Blog of Aaden Detectives Düsseldorf

 Debt Collection from the Other Side

In itself, the following case is almost too trivial for a blog report. However, with the description of this matter, our detective agency for Grevenbroich would like, firstly, to illustrate the service of address investigation using this simple example, and secondly, the “target person” was, ironically, a debt collection company. The background: Over the past months, our clients had been unable to deliver various letters to the collection agency regarding assigned claims to the address listed in the commercial register and on online portals, and phone calls went unanswered. Unfortunately, at that point our client had already paid an invoice from the service provider and had therefore made an advance payment. There are numerous providers on the market who only charge fees upon success.

 

The fact that a collection agency, whose very business purpose is to pursue delinquent and absconding debtors, now itself appeared to have disappeared without a trace was quite an unusual situation. The Aaden Detectives for Grevenbroich (+49 211 9874 011-0) were initially commissioned to verify the known company address on site and, if necessary, to subsequently conduct further investigations into possible alternative service addresses of the company or its authorized representatives.

Error in the Mailing Address

After the address had been provided, the operations management first noticed that the address did not actually exist in that form. The client had assumed a “Musterstraße,” but in fact it was a “Mustergraben.” The postal codes also did not match. On the website of the collection service, however, the address was correctly stated. It was therefore possible that the postal service had simply been unable to correctly assign the address. Accordingly, our deployed private detective in Grevenbroich visited Mustergraben to verify the situation. Indeed, a properly labeled, recently emptied mailbox and a locked office of the company were found there. Mail sent to this address should therefore arrive. An employee of another company located in the same building confirmed to the deployed detective that the company owner was actually present in the office three to four times per week.

 

When the client was informed of the investigation results by phone, he was, on the one hand, relieved not to “have another problem on his hands.” On the other hand, he was naturally annoyed that, due to such a careless error—which had apparently gone unnoticed even after multiple internal checks—he had gone to the trouble of commissioning a private detective agency. Although the investigation was ultimately quite trivial, it still required time from our staff, and working time is, of course, billed (for more details on our detective fees, see here). For us, the case initially seemed to be concluded very quickly.

Database Research by the Aaden Detectives

A few days later, the same client unexpectedly contacted our commercial detective agency in Grevenbroich again. He had since spoken by phone with the owner of the collection service—who, according to his own statement, had only recently returned from vacation—whom the client had previously commissioned to recover a claim against a delinquent debtor. The collection agency had so far failed to determine the debtor’s whereabouts and had therefore placed the case on “permanent monitoring.” A prompt settlement of the claim was therefore not to be expected. Since the client had already been in contact with our commercial detectives in Grevenbroich, he considered entrusting us with the address investigation.

 

During the discussion of the situation, it quickly became clear that there were various indications that would have allowed surveillance to be initiated at different locations, which could have yielded findings with a high degree of probability—a service that collection agencies generally do not provide. In order to spare the client additional expenses after commissioning and paying the collection service, and because the available information made it feasible, we offered him a database search for the debtor in order to determine the desired address within a standard investigation period of two to three weeks. In fact, numerous entries—some of them current—were found in the sources accessible to us regarding the person in question. Ultimately, an address in Duisburg was identified and verified.

*Notice*

For reasons of discretion and data protection, the locations of operations and certain personal details have been modified without altering the substance of the actual events.

 

Note: All operations of Aaden Corporate Detective Agency Düsseldorf are coordinated by our operations management in Düsseldorf. We maintain a network of qualified, vetted investigators who can be deployed on site for you within a short time.

Aaden Corporate Detective Agency Düsseldorf

Münsterstraße 306

D-40470 Düsseldorf

Tel.: +49 211 9874 011-0

Fax: +49 211 9874 011-9

E-Mail: info@aaden-detektive-duesseldorf.de

Web: https://aaden-detektive-duesseldorf.de/en

 

CEO: Maya Grünschloß, PhD

Register Court: Amtsgericht Köln

Registration Number: HRB 83824

Application Deception Through Misrepresentation of Facts and Forgery of Documents

Does a job posting require very good Adobe Dreamweaver skills? Must you have at least B2-level English proficiency according to the Common European Framework to be considered for a listed position? Or are you not allowed to have any prior convictions in order to be employed? For most job applicants, exclusion criteria are in fact exclusion criteria; for other interested parties, they are more like small, surmountable hurdles.

 

In their investigations into application fraud, our private detectives from Düsseldorf have already seen a great deal: non-existent “many years of experience with Photoshop and Illustrator” are nevertheless added to resumes, certificates of language proficiency are quickly forged on a computer, or prior convictions are deceitfully concealed. What many offenders consider to be a harmless cosmetic correction actually fulfills the criminal offenses of forgery and employment fraud, which is a special case of fraud within the meaning of Section 263 of the German Criminal Code. In employment fraud, the direct financial loss lies in the fact that the quality of the promised work performance does not correspond to the agreed wage or salary payment. In addition, consequential damage due to improperly performed work is not uncommon.

Damage Proof Mandatory for Criminal Measures

If someone obtains employment by dishonestly pretending to have qualifications and training they do not actually possess, they deceive the employer in order to unlawfully obtain a financial advantage and are therefore guilty of fraud. In such a case, there can of course no longer be any question of the trust relationship generally required in employment relationships. Especially in sensitive areas of responsibility or industries (such as the detective business), continued employment would under these circumstances be unreasonable. It must be distinguished whether, despite the lack of the stated experience, satisfactory work is being delivered or not. If that is the case, it is up to the employer to decide whether to overlook the application deception or to terminate the employment contract and pursue the employee under criminal and civil law.

 

A punishable employment fraud usually requires damage to have occurred: the quality of the services rendered does not match a realistic expectation based on the alleged qualifications and experience. This also includes obtaining higher wage rates by falsely claiming a higher level of education. The accused can be convicted if they would not have been hired with their actual education, or only at a significantly lower salary. For example, an employer would incur direct damage if they paid a higher wage on the basis of a falsely claimed master’s degree instead of the actual bachelor’s degree. The offense of fraud would be fulfilled and the employer would have the right to immediate dismissal, to file a criminal complaint, and to bring a claim for damages. In exceptional cases (see below), however, the court will require proof that the damage actually resulted from the delinquent behavior of the employment fraudster—if you need help proving this, our commercial detectives in Düsseldorf are at your service: +49 211 9874 011-0.

Information Falsified, Yet Performance Still Fine – Courts Do Not Always Convict

In 2010, the Higher Regional Court (OLG) of Düsseldorf acquitted a defendant who had presented forged references and an old police clearance certificate to her employer and thereby concealed prior convictions for aggravated assault, which is why she was allowed to continue working as a caregiver (decision of 18.11.2010: case no. III-3 RVs 145/10). The reasoning was that the defendant had delivered satisfactory and proper work performance in accordance with the employment contract and therefore had caused no damage to the employer.

