FRAUD DETECTION SUITE
Hire with confidence in the age of AI fraud
AI made hiring fraud easier. Checkr makes it detectable at every stage—from first application through post-hire.
Fraud has changed.
Your defenses should too.
Hiring fraud has evolved faster than legacy HR defenses. These are the numbers behind the new reality.
6 in 10
hiring managers already suspect AI-aided misrepresentation in their candidate funnel.
62%
of hiring managers believe fraudsters now outpace their ability to detect fake identities.
25%
of businesses suffered $50K+ losses from identity fraud in the past year.
Protection for every type of hiring fraud
Each product in Checkr's fraud detection suite targets a different type of fraud. Together, they cover the full hiring lifecycle.
Confirm who your candidates are before screening begins, at any hiring stage.
VERIFY IDENTITY
Verify the person, not just the paperwork
Checkr’s identity verification confirms candidates are who they claim to be, using government-issued ID authentication, live selfie matching, liveness detection, and NIST Level 2–certified deepfake detection.
- Deployable at application, background check, or onboarding—in whatever sequence fits your hiring process
- Takes candidates ~2 minutes with no external accounts or digital wallets required
- Device and behavioral signals add an additional layer of fraud protection
- Results appear in the Checkr Dashboard alongside background check reports
Automatically catch when a candidate’s Social Security number belongs to someone else.
FLAG IDENTITY MISUSE
Catch identity theft before it enters your workforce
Checkr automatically flags candidates who provide an SSN or other deterministic PII that belongs to another person—a signal no single employer can detect alone.
- Surfaces cross-employer SSN misuse patterns powered by Checkr’s 130,000+ employer relationships
- Works silently in the background; no extra steps for your team or candidates
- Flags appear in the Checkr Dashboard for easy review
Flag AI-generated profiles and fraudulent resume submissions before interview resources are spent.
CATCH RESUME FRAUD
Stop fake candidates before your first call
Checkr AI detects AI-generated and synthetic applications by cross-referencing our proprietary data and applying advanced forensic analysis—so your team can focus on real candidates.
- Flags suspicious patterns in resume data, metadata, and candidate history
- Uses Checkr’s 270M+ candidate profiles to surface anomalies invisible to any single employer
- Surfaced in your Checkr Dashboard alongside background check results
Prevent flagged fraudsters from re-entering your hiring funnel under a new application.
BLOCK BAD ACTORS
Your customer-controlled list of known bad actors
Once a fraudulent candidate is identified and rejected, Checkr’s internal blocklist ensures they can’t simply reapply under a new application—or return after a previous termination.
- Fully customer-controlled and configurable to your policies
- Flags reapplications from previously rejected or terminated individuals
- Works across your full hiring funnel, not just a single open role
VERIFY IDENTITY
Verify the person, not just the paperwork
Checkr’s identity verification confirms candidates are who they claim to be, using government-issued ID authentication, live selfie matching, liveness detection, and NIST Level 2–certified deepfake detection.
- Deployable at application, background check, or onboarding—in whatever sequence fits your hiring process
- Takes candidates ~2 minutes with no external accounts or digital wallets required
- Device and behavioral signals add an additional layer of fraud protection
- Results appear in the Checkr Dashboard alongside background check reports
FLAG IDENTITY MISUSE
Catch identity theft before it enters your workforce
Checkr automatically flags candidates who provide an SSN or other deterministic PII that belongs to another person—a signal no single employer can detect alone.
- Surfaces cross-employer SSN misuse patterns powered by Checkr’s 130,000+ employer relationships
- Works silently in the background; no extra steps for your team or candidates
- Flags appear in the Checkr Dashboard for easy review
CATCH RESUME FRAUD
Stop fake candidates before your first call
Checkr AI detects AI-generated and synthetic applications by cross-referencing our proprietary data and applying advanced forensic analysis—so your team can focus on real candidates.
- Flags suspicious patterns in resume data, metadata, and candidate history
- Uses Checkr’s 270M+ candidate profiles to surface anomalies invisible to any single employer
- Surfaced in your Checkr Dashboard alongside background check results
BLOCK BAD ACTORS
Your customer-controlled list of known bad actors
Once a fraudulent candidate is identified and rejected, Checkr’s internal blocklist ensures they can’t simply reapply under a new application—or return after a previous termination.
