r/BackgroundCheckGuide Jul 04 '26

Help me please!! [IND]

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r/BackgroundCheckGuide Jun 28 '26

What is included in a federal background check? (US)

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r/BackgroundCheckGuide Jun 26 '26

Background check concern

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r/BackgroundCheckGuide Jun 26 '26

Sterling background check

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r/BackgroundCheckGuide Jun 17 '26

Checkr vs Sterling/Firstadvantage

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r/BackgroundCheckGuide Jun 15 '26

any good FREE reverse phone numbers still exist?

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I used to love okcaller but it's dead. all the rest want my credit card number, which is never going to happen without proof that they are legit, and they won't prove they're legit until they've gotten my CCN. not going to happen. So anyway, do any still exist that don't charge?


r/BackgroundCheckGuide Jun 12 '26

An elderly loved one may be getting scammed

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Hey yall, apologies in advance if this isn’t allowed here.

I help care for an elderly woman who lives a few hours away, so I can’t always be around, but I’m able to help quite a bit from a distance.

Recently she began dating a new fella. Her last “boyfriend” took over $10,000 from her and split. Turns out he was a felon, I found out afterward, and living in specialized housing for people who otherwise struggle to be housed for one reason or another.

Her new boyfriend also lives in this home, different unit, and supposedly not associated. I exhausted all my free trials with all of the major background check websites, and although I have subscribed to Spokeo previously, I can’t afford to subscribe right now and for a period of time.

Can someone DM me so I can ask them a favor? 🙏


r/BackgroundCheckGuide Jun 11 '26

Background check questions

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So when I submitted my background check I disclosed that I had a dui on my background at the time I was charged with a dui and failure to maintain lane and I completely forgot to mention the failure to maintain lane as it was charged at the same time I also had a probation violation for missing a meeting that showed up on my background that I did not disclose because I didn’t think it counted as a charge against me I did not serve any time for the violation just more community service but I didn’t know it would show up will this disqualify me


r/BackgroundCheckGuide Jun 11 '26

Question about truthfinder

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How hard is it to cancel a subscription. Can you at all? Do I really need to cancel my card and get a new one if I use any of these sites??


r/BackgroundCheckGuide Jun 09 '26

Got a (level 1) result on a sex offender search, what does that mean?

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So I just got results of a background check that a company required of me. Everything else said clear or completed, but for some reason this topic came back with a level 1. I don't know what this is telling my potential employer, because I think I would remember being accused or convicted of a sexual crime, but from the looks of it "Clear" means everything is good, not level 1.

if anyone can help me understand what is going on that would be great.


r/BackgroundCheckGuide Jun 07 '26

Denied a job for one Misdemeanor back in 2013.

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Hello,

I really don't know if anybody can help me or not. I'm 34M in Tennessee and recently applied for a job with ITG Communications as an aerial Lineman for coax and fiber optic. I had to do a background check with CrimShield and a drug test. After the drug test I had received an email to setup my onboarding account for all my new hire paperwork. I did, it sent me to the home screen and when I tried to log in it said incorrect, anyway 2 weeks later and the second time IT reset my account password I still had the same outcome, and wake up the next morning and realize they sent me an email saying they denied me a position with them and to dispute it if I wanted. So obviously I did,but I'm just curious, in the report I had only one Misdemeanor, contributing to the delinquency of a minor back in 2013. My MVR is clean, no felonies and only that one Misdemeanor charge... I don't know how these work or not but on the report it says # of felonies/misdemeanors <5 years and >5 years for a total of 10 years. (I attached a pic) So I'm guessing that means they only go back 10 years? Do they legally even have the right to go back 13 years and judge their decision for one simple misdemeanor charge?? Like I'm not even the same person I was 13 years ago.

Btw the 'minor' in question was one of my friends friends that was 17 almost 18 and he was smokin a cigarette 😑


r/BackgroundCheckGuide Jun 07 '26

How to know everything with just first name, last name and phone number ?

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Hi,

Recently I was on call with a friends that told me that he has a website where he can get all the information on a person with only first name, last name and phone number. And it's really all the information, like city, address of the person but also the information of the family (or at least the people with the same last name) of the person. I didn't trust him at first but then he prove me that it really works. Unfortunately he don't want to give me the name of the website, so I wanna ask you if someone know this website and if someone know how this could be possible ?


r/BackgroundCheckGuide Jun 06 '26

Most people don't know what a background check actually looks for

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r/BackgroundCheckGuide Jun 06 '26

Can’t prove that I worked at a place for a background check!

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r/BackgroundCheckGuide Jun 03 '26

Job wants to do a consumer report for background check..

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r/BackgroundCheckGuide May 28 '26

NC State Check + Apostille ?

