Domain Manipulation Exposed!

One of our customers for whom we provide the Employee Background Verification service regularly,

The Problem

One of our customers for whom we provide the Employee Background Verification service regularly, contacted us to conduct a background investigation. After receiving the required paperwork, we initiated the first phase of our HR verification process. When we contacted the candidate’s previous employer’s HR department, we learned that the employee code provided in the paperwork was not that of the candidate being verified.

The Solution

We sought a service letter from the candidate about the previous employment, which was not previously provided. The service letter was to include details such as the name, email address, and phone number of the previous employer’s HR representative.

The email address provided in the service letter was contacted and we received a response from them confirming that the candidate was previously employed by them. However, when we later forwarded the email address to the initially contacted HR department, it was discovered that the email id did not belong to the company.

The HR team was initially perplexed about how this candidate received a favorable confirmation from someone.

Great Results

This prompted us to consult the HR team we initially contacted to investigate the issue further. Our inquiry led us to the conclusion that the candidate had established a new domain that was strikingly similar to the company's existing domain. For instance, if the candidate created the domain "www.hrabcef.com," the corporate domain was "www.abcedef.com." The HR department reported that the service letter's name and HR details provided by the candidate in the service letter were those of the organisation's former HR manager, who had left in 2017.

The entire occurrence was disclosed to our customer, and the case was closed and marked "RED."

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