Background Checks

Posted by Nova Smith on October 3rd, 2022

A background check is a review of a persons past and professional history. These checks are conducted in order to find information that could not otherwise be public.  A background check may include information such as: bankruptcies, liens, judgements, criminal history or record, professional licenses, political affiliation, permits, address history, phone numbers, email addresses and of course names they have had or been associated with. Much of this information is found when private investigators are established. In order to have access to these platforms, agencies must have proper private investigations licenses, carry proper insurance, bonds and have their place of business inspected by the platform they use. The inspection is conducted to ensure that confidentiality and legality measures are in place.

During the course of a background check, the information is verified by the investigator using various other tools and methods. Example: if you were to attempt to locate a person and verify phone number and address, a pretext call is often conducted to verify this information. Investigators may interview other people as well in order to properly confirm information found on a background check. Having as much information as possible, makes the background investigation much easier.

Name and date of birth if possible are always the go-to. This information although basic, is great in finding the person that you may be searching for. If the name and date of birth are common, this may pose the only challenge. Many of times we are able to pin point the information with a last known location.