 

The situation would be different, however, if, for example, language skills were falsely claimed that were decisive for hiring and had to be used in daily work. If the newly hired employee responsible for customer service in France is not even capable of writing reasonably error-free emails and letters in French, but instead clumsily produces embarrassing and reputation-damaging texts using online translation programs, then they are not suited to perform their duties. In such a case, the employer suffers at least through paying wages for work that was not delivered as expected, which can be enforced in court and lead to a conviction. Furthermore, in the example above, it must be assumed that French customers and prospects will not conclude a purchase, service, or work contract with a company they cannot even communicate with properly. If a corresponding suspicion arises in your company against an employee, our detective agency from Düsseldorf will be happy to review their application documents and provide court-admissible evidence of any false statements: info@aaden-detektive-duesseldorf.de.

Special Case: Obtaining a Civil Servant Position by Deception

Unlike private-sector employment, obtaining a civil servant position through false application statements or forgery does not offer any prospect of acquittal—no matter how high the quality of work may be. The legislator assumes a financial risk or loss as a matter of principle: “If the offender conceals circumstances that make them appear personally unfit or unreliable for public service, the hiring authority already suffers an uncompensable disadvantage for that reason alone” (source: Rechtslexikon).

 

But not only for civil servants: even in special positions of trust with correspondingly high pay (usually management positions), no financial loss needs to be proven in order to establish criminal liability. The falsification of medical qualifications can have particularly dramatic effects. A prominent example from recent years is a supposed neurosurgeon who worked at clinics in Magdeburg, Marburg, and Regensburg. Around 200 patients of a Dutch doctor suffered health damage, yet he was later still allowed to practice in Heilbronn (report here). Unfortunately, employment fraudsters and other forms of impostors are sometimes publicly glorified (for example Gert Postel), following the example of real and fictional figures such as Thomas Mann’s Felix Krull or Friedrich Wilhelm Voigt, the “Captain of Köpenick.” The latter was not only honored with a statue in front of the site of the crime for his theft of the city treasury from Köpenick Town Hall, but his coup also entered the German language as the “Köpenickiade” and has been adapted artistically numerous times (stage plays, including those by Carl Zuckmayer, as well as many film adaptations, radio plays, and more).

Court-Admissible Verification of Suspicious Information by a Düsseldorf Private Detective Agency

If you find yourself in one of the situations described or in a similar situation and suspect that one of your employees provided false information in their application about their background, skills, and/or education, then contact the expert investigators of Aaden Commercial Detective Agency Düsseldorf without obligation. With our background checks, we can determine whether the suspicious employee has prior convictions, debts, points in Flensburg (for example relevant for commercial drivers), and more that were concealed during the job interview. In addition, our detectives in Düsseldorf verify information about allegedly attended universities or universities of applied sciences, certificates and purported training courses, previous employment, and much more in order to either confirm or dispel your suspicion.

 

All evidence we collect and provide is admissible in court. You can reach us for information and assignments during business hours (Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.) at the following number: +49 211 9874 011-0.

Aaden Corporate Detective Agency Düsseldorf

Münsterstraße 306

D-40470 Düsseldorf

Tel.: +49 211 9874 011-0

Fax: +49 211 9874 011-9

E-Mail: info@aaden-detektive-duesseldorf.de

Web: https://aaden-detektive-duesseldorf.de/en

 

CEO: Maya Grünschloß, PhD

Register Court: Amtsgericht Köln

Registration Number: HRB 83824

Suspicious and Unpleasant: Is One of the Supposedly Loyal Employees a Competitor’s Spy?

Hardly any company owner or executive wants to spend much time thinking about confidential informants and industrial spies within their own company, because various espionage scenarios seem as improbable as they are devastating. Monitoring one’s own employees is always a delicate balance: too much trust benefits fraudsters and planted spies, while an atmosphere of constant mistrust and ongoing employee checks can hinder workflow and negatively affect employee motivation. Nevertheless, it is important to maintain a well-functioning security policy and, in the event of uncovered espionage, make an example that serves as a deterrent to would-be imitators. Our Düsseldorf business detective agency is repeatedly commissioned in espionage cases to find those responsible and prove their guilt in a court-admissible manner. Through detailed investigations into personal and professional backgrounds as well as surveillance of employees under justified suspicion, we often uncover court-admissible evidence that clearly proves their guilt: +49 211 9874 011-0.

 

The first step, however, is a realistic reflection on one’s own company. Even among the—trained and specially qualified—those responsible for crime prevention in 500 surveyed German companies, an astonishingly small number believed that commercial and industrial espionage posed a risk to their own business: fewer than half (46%) of companies already affected by espionage (!) and only a shocking 8% of companies that had so far emerged unscathed saw themselves exposed to a high risk. This is where our private detectives from Düsseldorf come in, not only after damage has already occurred, but also preventively before an espionage case in order to eliminate major problem areas and close gaps in the existing security concept. After all, another survey found that one third of 400 surveyed companies regularly commission external security experts such as detective agencies to protect the business.

Companies Protect Themselves Too Little

Many medium-sized companies are not aware of the danger posed to them by spies within their own ranks. The simplest security measures may be found almost everywhere, but if a person is determined to obtain information from files, a paper shredder will not stop them—for example, pages can be reassembled from the shredded pieces. In general, many company leaders and responsible security personnel do not think enough about the disposal of sensitive materials: American espionage and security expert Keith Melton reports the case of a U.S. company that had confidential documents collected separately from the rest of the trash in blue bags and burned. On site, it would have been easy for a spy planted among the cleaning staff to access those bags and make them disappear. Our detectives from Düsseldorf conduct security inspections of companies and uncover security leaks as well as potential problems in data protection.

 

The espionage tactics of some companies in search of secret information seem as though they came straight out of the most imaginative Hollywood thrillers: desk cameras placed in offices or hotel rooms to film passwords, scanners built into shredders, and mobile phone batteries fitted with bugs are just some examples encountered by investigators in the field of corporate security. Aside from direct “material” attacks by planted or fraudulent employees on plans, documents, or product samples, there are of course also cyberattacks, which are made possible by weak firewalls, uploads to cloud providers, or unencrypted email transmission. Any company that wants to present itself in the market as an innovative business must be aware of how attractive new discoveries and developments are to the competition. In case of doubt, many of your competitors will not shy away from industrial espionage.

Dangers from External as well as Internal Attacks – Aaden Detective Agency warns against Underestimating the Risk

In the above-mentioned survey of corporate specialists in crime prevention, it became clear that those from companies already affected were indeed also insightful and self-critical, identifying insufficient security precautions as the main reason for commercial and industrial espionage. In addition, the opening of markets and the increasing international competition intensify the measures taken to become or remain the most successful company in an industry, so that even unlawful and immoral actions such as espionage are no longer ruled out.

 

While many still assume that those stealing hardware and data are outsiders, everyday work at our detective agency in Düsseldorf often shows a different picture: long-time employees, just like recently hired staff, are all too often willing to pass information on to competing companies in order to gain a financial or career-related advantage for themselves. Security checks at the entrances to company premises are no more helpful than specially secured areas within the company if a delinquent employee has unrestricted access to them.