- Fully customer-controlled and configurable to your policies
- Flags reapplications from previously rejected or terminated individuals
- Works across your full hiring funnel, not just a single open role
Fraud detection that gets smarter with every hire
Over 130,000 employers already rely on Checkr's intelligent verifications. Now, we're bringing that same intelligence to the front lines of fraud.
Explore fraud detection resources
- What is hiring fraud?
- How has AI changed the hiring fraud landscape?
- What is identity verification, and how is it different from a background check?
- What is AI resume fraud detection, and how does it work?
- What types of hiring fraud does Checkr detect?
- Can Checkr’s fraud detection tools be used for remote hiring?
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Frequently asked questions
Hiring fraud: Your questions answered
What is hiring fraud?
Hiring fraud occurs when a candidate misrepresents their identity, credentials, or work history to gain employment. It exists on a spectrum: from embellishment (inflating job titles or responsibilities) to misrepresentation (using fake degrees, licenses, or pay stubs) to outright impersonation (creating a synthetic identity or stealing a real person’s).
As AI tools have become widely available, all three forms of fraud have become easier to execute and harder to detect with traditional screening methods.
How has AI changed the hiring fraud landscape?
AI has dramatically lowered the cost and complexity of creating convincing fake personas. Generative AI can produce synthetic resumes and professional profiles that are difficult to distinguish from real ones. Deepfake technology enables bad actors to impersonate candidates during video interviews. And widespread data breaches have made personal information easy to obtain, enabling stolen-identity attacks at scale.
Traditional one-time background checks weren’t designed to detect these threats. That’s the gap Checkr’s fraud detection suite closes.
What is identity verification, and how is it different from a background check?
A background check looks at a candidate’s history—criminal records, employment, and education. Identity verification confirms that the person submitting that background check is actually who they claim to be.
Checkr’s identity verification uses government-issued ID authentication, live selfie matching, liveness detection, and NIST Level 2–certified deepfake detection. It can be deployed at any stage of the hiring process—from initial application through onboarding—and takes approximately two minutes of the candidate’s time, with no external accounts required.
What is AI resume fraud detection, and how does it work?
Checkr’s AI resume fraud detection analyzes candidate applications for signs of synthetic or fraudulent submissions. It cross-references submissions against Checkr’s proprietary data—including 270M+ candidate profiles in our People Data Graph—and applies advanced forensic analysis to flag high-risk applications before investing interview resources.
Flagged applications appear in your Checkr Dashboard alongside your other screening results, so your team can deprioritize suspicious candidates early in the funnel.
What types of hiring fraud does Checkr detect?
Checkr’s fraud detection suite addresses the three types of hiring fraud, in ascending order of seriousness: embellishment, misrepresentation, and impersonation.
Type of Hiring Fraud | Description | How Checkr Helps |
|---|---|---|
Embellishment | Candidates elevate job titles, hide employment gaps, exaggerate their prior work responsibilities, etc. | AI resume fraud detection flags inflated credentials and suspicious resume patterns. |
Misrepresentation | Candidates use fake employment paystubs, fake degrees and transcripts, fake professional licenses, fake I-9 work authorization documents, etc. | PII misuse detection surfaces cases where a candidate provides an SSN that belongs to another person. |
Impersonation | Candidates create a synthetic identity or steal another person’s identity. | Identity verification with liveness detection and NIST Level 2–certified deepfake detection confirms the candidate is a real, present person with a verified identity. |
Can Checkr’s fraud detection tools be used for remote hiring?
Yes. Checkr’s fraud detection suite was built with the modern, remote-first hiring environment in mind. Identity verification is fully digital—candidates complete it on their own device in approximately two minutes, with no in-person visits or external accounts required.
AI resume fraud detection and PII misuse detection work automatically in the background, regardless of where a candidate is located.
Disclaimer
The resources provided here are for educational purposes only and do not constitute legal advice. We advise you to consult your own counsel if you have legal questions related to your specific practices and compliance with applicable laws.
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