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Pricing system at Detective agency

 

Here you can get information about our fee system including the breakdown, notes, retainer fee of total payment cost.

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Flat fee of hiring us

 

Flat fee of hiring us

In general, each detective company has own flat fee, which is defined as based on how long the term of investigation would be, how many investigators your case will need, and if your case needs any professional equipments.

 

 

Cost breakdown

 

Cost breakdown

These are the considerable items to cost;

 

Examples

  • Retainer fee  : Basic charge for investigation
  • Preparation fee for investigation
  • Additional fee : Occurs when we find unexpected facts. We will not charge you without your permission, but also we cannot continue investigation till your conduct.
  • Deposit 
  • Contingency fee
  • Actual expense fee

 

The total cost can be simplyfied “basic flat fee + optional fee”.

 

Notes on payment

 

Notice

It is difficult to categorize the problems if the information or evidence can be gathered by individuals or only by professionals. At the end of investigation, some people may confuse why they need to make a payment for the result they may be able to obtain by themselves. We strongly recommend to consider well if your case needs professional skills and acknowledge before hiring a private investigation, because the payment will happen once the contract occurs, even if the result was not what you expect. 
 

 

The details of investigation fee

 

The details of investigation fee

We understand you may be behind of contact with a private agency because of the cost problem, but it is not always high cost to hire an investigator if you choose a correct plan with having properly knowledge. We can offer multiple plans which fits your budget.

 

Cheaper is not always the best. The proper plan is the one you should choose.

 

Pricing system at Detective agency

 

Pricing system

We have two systems for pricing. The consultation for details of pricing systems is also no charge so please feel free to contact us.

 

1, Deposit + other fee plan

Once we receive a deposit, we start an investigation. When all processes are completed and report about information and evidence to clients, the rest of payment will occur.

 

2, Guarantee plan

If you still hesitate to hire a private investigation, this is the best plan for you. In general, agencies charge for processes, not outcomes. On the other hand, the point clients are worried about is if the outcome they expect surely occurs. Due to filling this gap, we offer the Guarantee plan, which is we promise a certain outcome at the contract. The total cost would vary depending on your situation, so please feel free to contact us and ask questions.

 

 

Flat fee list for retainer fee

 

Flat fee list for retainer fee

The fee in the list below is the minimum cost in limited terms. The total cost would vary depending on your case, for example, how many investigators your case necessarily hires, how long the investigation would be, and if other equipment will be needed by investigators. Also, this list is just for retainer fee, and we don’t accept the request with only retainer fee. Please make sure that there are other costs you will be charged. 

 

 

Behavior investigation 12,000JPY/h〜　(The number of days, hours, investigators, other equipment will affect on the total cost)

 

Missing person 50,000JPY/case〜 (Information content will affect on the total cost.)

 

Personal or private investigation 50,000JPY/case〜 (Information content will affect on the total cost.)

 

Evidence acquisition 12,000JPY/case〜 (Reputation acquisition : 20,000JPY/case〜)

 

Corporate investigation 12,000JPY/h〜 (Reputation acquisition : 20,000JPY/case〜)

 

Real estate investigation 12,000JPY/h〜 (Reputation acquisition : 20,000JPY/case〜)

 

Finance related investigation 12,000JPY/H〜 (Reputation acquisition : 20,000JPY/case〜)

 

Counter Surveillance 12,000JPY/h〜 (Reputation acquisition : 20,000JPY/case〜)

 

Terms description

 

Flat fee list for retainer fee

 

A number of day term

A number of day term
minimum 3 days

 

A number of hourly term

A number of hourly term
minimum 5 hours

 

A number of investigators

A number of investigators
average 1-2 people, but it varies depending on the difficulty of cases

 

Equipments

Equipments
Depends on necessity and a number of GPS, photograph equipments, other specialized equipments

 

Vehicles

Vehicles
Depends on necessity and a number of bikes, motorcycles, cars, others

 

Data

Data
Depends on type and amount of data

 

Reputation acquisition

Reputation acquisition
Depends on type and amount of reputation

 

Oversea/travel fee

Oversea/travel fee
In the case the target country is not included in our business alliance

 

WhatsApp

WhatsApp
Detective Agency Japan Official WhatsApp
We also accept inquiries via WhatsApp. Questions or consultations will be reviewed and responded to by our investigation team.

 

  • With WhatsApp, you can easily make inquiries anytime, regardless of the hour.
  • Even when you can’t make a phone call, you can still consult via WhatsApp.
  • For those who don’t want anyone to know, WhatsApp allows you to hide messages so there’s no need to worry about being found out.
  • Since staff members reply one by one, there’s no hassle of AI auto-responses.

 

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Japan
Detective Agent
This page is created by experts from the Investigative Association under the supervision of a detective with 22 years of experience in the investigation business. The content of the article is created based on past cases in order to provide information related to the survey, such as basic knowledge of the survey, request method, request fee, etc., by experts with survey knowledge.

 

 

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Legal Advice
From Attorney Imai
Member of the Tokyo Second Bar Association
    If you are considering using a private detective agency or an inquiry agency, it is recommended that you first clarify the purpose of your request and the necessary information before proceeding with consultations or entering into an engagement contract. Keep in mind that hiring a private investigator involves costs, so it is important to proceed only when you are satisfied with the fee. When used appropriately according to the purpose, investigative services can provide highly valuable information later on. Therefore, it is essential to have thorough discussions with the agency and aim to make a well-prepared, high-quality request.

 

 

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