- TikTok user Samantha shared the shocking discovery in a video in April.
- A background check revealed he had three felony charges on his record.
- Her fingerprints showed that she was not related to the criminal.
A California woman shared how a routine background check led to a shocking discovery in her criminal record.
TikTok user Samantha posted a video warning others about the alarming information she learned when her employer conducted the assessment before starting work at a new company.
To her surprise, the San Diego woman learned that the inspection found she had three felony charges against her.
‘This is a warning to you. “If you’re going to apply for a job, especially at a fucking financial firm, you need to know what’s on your fucking background check,” Samantha said in the video.
“Don’t be idiots like me and walk around with three felony charges.”
TikTok user Samantha posted a video in April warning others about the alarming information she learned when her employer conducted a routine background check.
‘So I have three felony charges on my background check. Brilliant. That’s great for me, right?’ she said.
Samantha said the records check was being done because her company was going through a merger, which meant she would keep her job but work for a new employer.
The results found that a woman with the same name and date of birth had felony charges of robbery, identity theft and heavy possession of a controlled substance dating back to 2014.
“I don’t know how I got hired at the job I have now, which is a financial company, and no one noticed,” Samantha said.
“Luckily for me, the company I’m merging with does a very thorough check, they even like to do a full FBI fingerprint check.”
Results found that a woman with the same name and date of birth had felony charges of robbery, identity theft and heavy possession of a controlled substance.
“They were able to clear me for my fingerprints, knowing that my fingerprints are not in the system, but for some reason someone used my name and my date of birth and committed some crimes in 2014,” he said.
Jordie Black, content leader at Zinc, a global background check company that did not specifically perform Samantha’s background checks, said news week It is possible that people may be misidentified.
“People may be wrongly flagged with felony charges on their record, even if they haven’t committed a crime,” Black said.
‘This “false positive” can occur when two people share the same name or other identifying details, leading to incorrect matches.
‘A good background check system should alert users to potential matches where information may be ambiguous or incorrect. “The HR team or organization should then conduct extensive due diligence, verifying details directly with the individual and cross-referencing with other sources to ensure accuracy,” Black said.
Commenters commiserated with Samantha and shared their similar experiences of uncovering surprising information in their background checks.
‘I had a similar problem. What saved me if the recorded height was 5’7” and I’m only 4’11”. In the end I was able to clear everything up,” wrote a user named Aileen.
User Jenette said: ‘I had a similar situation. I was engaged and we were buying a house and I found out a family member used my identity to get a car. It was a horrible experience.’
Another commenter named Brianna said, “I’ve had two accidents under my belt for a long time, at a time and in places I’ve never been before.”