Suspicion of Corporate Espionage in Your Own Company? Hiring Detectives Is Worthwhile

If you cannot shake the suspicion that espionage may have taken place in your business, or if you already have initial indications against individual employees that are not yet sufficient for criminal prosecution or to expose the masterminds, then contact the Aaden Detective Agency Düsseldorf. Our investigators have a wide range of possible approaches that we can adapt flexibly to your specific case—whether that involves embedding detectives within the company and carrying out workplace checks, background investigations and research on specific suspicious employees, or surveillance of the suspects after work. If you already have justified reason to believe that another company is spying, our detectives will investigate in all directions and help you obtain court-admissible evidence and hold those responsible to account.

 

You can reach our specialists Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the following number: +49 211 9874 011-0.

Aaden Corporate Detective Agency Düsseldorf

Münsterstraße 306

D-40470 Düsseldorf

Tel.: +49 211 9874 011-0

Fax: +49 211 9874 011-9

E-Mail: info@aaden-detektive-duesseldorf.de

Web: https://aaden-detektive-duesseldorf.de/en

 

CEO: Maya Grünschloß, PhD

Register Court: Amtsgericht Köln

Registration Number: HRB 83824

Between the Rejection of Xenophobia and Real Events – A Moral Dilemma

For the Aaden Commercial Detective Agency for Essen, whose employees predominantly vote for parties to the left of the CDU, it is difficult to describe the following case, as it could contribute to further fueling the increasing xenophobic tendencies in our society. However, we have encountered cases like this and similar inquiries so frequently in the past that we would like—and to some extent must—draw attention to this issue in the following report.

Closed Police Missing Persons File Raises Concerns

A family of Turkish nationality living in Essen commissioned our investigators to locate a missing female family member, the sister of our direct contact, as the family was concerned about her well-being. The woman had suddenly disappeared without a trace just over two weeks earlier. Our detective agency in Essen* began its investigation.

 

First, we used our police contacts to verify whether a missing persons report had indeed been filed, as stated by the clients, and to determine the status of the case. While such a report did exist, the investigation had already been closed—an extremely unusual occurrence after such a short period of time. Unfortunately, the file did not indicate any reason for the termination of the investigation. However, based on previous negative experiences with searches for young Turkish women, our private detectives in Essen were already on alert at this point. There may have been unpleasant, if not dangerous, entanglements in this case that prompted the authorities to close the file. Further information could not be obtained on site, as the responsible police officer was on assignment and unavailable for several days.

Is the Missing Person Staying with Her Partner?

The clients of our detectives in Essen knew the name of a German man with whom the missing woman was allegedly in a relationship. They suspected that she might be staying at his residence. Accordingly, our detective agency used the name and the location information (Essen) to determine the current address of the suspected partner in order to continue the investigation on site.

 

Once the address was identified, a two-man detective team proceeded to the location in Essen-Rüttenscheid. The man’s name was listed on both the doorbell and the mailbox. The latter was moderately full and had not been emptied for several days—usually a bad sign in address investigations. One of our two commercial investigators from Essen rang the doorbell to check for the presence of the occupants and, in the event of a response, to present a previously prepared cover story; however, there was no reaction.

 

To avoid unnecessarily burdening the clients’ budget, one of the investigators was subsequently withdrawn from the surveillance, as the entrance could easily be monitored by a single observer. With a photo of the missing woman, the remaining investigator stayed at the address until 10:00 p.m. to observe her hoped-for return; however, the operation was unsuccessful.

Investigative Success with a Bitter Aftertaste

The following day, our detective team in Essen conducted cover interviews in the apartment building at the target address and in the surrounding neighborhood to gather new information about the two individuals. Most respondents could not identify either name; others remained uncooperative, and some deliberately feigned ignorance. However, an elderly woman fell for our chosen cover story: She told us what nice young people they were and that she should not really say anything, but since we seemed trustworthy and had good reasons, she shared the address of the parents of the suspected partner, where both individuals were reportedly staying.

 

The detectives visited the parents’ home and indeed found the missing Turkish woman there. She was extremely frightened and told us that her family was of Kurdish origin and would subject her to violence if they found her. The family did not accept her relationship with a German man, and her life was in danger because, at 22 years old, she was no longer a virgin. Our target person begged the detective team not to reveal her location to the clients, as doing so would make us complicit in a crime.

How Can the Threatened Kurdish Woman Be Protected?

The young woman’s statements shocked and frustrated our private investigators. How should this situation be handled? File a report with the police? Useless, as the authorities were apparently already aware, otherwise they would not have closed the missing persons case. Inform the family directly that the daughter had been found but refuse to disclose the address? This would, firstly, have led to disputes between contractor and client, even though we were contractually obligated to provide the address information only if the adult (!) missing person consented. Secondly, it would likely have prompted the family to commission another detective agency that might not have withheld the information.

 

Our detective agency in Essen therefore decided to deliberately provide a false lead. A meeting with the clients was arranged, to be attended by the two investigating detectives.

Threats of Violence Against Detectives

Even upon arriving at the family-run restaurant where the meeting took place, the business investigators felt uneasy, because in addition to our contact person there was an entire group of other male family members present. Given the threatening account from the escaped woman, this display was quite unsettling. The private detectives presented their story that, according to their research, the missing woman was no longer in Germany but had gone to Australia for a work-and-travel year. Unfortunately, our detective agency could not conduct investigations there, so we would have to close the case at this point (in reality, we do have good research possibilities in Australia).

 

The clients were dissatisfied, and the investigators got the impression that they at least suspected the lie, though without being certain. As our Essen private detectives were just about to announce their departure and stand up, the Kurdish men suddenly gathered in a closed circle around the table of our employees. In this threatening situation, the contact person stated that he knew where the detectives lived (which was certainly not true) and that he would hurt them very badly if they told anyone about this matter. The investigators expressed their incomprehension and asked where the sudden aggression was coming from. The contact person then revealed that the family would “of course” punish the young Kurdish woman as soon as she was found, because she had dishonored the family, was impure, and therefore deserved to die. These men had commissioned our detective agency in order to be able to commit an honor killing — and they were not the first, but they were the most frightening, because both investigators trapped among the Kurds were sweating with fear as long as they sat in that restaurant. Fortunately, they came out unharmed, but afterward they took some precautions to protect themselves and their relatives from unwanted visitors.

No acceptance of European moral and legal standards

One point that particularly shocks us in these investigations and in similar requests is the calmness and lack of concern with which representatives of this group of people speak about carrying out an honor killing. The complete absence of any awareness of wrongdoing demonstrates a lack of integration into our society, the contradiction between the value systems of many Kurds and Central Europe, and their lack of initiative to assimilate to Western norms. This is an unacceptable state of affairs that is swept under the rug by one side of the political spectrum, completely detached from reality, while the other seeks to combat it with reprehensible measures, driven in part by despicable motives and without any effort toward a consensual resolution between cultures.

