Use cases
Bottom line:ProbePeople is built for lawful investigative work: compliance checks, due diligence before a deal or appointment, fraud investigation, journalism and personal security. Each search records which of these purposes it serves.
“Is this customer who they say they are, and do they carry a sanctions or PEP risk?”
Confirm identity against public records, check for sanctions list and politically exposed person references, and look for adverse media before onboarding or at periodic review. The graded findings and cited sources give the file an audit trail.
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“Before we sign, invest or appoint: what does the record say about this person?”
Map a founder's, director's or partner's companies and past ventures, check litigation and insolvency history, test claimed credentials, and see who they do business with. Contradicted findings show where a pitch and the filings disagree.
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“Who is behind this, and what else are they connected to?”
Trace a subject's companies, associates and assets where public, and look for the tell-tale signs of invented history: impossible dates, copied biographies, institutions that do not exist. The connectome shows the network around the subject, with every tie graded.
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“What is on the public record about the person at the centre of this story?”
Build a sourced profile before an interview or publication: career, companies, court records and prior coverage, with every claim tied to where it came from. Grades show what is established and what still needs a second source.
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“Is the person I am about to deal with who they claim to be?”
Check a prospective business contact, landlord or high-value counterparty in your own dealings, starting with identity and any public record of litigation or fraud. For your own dealings only; it may not be used to screen tenants, employees or borrowers.
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Not permitted
ProbePeople is not a consumer reporting agency, and its reports are not consumer reports under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
The Terms of Service set out permitted and prohibited uses in full.
Resolving the person and scoping the research cost nothing. New accounts include 10 credits.