, investigative database companies, online information brokers and investigation companies are jumping on the band wagon, head first.
Since public record companies are not licensed agencies, they can’t use any investigative skills, tools or resources while conducting a due diligence investigation. They just conduct the searches that were requested using the information provided. So if you requested several ‘due diligence’ searches to be conducted on a company called ABC Management Inc and the actual legal name of the company was ABC Management Group Inc, most if not all of your searches would come back with inaccurate results. Likewise, if you thought ABC Management Group Inc was located in Toronto but it was actually located in York Region, your searches would come back with inaccurate results. The worst thing is, you may not even know that you have inaccurate results and using this information to make key decisions might lead to significant risk. Companies that sell information through investigative databases as well as online information brokers also claim to meet all of your due diligence needs. And they do a great job of providing large amounts of data for one great price. The only problem is that they are first and foremost data aggregators. Not only is their data notorious for being flawed, no one company has complete coverage of all information resources. So knowing which database to use, when to use it and how to use it becomes key. These resources are generally used by skilled investigators that can search the appropriate resources, compile the data, analyse the data and then verify the data through other sources. So although these investigative databases and online information brokers market directly to the end consumer, the data they provide is only a small part of what is required to conduct an actual due diligence investigation. Don’t be fooled into thinking you have all the information because you obtained an investigative report on a subject. Relying on such a report to make key decisions might lead to significant risk. When our company first opened for business, we choose to specialize in due diligence and business background investigations. Over the past 15 years, our skills have improved, our resources have grown and our products and services are much more comprehensive. In fact, most of our clients were other investigators who needed our specialized services.
It takes a keen understanding of what due diligence is required to achieve the client’s goals, specialized knowledge, an analytical approach, an investigators eye and most of all, access to the right resources to conduct a well designed, comprehensive due diligence investigation. That’s why we employ only individuals with a business or research background who are ALSO Certified Professional Investigators, Certified Fraud Examiners and open source intelligence specialists.
Should you be conducting a Corporate Due Diligence Investigation?
Posted on March 19, 2013 by Enviro-Lynx Investigations	Reply	Due Diligence has become a popular phrase in our business. We interpret due diligence to mean “detailed scrutiny of individuals or entities and the production of comprehensive, detailed reports, enabling our clients to make important decisions about the suitability and ability of the subject to perform a certain role”.
When should we conduct a Corporate Due Diligence Investigation?
You should find out exactly who you are dealing with before making major business decisions such as buying a business, contemplating a merger, signing contracts, awarding contracts, taking on new clients, vendors, suppliers or subcontractors, extending credit or investing in new products, services or businesses. A Corporate Due Diligence Investigation can provide the following information on a company:
Director & Officer Names
Shareholders & Key Players
Regulatory & Compliance History
Reputation (of the company and / or its products & services)
An essential part of due diligence is also verifying information provided by a company such as business licenses, certifications, assets and location of operations. A due diligence investigation will often include an investigation of the company’s owners, directors, officers, key personnel or major shareholders.
So if you think you a Corporate Due Diligence Investigation, contact us and let our experience team of due diligence investigators help you figure out what you need.
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Fraud Investigator vs. Due Diligence Investigator
Posted on March 14, 2013 by Enviro-Lynx Investigations	Reply	As a Certified Fraud Examiner and a due diligence investigator, I often get due diligence requests from individuals looking to invest in a particular company or investment. I even get requests from individuals looking to invest in financial schemes such as pyramid schemes and ponzi schemes.
Recently, I had such a request from an individual. This individual needed help to identify information that if identified, would allow her to participate in a certain investment opportunity. After determining that the investment opportunity was really a pyramid scheme, I contacted this individual and indicated that I couldn’t help her obtain the information she needed since she would then take that information and participate in the pyramid scheme. She said that she understood but felt that she was still entitled to the same due diligence that every other investor is entitled to? What do you think? Any thoughts …
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Enviro-Lynx Investigations is a leading provider of screening services, background investigations, due diligence investigations, business background investigations and corporate intelligence solutions. We also provide a full range of investigation services, fraud examination services and litigation support services. As a boutique agency, we take pride in our personal, hand on approach to investigations and client management. Our goal is to get the most accurate, up-to-date and affordable information possible into the hands of decision-makers so that they can reduce their risk exposure and improve their decision making process.
Enviro-Lynx Investigations is a licensed private investigation agency in Ontario, Canada. All investigators are licensed, Professional Certified Investigators, Certified Fraud Examiners and open source intelligence specialists. We are proud members of CPIO, ACFE, WAD, CII, ASIS, AIIP, SCIP, ADDP, IWWA and CPRIC! Blog at WordPress.com.
March | 2013 | Enviro-Lynx Investigations
Monthly Archives: March 2013	When to enlist the help of a web monitoring service?
Posted on March 29, 2013 by Enviro-Lynx Investigations	Reply	Do you know what people are saying about your company? How about your brands, products, services?
A positive online reputation is key to a company’s, brand, service or products success! As part of our web monitoring services, we conduct regular scans of the web and the deep web for any mention of an individual, company, product, brand, personal identifies, numbers, addresses etc. By doing so, we are able to identify positive and negative information at has been recently uploaded to the internet. Knowing when, where and how you are mentioned on the internet allows you to effectively manage and protect your online reputation.
Web monitoring is also a very useful tool in identifying employee morale, customer opinions, consumer support, information trends, activity trends, and competitive intelligence such as competitor information, corporate changes and new products .
Let our web monitoring service help you discover all of the information you need to know!