*Notice*

This case dates back some time; the client family has since left Germany and the young woman is now in a safe place. For these reasons, we have decided to publish the present information today. For reasons of discretion and data protection, the locations of operations and certain personal details have been modified without altering the substance of the actual events.

 

*Note: All operations of Aaden Corporate Detective Agency Düsseldorf are coordinated by our operations management in Düsseldorf. We maintain a network of qualified, vetted investigators who can be deployed on site for you within a short time.

Aaden Corporate Detective Agency Düsseldorf

Münsterstraße 306

D-40470 Düsseldorf

Tel.: +49 211 9874 011-0

Fax: +49 211 9874 011-9

E-Mail: info@aaden-detektive-duesseldorf.de

Web: https://aaden-detektive-duesseldorf.de/en

 

CEO: Maya Grünschloß, PhD

Register Court: Amtsgericht Köln

Registration Number: HRB 83824

False Information Provided to the Bailiff

Having won a legal dispute against a delinquent debtor, obtained a legally valid debt instrument (= enforcement order), and still receiving no money as a creditor because the debtor declared to the bailiff, within the scope of a statement of assets, that they possess no attachable property and no cash? A major nuisance for any affected private individual and equally for companies, which, as they grow, increasingly encounter such situations. Not only does the creditor fail to receive payment for services rendered, goods delivered, or loans granted, but they are also left bearing the legal, court, and enforcement costs – see German Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO), Book 8: Enforcement. This can affect IT service providers just as much as private car sellers, tradespeople, construction companies, furniture suppliers, and many more.

 

However, a statement of assets does not always reflect the truth: debtors deliberately, regularly, and systematically conceal income and property – secondary employment, pensions, maintenance payments, company shares, real estate, motor vehicles, or, as in the following case example from our detective agency in Duisburg*, even valuable watercraft. Our well-connected and resourceful investigators will conduct asset investigations for you in debtor matters of any kind (including maintenance debts and insolvency proceedings): +49 211 9874 011-0.

A Concealed Boat

The client of our business detective agency in Duisburg, Mr. Bocholt, had fallen victim to the circumstances described above: he sold a high-value item to the debtor against a fifty percent down payment, delivered the item, never received the remaining payment, all reminders went unanswered, he won the lawsuit, and after enforcement still ended up empty-handed. However, through his own research within the debtor’s environment, Mr. Bocholt learned after the submission of the statement of assets that a boat, which the debtor had demonstrably owned, had not—as stated in the statement of assets—been transferred to another creditor to offset a separate loan claim, but had instead been stored at a company in Duisburg and remained in the debtor’s possession. Our qualified detectives in Duisburg were now tasked with determining the storage location of this attachable asset and securing proof of the actual ownership circumstances.

Intensive Investigative Work

The investigation conducted by our detective agency in Duisburg was broadly divided into two measures: first, preliminary research with various boat dealers and manufacturers as well as pawnshops, storage facilities, and general brokers in the region to locate the boat in question; and subsequently, clarification of ownership once the boat had been found. As one can imagine, such a search requires considerable effort, patience, and mental acuity; the phone runs hot, cover stories must be individually adapted to each contact, situational responses are necessary, as is the rapid analysis of the counterpart and corresponding adjustment of the approach within seconds. In addition, many checks could not be carried out by phone but had to take place on-site, including a number of false leads. Ultimately, however, our private detectives from Duisburg succeeded.

A Staged Sales Conversation Provides the Desired Information and Evidence

At the storage location of the sought-after boat, two of our investigators arranged a viewing appointment, posing as prospective buyers interested in the watercraft, which the dealer was brokering on commission. At the appointment, the detectives were received by an employee and led to the object. Unfortunately, the man provided only sparse information during the tour, apparently having not prepared well for the sales conversation. The boat was being sold on commission and had been stored there for nearly two years.

 

After less than fifteen minutes, he left our business detectives in Duisburg alone at the site so they could look around at their leisure and informed them that he would be available in his office afterward. In this way, the undercover private investigators were able to locate the boat’s identification number—it matched the registration of the watercraft that had allegedly been assigned to another creditor. Inside, there were various folders containing insurance documents, purchase contracts, proof of ownership, as well as the commissioning of the broker by Mr. Bocholt’s debtor—our detective agency in Duisburg thus had everything it needed. The investigators created photocopies of the documents and subsequently confirmed with the insurance provider that the boat was still registered under the debtor and had never been transferred to a third party. Based on the evidence obtained, Mr. Bocholt was able to initiate seizure of the boat and thereby recovered over 90 percent of his total claim (including legal, court, enforcement, and detective costs).

Fraudulent Misrepresentation as a Criminal Offense

Incidentally: As a creditor of a (supposedly) insolvent debtor, one often feels powerless, but in addition to civil law remedies, there are also criminal law options to address an injustice suffered. If a debtor can be proven to have been unable to fulfill contractual obligations at the time of entering into the contract or foreseeably at the time those obligations became due, they are deliberately deceiving their contractual partner—in other words, committing fraud. Consequently, in such cases, the creditor is not limited to civil proceedings but can also turn to the police, as fraud (§ 263 German Criminal Code) carries a penalty of up to five years’ imprisonment.

 

Tip: Among police officers and public prosecutors, there is a widespread and regrettable tendency to dismiss victims of crimes who simultaneously pursue civil law interests on the grounds of an alleged lack of public interest. Do not let this deter you; instead, object to any discontinuation of proceedings—if necessary, up to the highest instance. It will cost you little more than postage and some writing effort for the objection. Do not be brushed aside! Our business detective agency in Duisburg will be happy to advise you in pursuing your claim (+49 211 9874 011-0); however, we explicitly point out that this does not constitute legal advice.

*Notice*

Note: For reasons of discretion and data protection, the locations of operations and certain personal details have been modified without altering the substance of the actual events.

 

 

*Note: All operations of Aaden Corporate Detective Agency Düsseldorf are coordinated by our operations management in Düsseldorf. We maintain a network of qualified, vetted investigators who can be deployed on site for you within a short time.

Aaden Corporate Detective Agency Düsseldorf

Münsterstraße 306

D-40470 Düsseldorf

Tel.: +49 211 9874 011-0

Fax: +49 211 9874 011-9

E-Mail: info@aaden-detektive-duesseldorf.de

Web: https://aaden-detektive-duesseldorf.de/en

 

CEO: Maya Grünschloß, PhD

Register Court: Amtsgericht Köln

Registration Number: HRB 83824

Can the lifestyle of the musician be reconciled with his parental responsibilities?

The subject of Aaden Detective Agency Düsseldorf was a moderately well-known male pop star from Mönchengladbach who had a four-year-old daughter from a brief affair and shared custody with the mother. The mother, Ms. Herzog from Viersen, was well aware of the lifestyle of the subject and had serious doubts that the father would have time to care for the child alongside concerts and press commitments – and even if he did, she questioned whether an environment in the show business world, where, according to Ms. Herzog, alcohol flows freely and cocaine is consumed in quantities, was suitable for her daughter. Consequently, the concerned mother commissioned our Düsseldorf private detectives to observe the Mönchengladbach-based pop star while he exercised his custody, in order to determine how he cared for the daughter and what influences the child was exposed to.

