Social Security Number Verification (National Availability)

 Why do this search?

There are six (6) good reasons why this search
should be done in every case.

First, it is critically important to verify the subjects’ identity before conducting other checks. If you expect a background check to return accurate information, you need to be sure that the name, address and social security number provided by the applicant or employee are correct.

 For example, if the correct name, date of birth and/or social security number are not used to access criminal record databases, you can be fairly sure that no record will be found, even if records exist.
 

Second, Of the three (3) primary personal identifiers, (the other two being name and date of birth), correct social security numbers provide the most accurate method of identifying individuals.
 

Third, people with something to hide can be expected to provide phony personal information in order to get the job. It might be to prevent discovery of a criminal record, evade collection on a debt or judgment, conceal illegal alien status, or to avoid having to explain suspicious gaps in employment.
 

Fourth, the concept of due diligence requires employers to verify an applicants identity.
 

Fifth, if care is not taken to verify a social security number, an employees benefits can be assigned to another person.
 

Sixth, and this is especially true in transient states like Florida, it is important to verify where the subject has been so you know where to conduct record searches.

This service helps to verify the subjects name, address and the social security number provided. It also shows names and addresses on record dating back 10 years or more. If you find addresses the applicant did not list, you might want to find out why, or consider conducting record searches in those areas.