Investigative Data Mining Limited (IDM) - Providing the highest quality data mining consultancy

Investigative Data Mining Limited ("IDM") is a
specialist data mining consultancy whose key
aim is to provide unparalleled fraud and risk
consultancy services to both private and public sector clients. Since its foundation in 1998, IDM's client base has expanded to included UK and overseas government departments, local government authorities, multinational blue chip organizations in many diverse areas such as retail, insurance and pharmaceuticals, and registered charities.

IDM is different from other suppliers of data mining services as its primary focus is on the identification of fraud, malpractice and operational risk. Its consultants are experienced fraud investigators and data mining experts. IDM is constantly researching and evaluating different fraud profiling techniques and systems and is widely regarded as the UK's leading fraud data mining consultancy.

What do we offer?

We provide the highest quality data mining consultancy in detecting, preventing and investigating fraud and operational risk through three principle services:

proactive fraud and operational risk profiling;
reactive investigation and litigation support to law enforcement agencies; and
specialist training in data mining, fraud profiling and risk based auditing.

Why use IDM?

IDM's services are built on its quality and reputation in establishing long-term business relationships with its clients. As such, we are very proud of our impressive credentials, whereby:

IDM has established a successful working relationship with a major UK government department on four separate contracts;

IDM is an approved civilian supplier on the National Crime & Operations Faculty's Database;
IDM is a member of the UK Fraud Advisory Panel;
IDM is a member of the Guild of Security Professionals;
IDM is a member of the Institute of Professional Investigators (IPI);
IDM is a member of the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS);
IDM is a member of the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI);
IDM is an associate member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE);
IDM has contributed to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners' (ACFE) UK Fraud Manual by writing the very first section on "Data Mining" (published in February 2000, ISBN 0 9538027 0 1) and updated in 2003 and again in 2004;
IDM has contributed to the book "Finance Crime, Investigation and Control" by K. H. Spencer Pickett and Jennifer M. Pickett, and published by J. Wiley and Sons Inc. (ISBN 0 47120335 1);
IDM's experts regularly speak at international security and auditing conferences on proactive and reactive fraud detection, investigation and prevention; and
IDM is independent of any associations or links with any accountancy or legal advisers, thus ensuring that it is unbiased in its professional opinions and advice, which may be used without fear of any conflict of interest.