​Why?

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​The Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) reported that 95% of organizations do a background check on all of their candidates before they can be hired.  Background checks are also conducted by realtors when people apply for rental applications. Airbnb does them on guests as well as hosts.
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​Selfie Background Check LLC is a tech-enabled, professional background check company that helps people in the workforce and in their everyday life; ​simply by making sure that your personal background check data is accurate.  

Selfie Background Check is backed by our parent company, DataScreening, which is a 26 year old background screening company that is accredited by the PBSA(Professional Background Screening Association).  We have the experience of doing hundreds of thousands of background checks worldwide. ​

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At some point in your life,
​ a background check will ​be done on you. 
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But, how do you know it will be correct?

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​Click on the video below to see how it works.​

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​One study found 600,000 Americans ​are denied a job each year based on a bad background check.

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Samuel M. Jackson, Illinois: Mismatched Report, Company: InfoTrackMr.

​Jackson was allegedly denied employment after a prospective employer ran an InfoTrack background check.
InfoTrack reported a rape conviction from 1987— when Mr. Jackson was four years old.
The rape conviction actually belonged to a 58-year-old male named Samuel L. Jackson from Virginia who was convicted of rape in November 18, 1987.

​Catherine Taylor, Arkansas: Mismatched Report, Company: ChoicePoint ( LexisNexis)
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​Ms. Taylor has no criminal history, but on several occasions she has had her housing and employment threatened because of mismatched background checks.
ChoicePoint allegedly reported the criminal record of another Catherine Taylor with the same date of birth

“John Doe 2,” Pennsylvania: Misclassifying Offense, Company: Phenix Group, Inc.
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​In a background check, Phenix Group, Inc., incorrectly reported the grade of a conviction of a Pennsylvania man. Although the man was charged with a felony and two other misdemeanors, those charges were actually dropped.

​Besides "Googling yourself," how can you run a background check  on yourself ?  ​

Does Airbnb Do Criminal Background Checks? Yes. ​
​Policy sparks backlash among consumers.

​​Click to Read.

​​​You should be able to do your own background check before 
​anyone else does, ​ ​giving you a chance to be proactive and better prepared.  
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Automated background checks are deciding who’s fit for a home,
​But advocates say algorithms can’t capture the complexity of criminal records

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​Our platform gives you a chance to get that check, just like your next potential employer will do on you. 

​Know if your background check is correct
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• Thinking about changing jobs in the near future? ​​
• Don't be passed over for a job because of a mistake on your record.  ​

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• Stand out from the other applicants,  have your background check already done. 
• ​Get hired faster by having your background check already done.

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​​Even if you do have a record, now you can have an explanation ready.  ​Most companies would rather hear the truth with an explanation, than to be lied to.
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​​" But I have a clean record, ​I was never arrested. ​
   ​Why should I do a ​Selfie Background Check?  "  

• Companies relying on bulk database records 
• Database searches that fail to provide updated information
• Criminal Records with a similar name confused with yours
• Stolen identity / mistaken identity
• Human errors that were entered into the court system
• ​Dismissed, expunged, or charges that were pleaded down but never updated​​​

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Mistakes from databases. Many employers will rely on a "database" background check which contains information that is 40% incorrect, on average.  ​A database record is often not updated and not accurate since it is not from the original source.  The original source is the court houses and many courts do not make their records available through databases. 

Lawsuit Claims ​
​Background Check Error Ruined Reputation
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​​Mistakes in the courts. One of the main reasons is because criminal records are recorded and filed in the courts by name and date of birth only, not by  Social Security Numbers. ​ So variations of names similar to yours, or even similar birthdates, may cause errors linking criminal records to the incorrect names.  

​Mistakes from charges that were dismissed, downgraded, or even expunged but never updated.  Typos when personal information was entered.  Warrants for your arrest that you don't even know about. 

​Think it can't happen to you? Think again. ​ ​ ​
​Click here to see why.

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​What about those online companies,  where they say
​ "Just Enter a Name and a State?" 
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​These companies are usually data companies that are passing along data that is not checked and not updated on a regular basis.  It is usually not taken from the original source, which is a courthouse.  

Learn more about the
​Fair Credit Reporting Act

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Selfie Background Check follows the guidelines set forth by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) which regulates the use of background checks.  The core model of our background checks are taken from county courthouses, not relying on online databases that you often see disguised as other background check companies. ​

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Everyone should have control of their ​own information, ​
​especially before someone else sees it.