Friday: An Unusual Babysitter

On the first weekend after the Aaden Detective Agency Düsseldorf was commissioned, the subject collected the daughter Friday afternoon from Ms. Herzog in Viersen and drove with the child to his residence in Mönchengladbach. Shortly afterward, the daughter was seen in the company of an unknown man, and both went out for ice cream. Meanwhile, the pop star left in a conspicuous white vehicle with an unknown female companion and headed to an event hall in the Rhineland, where he was scheduled to perform that evening. As observing the subject in the crowd without backstage access would have been very difficult, our Düsseldorf detectives focused on the daughter and her caregiver.

 

The unknown male companion appeared more like a bodyguard than a nanny but behaved appropriately, and during observation, the child seemed comfortable with him. They stayed at a playground until just before 7:00 p.m. before returning home, where they remained until the next morning. The pop star was not observed by our Düsseldorf detectives until the afternoon after his performance, when he returned home accompanied by a different female companion than the night before.

Saturday: Taking the Child to a Bar While Dad Parties

On Saturday midday and afternoon, the bodyguard-nanny and Ms. Herzog’s daughter took walks, revisited the playground, and went to a shopping center, purchasing nothing – always in pairs and without the father, who went out in the evening with his female companion for dinner and later to a venue in Cologne for a performance. Meanwhile, our Düsseldorf detectives observed the babysitter entering a bar with the child, seating her on a stool while he socialized with people from a questionable background, drinking beer and whiskey. The child was exposed to this environment deep into the night, occasionally resting her head on her caregiver but being repeatedly woken as he moved about for drinks or to use a pinball machine.

 

At the subject’s residence in Mönchengladbach, our detectives noted lively activity from late evening, as a party crowd, primarily musicians and so-called groupies, celebrated noisily with open windows and doors. One of our Düsseldorf private detectives speculated that the child’s time in the bar might have been intended as a misguided protective measure to shield her from the even less suitable environment at the residence. After the late bar closure, the exhausted, sleeping child was carried by the nanny-bodyguard to a pension, where they stayed overnight, while the pop star’s villa remained the site of celebrations until dawn.

Sunday: Sobering Up into the Afternoon

From around 11:00 a.m., a so-called “walk of shame” began at the house, with lightly dressed partygoers making their way home. As early as 9:00 a.m., staff had arrived to clean up and usher out one guest after another. The daughter of the client of our Düsseldorf detectives and her minder did not return until early afternoon and thus missed by far the largest part of the guests – presumably this had been planned by the target person. The pop star first reappeared at around 4:30 p.m.: apparently just awakened, the child’s father came out in front of the house with disheveled hair, a cigarette at the corner of his mouth, and his shirt open, accepted a kiss from a blonde, and sent her off with a slap on the backside. A short time later, he was sitting in his white car with his daughter and drove toward Viersen, where he dropped the child off with the client of Aaden Detective Agency Düsseldorf.

Alcohol and Drugs: Negative Environment in Childcare

Mrs. Herzog was understandably shocked by the findings from the previous investigations. Above all, the fact that a complete stranger was looking after her daughter while the father apparently did not care at all drew lines of anger across her face. She arranged a second surveillance block with Aaden Commercial Detective Agency Düsseldorf for the weekend after next, when the daughter would again be staying with the father. Unfortunately, she then took a step that seriously endangered the further investigation, because her anger was so great that she confronted the father with her knowledge under the pretext that a friend had told her about the excesses in the Mönchengladbach villa and also about the fact that the father was not personally looking after the daughter at all but had assigned one of his “gorillas” to do it. Whether the target person would believe the story about the talkative friend seemed highly doubtful to our private detectives in Mönchengladbach when the observation resumed, which is why a personnel reinforcement of the detective team was decided upon.

 

Fortunately, no increased sensitivity on the part of the target person could be detected during the renewed observations. After being picked up in Viersen, the pop star drove straight home without looking around conspicuously often or carrying out any control measures such as turning around. On Friday evening, the target person went out, first to a restaurant and then to a nightclub until the early hours of the morning. Until Saturday evening, neither the daughter nor the nanny-bodyguard could be seen; only when the target person of our Düsseldorf private detective agency was on the way to a performance did the little girl appear accompanied by the father and follow him backstage. Since one of the security staff members is well known to one of our detectives, he was able to go behind the stage for a quarter of an hour and observe the company while the concert was already in progress and the target person was trying to entertain his audience. The investigator found the child sitting on the knee of the nanny-bodyguard amid a group of dubious, drinking men and women. On the table were “lines,” white powder (presumably cocaine) consumed nasally.

Detectives Calm the Angry Mother

As soon as the investigator left the backstage area, he consulted with his colleagues and with the operations management of Aaden Commercial Detective Agency Düsseldorf; the consensus was to inform Mrs. Herzog from Viersen immediately about the situation. The client asked our private investigators to bring the child to her immediately from the venue, but we had to reject this request due to our lack of legal authority. Mrs. Herzog then wanted to call the police so that her daughter would be brought to her immediately, but from the perspective of de-escalation and safeguarding the child’s welfare (possible trauma as a result of a violent removal by police officers), the detectives advised her to come personally and pick up the child as the mother and under the protection of the three investigators deployed. Mrs. Herzog followed the advice and immediately went to the scene, where she “told off” a security employee who tried to stop her from entering so forcefully that he cowered meekly. Inside, she met with little resistance; only the nanny-bodyguard made an effort to protest, but fell silent after a sharp-tongued speech from the angry mother. The father, who in all likelihood had been informed about the backstage events, made no effort to leave his audience and set his private affairs straight.

 

Mrs. Herzog took the child home and informed the father by text message that he could now only see the daughter at the mother’s home in Viersen and was no longer allowed to take her to his own home. If he had any objection to this, Mrs. Herzog would be happy to introduce him to our detectives for Mönchengladbach. To this day, seven weeks later, the mother has not heard anything more from this pop star.

*Notice*

Note: For reasons of discretion and data protection, the locations of operations and certain personal details have been modified without altering the substance of the actual events.

 

*Note: All assignments of Aaden Commercial Detective Agency Düsseldorf are handled by our operations management in Düsseldorf. We have a network of qualified, vetted investigators who can be deployed on site for you within a short time.

Aaden Corporate Detective Agency Düsseldorf

Münsterstraße 306

D-40470 Düsseldorf

Tel.: +49 211 9874 011-0

Fax: +49 211 9874 011-9

E-Mail: info@aaden-detektive-duesseldorf.de

Web: https://aaden-detektive-duesseldorf.de/en

 

CEO: Maya Grünschloß, PhD

Register Court: Amtsgericht Köln

Registration Number: HRB 83824

According to the Bavarian Legal and Administrative Report published in December 2015, a surprisingly high proportion of incarcerated criminals in Bavaria were serving sentences for embezzlement and theft—at a total of 20.9%, they represented the largest group of offenses. The figures are similar in the rest of Germany: in 2014, of 129,176 offenders in North Rhine-Westphalia, 30,979 were convicted of theft and embezzlement, amounting to almost 24%.

