Faking a Criminal Record Check

According to this article from The Providence Journal, a prospective high school volleyball coach attempted to fake a criminal record check. First, he sent an email to the school in question, his prospective employer, pretending to be an FBI agent and providing a clean criminal record check. Soon after, he typed up a letter, also claiming to be from the FBI, which claimed that he did not have a criminal record. While the school confirms the amateur nature of this man’s attempts at forgery and impersonation, the story highlights some of the risks related to paper-based criminal record checks and pre-employment screening. While the prospective high school volleyball coach simply printed off a fake letter and sent a fraudulent email, technology affords much more complex and convincing methods for falsifying documentation.

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