Student almost doesn’t get job after identity mix-up
18 year old Winston-Salem State University student Brittany Tenae McNeil was a recent near victim of identity mix-up. Brittany started working at a Target store about a month ago, but was called off after ChoicePoint reported she had a misdemeanor larceny charge and a trespassing charge.
It turns out that there is another Brittany McNeil in Guilford County. And their birthdays are only 1 day apart. Even more amazingly, their SSN are only 2 digits apart.
Brittany disputed the ChoicePoint background check report, but was told the dispute could take 30 days to investigate.
All ended well for Brittany. Target called her a few days later and made it clear that she could come back and be a part of the team.
When a professional company such as CrimCheck provides background checks for companies and businesses, we make sure the employer knows that background checks can occasionally find information on someone that isn’t the original applicant. This can be largely attributed to the fact that people with multiple arrests in different areas will often have their information recorded differently, making the process of a background check more difficult and forcing investigators to find all possible matches, not just exact matches. It is up to the employer to verify the information a background check company provides.