 

In a 2014 study on white-collar crime, 91% of executives of companies that had already suffered losses and 55% of previously unaffected companies feared theft and embezzlement by their own employees the most. The study “Global Economic Crime Survey 2014,” conducted among 5,000 companies of all sizes and industries worldwide, also reached the alarming conclusion that breach of trust and embezzlement accounted for 69% of crimes committed within companies. As a result, and due to significant internal losses, more and more company management teams feel compelled to engage the detectives of the Aaden Commercial Detective Agency Düsseldorf when suspicions of embezzlement against one or more employees can no longer be dismissed: +49 211 9874 011-0.

Damage Amounts in the Six-Figure Range in Investigations by Our Düsseldorf Detectives

Based on the high figures and percentages mentioned above, it can be assumed that delinquent employees must have a certain sense of security when committing offenses against their employer. Many are not even aware of any wrongdoing, let alone a criminal offense, especially since the “typical thief” often takes only small amounts or inconspicuous office items. Minor thefts often go unnoticed because they can be absorbed within the overall turnover of a medium-sized company; nevertheless, they are not trivial offenses, as demonstrated by cases frequently discussed in the media a few years ago, where employees were accused of taking individual deposit receipts or even a single sandwich.

 

Completely eliminating such minor property offenses in a company with many employees is unfortunately nearly impossible. However, there are also significantly more damaging cases of regular and meticulously planned embezzlement in medium-sized companies, which can sometimes result in losses amounting to millions and have, in investigations by our commercial detectives in Düsseldorf, already reached six-figure sums.

What Is Theft and What Is Embezzlement?

German Criminal Code Section 246 Embezzlement:

 

• (1) Whoever unlawfully appropriates a movable object belonging to another for themselves or a third party shall be punished with imprisonment of up to three years or a fine, unless the act is punishable by a more severe penalty under other provisions.
• (2) If, in the cases of subsection 1, the object was entrusted to the offender, the penalty shall be imprisonment of up to five years or a fine.
• (3) The attempt is punishable.

 

German Criminal Code Section 242 Theft:

 

• (1) Whoever takes a movable object belonging to another with the intent of unlawfully appropriating it for themselves or a third party shall be punished with imprisonment of up to five years or a fine.
• (2) The attempt is punishable.

 

The severity of the offense can be increased, among other factors, by commercial intent, organized group activity, or the nature of the stolen or embezzled item—if the object is of significance to science, art, or history, the offender faces a higher penalty. Particularly in light of these criminal consequences, many employees exposed by the Aaden Commercial Detective Agency Düsseldorf agree to sign a notarized acknowledgment of debt with a corresponding repayment declaration for the damages incurred, as it is ultimately at the discretion of the victim whether to report a criminal offense—many refrain from doing so in the event of an amicable settlement.

Put simply: theft = taking away, embezzlement = retaining

Distinguishing between theft and embezzlement is not easy at first glance if one is unfamiliar with legal terminology. However, there are significant differences with regard to the expected penalties and the precise legal foundations, which is why the commercial detectives of the Aaden Detective Agency Düsseldorf are happy to assist with a more precise distinction:

 

Theft involves an act that removes an object from another person’s custody and establishes new custody with the intent of unlawful appropriation—for example, taking a wallet from another person’s pocket. Embezzlement occurs when someone unlawfully retains an object belonging to another, meaning it is not “taken” but already “possessed” or used, and its return to the rightful owner is actively or passively refused. Under certain circumstances, this offense may also be fulfilled if ownership of the object is outwardly claimed—for example, when an employee passes office supplies to a third party even though they were only provided for a specific purpose.

 

While proven theft carries a penalty of up to five years of imprisonment, embezzlement is generally punishable by a fine or up to three years of imprisonment. However, if the object was explicitly entrusted to the offender for safekeeping, the penalty can also reach up to five years of imprisonment, as this may involve the misappropriation of funds, rent, or property—for example, when a supermarket cashier takes money entrusted to them from the cash register or when a property manager withholds rent instead of forwarding it to the property owner. In simple terms, theft involves the deliberate taking or removal of another’s property, whereas embezzlement involves withholding items from those to whom they rightfully belong. The Aaden Detectives Düsseldorf are, of course, available to provide court-admissible proof of both offenses: info@aaden-detektive-duesseldorf.de.

Embezzlement in the Company: How to Recognize It and What Can Be Done? Advice from Detectives

Despite the trust ideally placed in employees, it is important to remain vigilant within one’s own company in order to respond early if embezzlement occurs or if there are at least indications of suspicion—because, as experience shows, one offense rarely comes alone. In the examples mentioned above involving a deposit receipt and a single sandwich, strict action was taken to set a precedent. Whether this is necessary in relation to the amount of damage is a decision each business owner must make individually. However, when it comes to significant and ongoing property offenses to the detriment of the company, it is essential not only to take action against the perpetrator or perpetrators but also to demonstrate to other employees that such behavior will not be tolerated—the Aaden Detective Agency Düsseldorf can assist with this. In the “sandwich case,” the company concerned was focused on maintaining smooth operational processes and consistently prosecuting unlawful actions without exception. This is entirely legitimate, as a breakdown of trust between employer and workforce can lead to considerable tension and reduced productivity.

 

The Federal Labor Court also considers summary dismissal in such cases to be lawful due to the serious breach of trust but recommends a balancing of interests, as in the case of the embezzlement of a deposit receipt by an employee who had worked for the company for 38 years. However, in order to initiate legal prosecution, there is often a lack of court-admissible evidence or documentation of the criminal acts.

Case-Specific Advice on Property Offenses

If office supplies, electronic devices, delivery goods, or—in one of the most serious cases—larger sums of money entrusted to employees repeatedly disappear or are not used for their intended purpose, it is high time to engage the detectives of the Aaden Commercial Detective Agency Düsseldorf for a thorough review of operational processes: +49 211 9874 011-0.

 

Through surveillance of individual employees, embezzlement or misappropriation can be proven in a court-admissible manner by the Düsseldorf private detectives of Aaden. The exact approach in your specific case will be assessed individually during the assignment discussion, and you will of course be involved in our measures.

Aaden Corporate Detective Agency Düsseldorf

Münsterstraße 306

D-40470 Düsseldorf

Tel.: +49 211 9874 011-0

Fax: +49 211 9874 011-9

E-Mail: info@aaden-detektive-duesseldorf.de

Web: https://aaden-detektive-duesseldorf.de/en

 

CEO: Maya Grünschloß, PhD

Register Court: Amtsgericht Köln

Registration Number: HRB 83824

Ignored Complaints from Employees

For about a year, increasingly agitated complaints from employees about the behavior of his business partner, Mr. Willich, had been landing on the desk of Mr. Heinrich, managing director of an energy supplier and client of the Aaden Detectives Düsseldorf. There was said to be a colleague who repeatedly stood out negatively due to misconduct in daily work and unacceptable interaction with the team, yet seemed immune to any form of criticism because Mr. Willich always protected her. At some point, Mr. Heinrich had had enough of the complaints and wanted to issue a formal warning to the unpopular colleague, Ms. Eicken, but Mr. Willich prevented this with great determination. Mr. Heinrich thus found the reports of his employees about the unusually protective behavior of his partner toward this employee confirmed.

