The rise of background screening scams
Scammers are increasingly targeting job seekers with promises of employment… if they pay for their own background checks.
Category: SA Crime
Lockdown arrests can result in criminal records
Over 118,000 people were arrestedd by the end of South Africa’s initial 21-day lockdown. Many who paid an admission of guilt fine may now find themselves with a previous conviction.
B-Verified: Biometric Verification System Protects Businesses and Consumers Against ID Theft
B-Verified makes real-time Department of Home Affairs biometric ID verification available to businesses of all sizes. It helps protect your customers against the damaging effects of ID fraud, and it protects your business against applicants using stolen identities.
[Case Study] The Road Less Travelled
Polygraph testing might not be a glamorous job. It may not even be all that exciting. Every now and then, however, we come across a case worthy of a quizzical raised eyebrow. Such is the case of an employee who claimed he was robbed, and then got more than he bargained for from his employer.
[Case Study] A Careful Ear
A while back we got called in by a prominent gold mine in the Gauteng area. Their records indicated that some of their diesel stock went missing on a regular basis. But a loss of diesel wasn’t their only concern as it turned out – thanks to a careful ear.
CSI Safeguard – Affordable Enterprise Pre-Employment Screening for Any Business
For years enterprise-sized companies have had a variety of tools at their disposal to minimise the potential risk posed by new recruits. With the introduction of CSI Safeguard, these tools are now also available to small businesses, like yours.
Closing The Net on Farm Murders – The Vault
For the past few months CSI Africa has been hitting the dirt roads to help farmers up their game against farm attacks: The Vault is a centralised database in which the verified background details of farm workers can be stored and shared. In the early hours of February 19, three intruders woke Sue Howarth and […]
Criminal records: Ghost from the past
“A few years back I was arrested for a minor crime. The case went to court, but was thrown out due to a lack of evidence. Over the past few years I’ve tried applying for various jobs, but have always been turned away despite the interviews going great. Does this mean I have a criminal […]
The Personal Safety Panic Button
Every so often the issue of personal safety is emphasised in the media. And it is unfortunate that it happens almost exclusively at the expense of someone else – the victim, and his or her family and friends. It is a sad reality, but a reality nonetheless. Reports of a young girls murdered in and […]
Forensic Techniques: Crime scene reconstruction through blood spatter analysis
Crime scene reconstruction is a favourite of CSI-type television shows. After all, most people like a good “whodunnit”. And finding out who did it usually starts with finding out what happened. Here we’ll introduce you to blood spatter analysis, and see how it can help forensic investigators go back in time to unearth a few very important clues.