The person watching your kids, sleeping in your bed, signing your lease, or handling your money has a past you've never seen—and statistics say there's a real chance it includes something that would make your blood run cold.
Anonymous. Instant. No one will know you searched.
FBI data shows the vast majority of fraud, assault, and theft is committed by someone the victim already knew, trusted, or invited in.
70% of families never run a background check on their childcare provider. A growing number discover—too late—that the person alone with their kids has a violent past.
Identity thieves and stalkers often hide behind shared housing. By the time you discover who they actually are, your credit, your mail, and your safety are already compromised.
Romance scammers and predators don't look the part—that's the point. Many have prior charges in other states that never came up because no one ever searched.
Plumbers, cleaners, handymen—people you give your home address, schedule, and physical access to. How many have you ever actually checked?
Embezzlement, harassment, and workplace violence almost always involve someone with a history their employer never looked into.
Predators count on social proof. By the time concerns surface, real damage has been done—and a 2-minute check months ago would have stopped all of it.
These aren't worst-case scenarios. These are the averages—what happens to ordinary people every single day.
Average loss from tenant fraud
$8,000+
Average embezzlement by small business
$50,000+
Average loss to romance scams
$15,000+
Cost to evict a bad tenant
$3,500 - $10,000
Average identity theft cleanup
$1,500+ & 200+ hours
Cost of hiring the wrong person
$15,000 - $50,000
The next victim is always someone who 'never thought it could happen to them.'
A background check is the difference between reacting to a tragedy and preventing one. Every red flag the report surfaces is one you don't have to learn the hard way.
Every story you've ever read about a 'shocking betrayal' started with someone who trusted the wrong person and never checked. Be the one who did.
Here are the most common concerns people have before running their first background check.