The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) estimates nearly 9 million Americans have had their identities stolen within the last year. Identity fraud is one of the fastest growing crimes in the U.S. and a landlord or property manager that does not verify an applicant’s identity is an easy target for fraud.Validate your prospective tenant’s social security number and substantially reduce identity theft exposure.

Social Security Fraud Verification searches more than 19 billion public and proprietary records to instantly verify basic data and potentially fraudulent identities. These resources automatically validate identity against known matches to ensure…

• The zip code matches the state
• The last name matches the address
• The Social Security Number matches the first and last name
• The Social Security Number issue date is within a valid date range
• The Social Security Number is not listed as deceased

TenantAlert recommends an SSN Fraud Report to help with:

• Effectiveness – Experience full cost recovery within months, with an average fraud reduction rate of 80 percent
• Efficiency – Conduct a point-of-service verification in seconds
• Ease of Use – The SSN Fraud Report is easy to read and understand