Nationwide Investigations was asked to investigate the apparent loss of equipment from a photographic wholesalers based in London. All stock controls appeared to be in order and security controls were first class. The company did not seem to be able to pin point exactly how some of their stock seemed to be disappearing so they approached the highly recommended Nationwide Investigations in London to take on the case.

Nationwide Investigations set up two operations. One agent went on undercover surveillance to watch staff working in the client’s warehouse who might have the means to steal stock in such a way that it could not be traced. Meanwhile Nationwide Investigations computer fraud investigation team looked at the stock control and who had been accessing the stock and orders. Subsequently Nationwide Investigators discovered that a 13-year-old had been remotely hacking into the company’s stock control system, ordering equipment and having it delivered to his address. He was also marking it SAMPLE NO CHARGE.

All the equipment was later returned to the company in its original packaging, never having been opened. When the boy was asked why he was doing this he said that he was bored and thought it was funny that he was receiving these goods and no-one knew anything about it. That all changed once Nationwide Investigations got involved.

To find out more about how Nationwide Investigations can help you with any suspected computer fraud and/or theft from your company call us on 0800 181 383.