Showing a potential client one’s past achievements and commendations alone is not enough. It does not indicate satisfactory services. Ask Investigators for their detailed plan that they will be executing for the amount of fees paid. Try to avoid accepting a “package” deal. Clarify what you would get for the fees paid. A Private Investigator must be licensed by the relevant authority.

We must have solid direct evidence, hearsay evidences are not admissible in court.   Private Investigators should not manufacture or fabricate evidence.   Illegally obtained evidences may not be admissible in court.

• Real evidence
• Oral evidence
• Documentary evidence
• Evidence of opinion

We will turn down a clients’ requests if he/she instruct us to carry out any unethical activities or illegal operations. Clients engaging Private Investigators to carry out illegal operation can be charged for abetting which is a criminal offence. Singapore is a clean city. Our government and our criminal justice system is likewise clean and transparent. Private Investigators similarly must also be clean and transparent.

Private Investigators must be discrete and maintain strict confidentiality of the client. Private Investigators must have integrity and loyalty to clients and must have business ethics.

No, you don’t have to give any particulars of the person until you decide to engage the services of the company.

Police and other law enforcement agents have the power to arrest and warrant to search premises. A Private Investigator only has the power of a private citizen and they cannot conduct any search in the premises without a search warrant. Private Investigators undertake civil cases and are specialisd in civil law but are not armed.

Yes, it is recommended so as to avoid future complications.

Office phone
Yes, with the employer’s authorisation and consent

Own phone
Yes, with owner’s consent

Other persons’ telephone line
No

No

No, it is considered as “Hacking” which is illegal.

Private Investigators must always be equipped with:

• Digital Camera
• Video Recorder
• Road Directory
• Note Book / Pen
• Bus Guide
• Foods & Drinks
• Parking Coupons
• ERP cash cards / translink card
• Mobile phone
• Parking Coupons

Wear simple dressing and avoid wearing expensive and branded items. Private Investigators may over charge if they presume that you can afford to pay a higher price.

No fixed charges. It depends on a case to case basis. Private Investigators need to know the key elements of the case before they could quote you their charges.

The following are illegal:

• Stalking
• Cyber Crime
• Telephone Tapping
• Tracing of mobile phone
• Taking Video of the ‘act’ Section 509 of the penal code, whoever, intending to insult the modesty of any woman, or intrudes upon the privacy of such woman, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or fine, or both

Surveillance can be covert or overt. Overt surveillance can lead to complication. Covert surveillance is to discretely keep watch of a person or a place to establish the activities of the person or the place.

The law requires the Private Investigators to keep all information for a period of three (3) years.

No, you don’t need to pay in full for the services.  But, when you decide to make a 50% deposit or partial payment for the services, the Private Investigators may partially work or  perform 50% of the work and withhold information.

Singapore is a clean city. Our government and our criminal justice system is likewise clean and transparent.  Private Investigators in Singapore similarly must be clean and transparent.

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