 

He questioned the reasons for this preferential treatment of a particular employee, which was greatly resented by the rest of the workforce and damaged the working atmosphere. When directly confronted about the matter, Mr. Willich stated that he simply considered Ms. Eicken to be a capable employee and did not want any harm to come to her—nothing more than that. His partner, however, did not believe him and commissioned the Aaden Commercial Detective Agency Düsseldorf to investigate the relationship between Willich and Eicken.

Determining the Background of this Preferential Treatment

Preferential treatment of individual employees by a supervisor can arise from a variety of motives: simple sympathy, an affair, leverage held by the employee (for example a compromising secret), jointly pursued illegal activities, and so on. The latter two points in particular can of course pose a potential risk to the client company and therefore represented an acute concern for Mr. Heinrich. The Aaden Detectives Düsseldorf were now tasked with using surveillance to determine what kind of connection existed between the two suspects. We also suggested to Mr. Heinrich that an investigator be placed within the company, but according to the managing director this was not possible within the functional and operational area of the target persons.

Secret Meeting During Lunch Break

Our commercial detectives from Düsseldorf picked up Mr. Willich one morning, previously agreed upon with the client, outside his single-family home, which he shared with his wife and two children. He drove straight to work and parked his vehicle in an associated parking garage, then proceeded to the office premises. As this was a fairly large complex with multiple exits and a total of four parking areas, three of our Düsseldorf detectives were involved in this surveillance operation. One of the investigators conducted a close-range search for Ms. Eicken’s vehicle and—despite the three parking areas at, under, and on the commercial complex—only located it in a side street.

 

During the lunch break, Mr. Willich moved his car and parked it in the same side street. At first, the unpopular employee was not with him. However, Mr. Willich sat in his vehicle for some time, and after about ten minutes the other target person of the Aaden Detective Agency Düsseldorf appeared. She got into the passenger seat, both remained together in the car for about fifteen minutes, and then returned separately to the office. Due to rainy weather and hazy visibility, the deployed surveillance operatives were unfortunately unable to determine what the two individuals were doing in the car.

Farewell with Physical Contact

After work, the two target persons of our Düsseldorf commercial detectives walked together to their vehicles. There was physical contact during their farewell; however, it could not be determined from a discreet distance whether this was merely an embrace or also involved a kiss, as the already poor weather conditions were compounded by darkness, further reducing visibility. After departing, Mr. Willich and Ms. Eicken drove behind each other for quite some time until Mr. Willich signaled his subordinate with his headlights and turned off toward his single-family home.

Rendezvous at a Restaurant – with a Detective

The following day, for cost reasons, surveillance by our Düsseldorf private detectives was scheduled to begin only after the end of the targets’ workday. This time, both target vehicles were parked in the parking garage of the commercial complex, albeit at some distance from each other. After work, only Ms. Eicken initially exited the driveway and then stopped two cross streets away at the roadside. Mr. Willich followed shortly afterward, drove into the same cross street, and signaled his employee with his headlights, whereupon she immediately left the roadside and followed her superior. A few kilometers further on, both parked their vehicles in the parking lot of a restaurant and entered the establishment hand in hand. An investigator from the Aaden Commercial Detective Agency Düsseldorf followed them, sat at a table with a good view of the target persons, and ordered a salad to maintain appearances.

 

The detective observed how the manager and employee held hands affectionately, exchanged intense looks, and occasionally kissed on the lips. They dined while engaged in lively conversation. After leaving the restaurant, Willich and Eicken remained by their vehicles, embraced, and showed affection for quite some time. Eventually, they managed to part and drove off in their respective vehicles. The business partner of our client of the Aaden Detective Agency Düsseldorf then headed straight back to his wife and children.

Further Surveillance Provides Additional Confirmation

After consulting with our commercial investigators, Mr. Heinrich, the managing director of the energy supplier, requested that the findings be confirmed by adding another day of surveillance. This can be summarized briefly here: once again, after work, the two target persons went together to a restaurant (a different one from the previous day), dined there, and were subsequently observed being very affectionate in Mr. Willich’s vehicle—the exact extent of this intimacy was not investigated further by the deployed Aaden Detectives Düsseldorf for reasons of discretion.

 

The client received the evaluation of the findings the following day and declared the assignment concluded, expressing his thanks. What steps he subsequently took with the help of the evidence provided by the Aaden Commercial Detective Agency Düsseldorf is unfortunately not known to us to date, as at the time of the last contact he himself was still uncertain.

Notice

Note: For reasons of discretion and data protection, the locations of operations and certain personal details have been modified without altering the substance of the actual events.

Aaden Corporate Detective Agency Düsseldorf

Münsterstraße 306

D-40470 Düsseldorf

Tel.: +49 211 9874 011-0

Fax: +49 211 9874 011-9

E-Mail: info@aaden-detektive-duesseldorf.de

Web: https://aaden-detektive-duesseldorf.de/en

 

CEO: Maya Grünschloß, PhD

Register Court: Amtsgericht Köln

Registration Number: HRB 83824

Does the husband secretly leave the bed at night?

A few weeks ago, the detectives of Aaden Detective Agency Düsseldorf were working on a rather curious case in the Rhineland. An elderly woman suspected her almost 80-year-old husband of secretly sneaking out of the bedroom at night while she was asleep, letting strangers into the house and engaging in sexual acts with them. She herself would not notice any of this, Mrs. W. explained to the Aaden private detectives Düsseldorf, as she takes several medications before going to bed that put her into a deep sleep. She is hardly able to be awakened at night. However, she had repeatedly found long hairs in various places in the house that were not hers. In addition, she had caught Mr. W. masturbating to pornographic content several times – even though the two had not had sexual intercourse for over ten years.

 

In order to examine the rather vaguely substantiated suspicion of Mrs. W., the investigators of the Aaden Detective Agency Düsseldorf were to observe the couple’s house at night.

Observation environment facilitates surveillance

According to her own statement, Mrs. W. always goes to bed at around 10:00 p.m. in separate beds, but in the same room as her husband. Therefore, our detectives from Düsseldorf scheduled the start of the observation for 9:30 p.m. A short time later, the lights on the ground floor went out and the couple apparently went to their shared bedroom, where the lights were also turned off at exactly 9:58 p.m.

 

The surroundings were a quiet residential area with single-family homes in a rather rural location. Mainly elderly people live here, and in many houses it was already dark, while in others mainly televisions flickered. At this time, there were only very few pedestrians, so the deployed private investigator of Aaden Detective Agency Düsseldorf was able to conduct the observation undisturbed.