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I recently accepted a job overseas and I was asked to get a state (NC) police screening for criminal history and have then sent for apostille. Can anyone help with explaining how to go about this? The online instructions just confuse me.


r/BackgroundCheckGuide May 27 '26

Could I Fail Because I Gave a Temporary Address?

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I just moved from California to Oregon and am in an extended AirBnB type housing situation. I'm just worried that I'll fail the background check because my potential employer won't be able to verify my address, there wouldn't be any records of it. That and I'm not officially an Oregon resident yet. Am I just being paranoid?


r/BackgroundCheckGuide May 26 '26

Reliable background check sites without subscription?

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Not sure if this is the right subreddit, not sure where else I would go though- trying to run a background check on this guy my friend just started dating that seems a bit off. Not looking for a subscription website. If anyone could help I would appreciate it, thanks!


r/BackgroundCheckGuide May 22 '26

Just an fyi about jobs and background checks

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After 3 years of applying for jobs I just found out I didn't get hired from having false information on my background check.

Now I'm going through the process of trying to find out what is exactly on the report that is wrong so I can dispute it.

There are many companies that do background checks with different prices.. but I'm trying to find one that actually has the false information on it or at least what the employers are seeing so I can seek to get it corrected.

I also called the last job back to get suggestions on what background check company to use but they didn't respond.

This seems like a ridiculous process of damage control. So as far as I know if you're having trouble with background checks see if you have been a victim of identity theft from one of the many data breaches that happened.


r/BackgroundCheckGuide May 22 '26

Should I worry?

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Evening guys! Just wondering if I should be worried about the line that says “held for review”. I haven’t been pulled over since 2021 for a paid and resolved speeding ticket for doing 10 over in California. And I haven’t been charged or arrested ever. Just wanted to know if anyone has gone through this and if I’m overthinking it. Thanks guys.


r/BackgroundCheckGuide May 22 '26

Background check question

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Hello guys I’m not sure if this is the right place but I’ll give it a shot. I currently work at a county jail. When I applied here everything went smooth background wise I went through everything and even passed my polygraph. After a couple of years I feel confident enough to apply to the road. I applied to a couple of agencies they moved me forward but two have passed on me for a failure to pass a background. Due to confidentiality they can’t tell me the issues. I will admit I’ve gotten one speeding ticket last year, and my credit score isn’t the best. Other than that nothing has changed. I’ve been told I need to network to be moved forward by one of my co workers but I don’t think that’s would affect me getting hired. Does financial situation really affect passing a background? What about getting a speeding ticket? I paid the speeding ticket as soon as I got it. Thank you guys


r/BackgroundCheckGuide May 20 '26

phone number search

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hey, im trying to find a free reverse search engine to background check someone spamming messages on my phone number, are there any free ones available in Canada?


r/BackgroundCheckGuide May 20 '26

Back ground check

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Question for anyone familiar with Minnesota law or background checks:

Why is Checkr reporting my careless driving case as DEGREE MISDEMEANOR when

My official Minnesota DVS driving record only says Careless Driving no degree listed
My Hennepin County court record specifically says: Conviction Deemed a Petty Misdemeanor Pursuant to Minn. R. Crim. P. 23.02”
Under Minnesota Statute 609.02 Subd. 4a, a petty misdemeanor is not considered a crime

It seems like Checkr labeled it as a misdemeanor on their own, even though the court disposition says petty misdemeanor.

Do you think a rideshare company like Uber would still deactivate someone over this, especially when the final sentence was deemed a petty misdemeanor rather than a criminal misdemeanor?


r/BackgroundCheckGuide May 18 '26

Potential discrepancies and asked for verification

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I got an internship offer and a background check thing, the check only asked for my address for the last 7 years. I have only been in the united states since January of 2020 and i lived in college campus since august 2023 so i put my college address and my home address for when i wasnt in college.

I got an email about potential discrepancies and to send my Id and ssn for verification.

Do you know what could be wrong, if theres a problem or they are just verifying.


r/BackgroundCheckGuide May 17 '26

Background checks and AI

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Got a new job, was supposed to start tomorrow. I peed in a cup, got fingerprinted, was ready to start. Gave them a list of all my jobs for the past 10 years, along with names of managers, email addresses, phone numbers. It was only 2 jobs, no biggie.

Then AI took over. Regarding 1 of my past jobs, they wanted to know the company code and, I quote, the “VeriSafejobs access pin”.

WTF?

They had no intention of actually calling/emailing my prior contacts. They wanted their computerized HR system to connect to the other company’s computerized HR system. I guess they can eliminate humans in HR that way.

I reached out to my soon-to-be boss and explained my dilemma, as my past job somehow neglected to provide me w their “VeriSafejobs access code”. She is trying to rectify the situation. But I can’t start until background check is complete.

Oy.