The current global economic crisis has implications of all kinds, including count the number of cases of fraud private enterprise and insurers, coming at the hands of private investigation agencies for resolution. In economic boom times companies are more tolerant with absenteeism, medical disabilities and other unconfirmed, but in lean times that tolerance is reduced and begins to detect fraudulent practices.
therefore some companies opt to hire private investigation agencies, to receive evidence which could have legal validity , and thus demonstrate that there are indeed irregularities, such as employees who fake injuries or decide stretch their periods of low ground not yet recovered.
also demand for private investigation services between insurers and businesses to uncover fictitious claims has also increased, as shown by the figures INIF (National Institute for Research and Prevention of Fraud).
To this is added an increase of fraud in the sector of transport and cars: "We have detected autorrobos, feigned injury and recovery of damages that never occurred. Loads are also disappearing, assault in the middle of the road to trucks with goods, among others, "( Jorge Cabrera, technical manager INIF .)
Only embezzlement committed with automobiles exceeded $ 108,000 million in 2007, for life insurance policies do not have exact figures, but the modalities have become more common: people who fake his death or even murder in order to collect millions figures.
This leads to many of these companies see in private research tool for sustainability ally precisely and paradoxically, in times of crisis ...
Laude Fernandez, manager of INIF observed in April in 2009 since five years ago did not look as sharp increase in claims for vehicle theft.
" People who are facing financial difficulties, they believe that non-existent claim for losses is the most expeditious way to resolve their problems ," said Fernandez.
What many do not realize is that this is a crime punishable by four years in prison since the publication of Law 1142 of 2007.
Sources: El Colombiano / Digital Atlantic / INIF
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