Fake Company in Hamburg

An interesting assignment from Uganda recently reached the detectives of Kurtz Detective Agency Hamburg: the Ugandan client had received an offer from Gerhard Paulsen GmbH for the delivery of large quantities of baby food. Sensibly, the client checked the offer by conducting an internet search. Only very few entries relating to this company were found online, most of them containing numerous spelling mistakes. This naturally aroused suspicion among our Ugandan partners, and so they instructed the detectives of Kurtz Investigations Hamburg to clarify the matter.

An initial on-site inspection of the address stated in the “offer” revealed that a company is indeed located there and that vehicles bearing the Paulsen GmbH branding are present. However, further investigations by our Hamburg detectives showed that the company a) no longer exists and b) at no point produced baby food. The employees of the company currently located at the premises were, however, already aware of the misuse of the former Paulsen GmbH name: unknown individuals are illegally sending offers for the delivery of non-existent products all over the world. The client of Kurtz Detective Agency Hamburg was therefore duly warned. Further legal steps were initiated.

The detectives of Kurtz Investigations Hamburg thank our client in Uganda for their trust.