Posted in Reputation Management, Web Monitoring	| Tagged enviro-lynx, eReputation, online reputation, reputation management, web monitoring	| Leave a reply
Posted on March 29, 2013 by Enviro-Lynx Investigations	Reply	There is certainly no shortage of service providers that claim to provide professional due diligence services. It’s a fairly new trend that has been picking up steam and public record companies, investigative database companies, online information brokers and investigation companies are jumping on the band wagon, head first.
Since public record companies are not licensed agencies, they can’t use any investigative skills, tools or resources while conducting a due diligence investigation. They just conduct the searches that were requested using the information provided. So if you requested several ‘due diligence’ searches to be conducted on a company called ABC Management Inc and the actual legal name of the company was ABC Management Group Inc, most if not all of your searches would come back with inaccurate results. Likewise, if you thought ABC Management Group Inc was located in Toronto but it was actually located in York Region, your searches would come back with inaccurate results. The worst thing is, you may not even know that you have inaccurate results and using this information to make key decisions might lead to significant risk. Companies that sell information through investigative databases as well as online information brokers also claim to meet all of your due diligence needs. And they do a great job of providing large amounts of data for one great price. The only problem is that they are first and foremost data aggregators. Not only is their data notorious for being flawed, no one company has complete coverage of all information resources. So knowing which database to use, when to use it and how to use it becomes key. These resources are generally used by skilled investigators that can search the appropriate resources, compile the data, analyse the data and then verify the data through other sources. So although these investigative databases and online information brokers market directly to the end consumer, the data they provide is only a small part of what is required to conduct an actual due diligence investigation. Don’t be fooled into thinking you have all the information because you obtained an investigative report on a subject. Relying on such a report to make key decisions might lead to significant risk. When our company first opened for business, we choose to specialize in due diligence and business background investigations. Over the past 15 years, our skills have improved, our resources have grown and our products and services are much more comprehensive. In fact, most of our clients were other investigators who needed our specialized services.
It takes a keen understanding of what due diligence is required to achieve the client’s goals, specialized knowledge, an analytical approach, an investigators eye and most of all, access to the right resources to conduct a well designed, comprehensive due diligence investigation. That’s why we employ only in
dividuals with a business or research background who are ALSO Certified Professional Investigators, Certified Fraud Examiners and open source intelligence specialists.
Should you be conducting a Corporate Due Diligence Investigation?
Posted on March 19, 2013 by Enviro-Lynx Investigations	Reply	Due Diligence has become a popular phrase in our business. We interpret due diligence to mean “detailed scrutiny of individuals or entities and the production of comprehensive, detailed reports, enabling our clients to make important decisions about the suitability and ability of the subject to perform a certain role”.
When should we conduct a Corporate Due Diligence Investigation?
You should find out exactly who you are dealing with before making major business decisions such as buying a business, contemplating a merger, signing contracts, awarding contracts, taking on new clients, vendors, suppliers or subcontractors, extending credit or investing in new products, services or businesses. A Corporate Due Diligence Investigation can provide the following information on a company:
Director & Officer Names
Shareholders & Key Players
Regulatory & Compliance History
Reputation (of the company and / or its products & services)
An essential part of due diligence is also verifying information provided by a company such as business licenses, certifications, assets and location of operations. A due diligence investigation will often include an investigation of the company’s owners, directors, officers, key personnel or major shareholders.
So if you think you a Corporate Due Diligence Investigation, contact us and let our experience team of due diligence investigators help you figure out what you need.
Posted in Due Diligence	| Tagged corporate due diligence, due diligence, enviro-lynx	| Leave a reply
Fraud Investigator vs. Due Diligence Investigator
Posted on March 14, 2013 by Enviro-Lynx Investigations	Reply	As a Certified Fraud Examiner and a due diligence investigator, I often get due diligence requests from individuals looking to invest in a particular company or investment. I even get requests from individuals looking to invest in financial schemes such as pyramid schemes and ponzi schemes.
Recently, I had such a request from an individual. This individual needed help to identify information that if identified, would allow her to participate in a certain investment opportunity. After determining that the investment opportunity was really a pyramid scheme, I contacted this individual and indicated that I couldn’t help her obtain the information she needed since she would then take that information and participate in the pyramid scheme. She said that she understood but felt that she was still entitled to the same due diligence that every other investor is entitled to? What do you think? Any thoughts …
Posted in Uncategorized	| Tagged Certified Fraud Examiner, due diliigence, enviro-lynx, ethics, fraud, investigator	| Leave a reply
Contact InformationTelephone: 416-234-8658Email: info@enviro-lynx.comSearch Our Blog	Search
Are your due diligence programs up-to-date? envirolynx.wordpress.com 2 years ago
Happens too often these days - Forex Investors May Face $1 Billion Loss as Trade Site Vanishes bloomberg.com/news/2014-11-1… 2 years ago
Follow @EnviroLynxFacebook Page	Facebook Page
Enviro-Lynx Investigations is a leading provider of screening services, background investigations, due diligence investigations, business background investigations and corporate intelligence solutions. We also provide a full range of investigation services, fraud examination services and litigation support services. As a boutique agency, we take pride in our personal, hand on approach to investigations and client management. Our goal is to get the most accurate, up-to-date and affordable information possible into the hands of decision-makers so that they can reduce their risk exposure and improve their decision making process.
Enviro-Lynx Investigations is a licensed private investigation agency in Ontario, Canada. All investigators are licensed, Professional Certified Investigators, Certified Fraud Examiners and open source intelligence specialists. We are proud members of CPIO, ACFE, WAD, CII, ASIS, AIIP, SCIP, ADDP, IWWA and CPRIC! Blog at WordPress.com.