How to Prevent a False Positive Criminal Report

November 16, 2009

A false positive criminal report can not only cost you a valuable prospect but also time consuming efforts to correct or edit the information you received from the criminal report.

Because of the rise in fraudulent social security numbers and identity theft, gathering more information during the application process ensures you are provided an accurate criminal report on an applicant.

Information you must obtain to limit the risk of obtaining a false positive criminal report!

Date of Birth. Sometimes an applicants date of birth is listed incomplete, omitted, or inconsistent with other information. During the application process make sure to:

Get complete date of birth - month, day, and year. Date of birth can help differentiate people with similar or common names
Compare date of birth with all tenant information, including drivers license
Click here to view a chart of states which incorporate date of birth within their drivers license.

Place of Birth. The city and state or county of birth is valuable information for additional cross-referencing with other data.

All reported information must be consistent with the information the tenant provided. For example, the place of birth may reflect an inconsistency with the origin of the SSN# or list of previous residences. Click here to see SSN# state codes
An accurate place of birth can help you locate the tenant for collection purposes

Mothers Maiden Name

A mother's maiden name will help confirm the applicant's background, and may be the difference in detecting a false SSN#

Previous Landlord History. Always compare the tenants past landlord history with the criminal report.

Comparing the 2 reports will help you detect fraud
If a criminal report is performed and information is found in another state, the tenant may have omitted a previous address, because of evictions, past due rent, or criminal history they didn't want to disclose.

Tenant PI's nationwide criminal reports are instant, accurate, and comprehensive. Tenant PI is a Consumer Reporting Agency bound by federal law to prevent inaccurate or obsolete information from entering or remaining in a consumer report. For more information on the FCRA and Tenant PI click here.




Subscribe to News RSS Subscribe to Blog RSS	« Back to Blog How to Prevent a False Positive Criminal Report November 16, 2009 A false positive criminal report can not only cost you a valuable prospect but also time consuming efforts to correct or edit the information you received from the criminal report. Because of the rise in fraudulent social security numbers and identity theft, gathering more information during the application process ensures you are provided an accurate criminal report on an applicant. Information you must obtain to limit the risk of obtaining a false positive criminal report! Date of Birth. Sometimes an applicants date of birth is listed incomplete, omitted, or inconsistent with other information. During the application process make sure to: Get complete date of birth - month, day, and year. Date of birth can help differentiate people with similar or common names Compare date of birth with all tenant information, including drivers license Click here to view a chart of states which incorporate date of birth within their drivers license. Place of Birth. The city and state or county of birth is valuable information for additional cross-referencing with other data. All reported information must be consistent with the information the tenant provided. For example, the place of birth may reflect an inconsistency with the origin of the SSN# or list of previous residences. Click here to see SSN# state codes An accurate place of birth can help you locate the tenant for collection purposes Mothers Maiden Name A mother's maiden name will help confirm the applicant's background, and may be the difference in detecting a false SSN# Previous Landlord History. Always compare the tenants past landlord history with the criminal report. Comparing the 2 reports will help you detect fraud If a criminal report is performed and information is found in another state, the tenant may have omitted a previous address, because of evictions, past due rent, or criminal history they didn't want to disclose. Tenant PI's nationwide criminal reports are instant, accurate, and comprehensive. Tenant PI is a Consumer Reporting Agency bound by federal law to prevent inaccurate or obsolete information from entering or remaining in a consumer report. For more information on the FCRA and Tenant PI click here.	Tenant PI puts credit reports, nationwide criminal background checks and unique landlord history reports just one click away.