A pensioner stays up all night

Shortly after 11:00 p.m., lights were switched on on the ground floor of the couple’s home without the bedroom or stairwell lights having been used beforehand. Through a half-open shutter, the flickering light of a switched-on television shone outside. Approaching the window to look inside the house would not have been legally permissible for our Düsseldorf private detective, as one’s own home belongs to the most private sphere of life and therefore constitutes a specially protected area. Regardless of this, according to Mrs. W., the dog in the front yard would start barking as soon as someone entered the property, which would inevitably at least attract the attention of the awake Mr. W.

 

He, however, apparently remained on the ground floor until about 6:15 a.m., while the television was running the entire time. Whether it was pornographic content could not be determined by our deployed detective from Düsseldorf. In any case, Mr. W. probably went to bed at that time, as the lights and television on the ground floor were switched off. No unknown person had entered or left the house during the observation period.

Uneventful second deployment by a detective

After Mrs. W. had been informed about the results of our observation in the Rhineland, she felt at least partially confirmed, as her husband had indeed secretly left the shared bed. A renewed observation was to provide further insights, and so another investigator from Aaden Detective Agency Düsseldorf positioned himself the following evening for a second time with visual contact to the residential property. However, no abnormalities were detected that night. Presumably, Mr. W. needed to catch up on some sleep after “pulling an all-nighter” the previous night. Consequently, Mrs. W. commissioned a third observation by the Aaden detectives Düsseldorf.

Unknown persons in the observation field

As on the first day of deployment, about an hour after the apparent bedtime of the couple, the light on the ground floor was switched on and the flickering of the television began. The situation remained unchanged until around 12:30 a.m., when a vehicle stopped just a few meters away from our Düsseldorf private detective. The investigator could not be seen inside the vehicle unless someone shone a light directly into it, allowing him to observe the situation despite the proximity to the newcomer:

 

A woman got out of the car. She wore a short dress with high heels and, even without heels, was about 6 feet 3 inches tall. This, combined with her distinct physique, clearly indicated that this woman had not always been a woman. The unknown person looked around the street, lit a cigarette, and sat back in the parked car. A few minutes later, our deployed observer from Aaden Detective Agency Düsseldorf spotted another car pulling up and stopping at the roadside. A petite blonde woman, who could easily be described as a (silicone) “busty wonder,” climbed out of the passenger seat and stood on tiptoe to greet the first woman with a kiss and a hug.

Mr. W. appears at the front door at night

The blonde waved to her driver, who remained seated in the parked car, and entered the property of the W. couple together with the first unknown person. The dog, which our economic detective from Düsseldorf had been warned about by the client, did not make a sound. Carefully, the tall woman knocked on the illuminated ground-floor window, and a few seconds later Mr. W. opened the door to quickly let both of them in. The previously half-open shutter of the lit window was then completely closed.

 

After almost two hours, the front door opened again, and Mr. W., wearing only a bathrobe, looked around outside while keeping the door only slightly ajar. After apparently determining that the “coast was clear,” he opened the door fully and waved his two companions out. They each said goodbye with a quick kiss on the cheek, walked out of the garden, hugged each other, and drove away. A few minutes later, our Düsseldorf private detective also headed home.

Briefing of the client by the operations management of Aaden Detective Agency Düsseldorf

When the operations management of Aaden Detective Agency Düsseldorf informed Mrs. W. about the events of the night the following morning, she reacted with considerable anger and demonstrated a certain degree of hostility in her wording. She would have preferred to commission another observation, but our detectives pointed out that the situation was now clear and that her husband obviously had needs that she could not fulfill. What happened to Mr. W. after his wife’s phone call with Aaden Detective Agency Düsseldorf is something we can hardly imagine.

Aaden Corporate Detective Agency Düsseldorf

Münsterstraße 306

D-40470 Düsseldorf

Tel.: +49 211 9874 011-0

Fax: +49 211 9874 011-9

E-Mail: info@aaden-detektive-duesseldorf.de

Web: https://aaden-detektive-duesseldorf.de/en

 

CEO: Maya Grünschloß, PhD

Register Court: Amtsgericht Köln

Registration Number: HRB 83824

Frequent Absences of an Employee

An employee of a high-revenue German logistics company from the Rhineland reported sick to his employer, where he worked as a truck driver, with great regularity. As it was known that his brother-in-law ran a small transport company where the employee in question occasionally helped out, the detectives of the Aaden Detective Agency Düsseldorf were commissioned to verify the employee’s loyalty through surveillance, as the absences had become more frequent without any signs of health impairment having been evident in the days before each absence.

Operational Area Reconnaissance by Our Düsseldorf Detectives

Before surveillance began, our commercial detectives from Düsseldorf conducted an on-site inspection and an analysis of the surveillance area at the target person’s residential address as well as at the company location of the brother-in-law. The situation at the company was clear and relatively unproblematic, but the residential building was located on a narrow street in a small town near Düsseldorf—there, everyone knows everyone, and unfamiliar vehicles are quickly noticed. For this reason, the operations management of the Aaden Commercial Detective Agency Düsseldorf decided to deploy three surveillance operatives. Two detectives were to continuously cover the two exit routes, while the third was used for a flexible rotation in order to reduce the risk of drawing attention.

Heavy Lifting Despite Sick Leave

No such rotation of the Düsseldorf detectives was ultimately necessary, because the target person left the house before sunrise, drove to a gas station to buy a copy of a famous German tabloid newspaper, and then went directly to the brother-in-law’s company premises, where the lights were already on in the main building.

 

After about an hour, the target person emerged from the house again with an unknown male individual and went out onto the open company premises, where both were talking and apparently making notes on a drawing board. After that, the target person of the Aaden Detective Agency Düsseldorf began loading pallets with a forklift and some boxes by hand into a truck on his own.

Engaging in Competing Work While Ill | Evidence Gathering by Aaden Detectives

Shortly before 8:30 in the morning, our commercial detectives from Düsseldorf began vehicle surveillance as the target person got into the truck and left the company premises in it. Over the course of the next nine hours, the target person visited numerous companies and, in some cases, apparent private homes in order to deliver the cargo from the transport vehicle. He worked with great endurance, took hardly any breaks, carried loads very diligently, and showed no signs of illness.

 

To confirm the findings obtained, surveillance by the Aaden Detective Agency Düsseldorf was repeated on the following two days. The target person displayed the same behavior, providing our private detectives from Düsseldorf with abundant evidence that the commissioning company can now use to enforce its labor law claims.

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Aaden Corporate Detective Agency Düsseldorf

Münsterstraße 306

D-40470 Düsseldorf

Tel.: +49 211 9874 011-0

Fax: +49 211 9874 011-9

E-Mail: info@aaden-detektive-duesseldorf.de

Web: https://aaden-detektive-duesseldorf.de/en

 

CEO: Maya Grünschloß, PhD

Register Court: Amtsgericht Köln

Registration Number: HRB 83824