False Employee Identity Card and Service Letter | Background Screening Case Study Of cFIRST Background Checks

Problem: Misuse of employee ID of another person along with forging of service letter to get the job.

Impact: The organization saved itself from having its brand image tarnished by successfully verifying the documents provided by the candidate.

cFIRST Solution: Thorough check of past employment history and verification of data through the ex-employers in order to ensure no candidate gets an entry to the safe workspace of a company by manipulating data.

Detailed Report:

Tampering of credentials and job roles is not uncommon these days with advanced editing software assisting to conduct the process. While technology has made the hiring process smoother, it does come with a price. There are complex technological tools that can be used by frauds to misappropriate documents by intricately changing and editing the information in a document. Recently an employee, who had worked as a Technical Recruiter during the span of 01 October 2019 to 30 September 2020, applied for a position where he posed as a Senior Technical Recruiter and super-imposed the tenure of his service as October 2019 to March 2021. He connived and meddled the information in his service letter belonging to his previous employer while he was unemployed under the same company and altered the situation. On verification of the employee ID and name of the employee, it was discovered that the employee ID belongs to another person who is an active member in the same company. This action was not only a breach of protocol and trust that the employee misused to fit his need but also resulted in the offense of dual employment.

However, the company was equipped and vigilant of some such instances and they had judiciously invested a nominal account for cFIRST background check service in USA that helped them deal with the situation effectively. The fact that the employee had misinformed the company about his employment helped the company terminate his candidature and avoid employing someone unreliable. This action not only helped the company deal with the excess expense of hiring and training a person with low morale and trust but also hire someone else who is a better fit for the role. Had the company not been watchful, the fraudulent candidate would have taken someone else’s place who might have otherwise been more competent and faithful.

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