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Rebranded as TrustCheck Solutions
TrustCheck Solutions a comprehensive solution for businesses seeking to hire trustworthy individuals and maintain integrity in their operations. Our services include consented background screenings and pre-employment screenings, all designed to identify potential issues before they become problems. We also offer marketing support and business intelligence services to help companies make informed decisions about their hiring and business strategies.
At TrustCheck Solutions, we understand that trust is a key component of any successful business relationship. That’s why we provide reliable, accurate, and confidential services to our clients, helping them to make the best possible hiring decisions and mitigating their risks in their operations. Our team of experienced professionals is dedicated to upholding the highest standards of integrity, and we work closely with our clients to develop customized solutions that meet their unique needs.
In today’s complex business environment, maintaining trust and integrity is more important than ever. Let TrustCheck Solutions help you build a foundation of trust and confidence in your hiring and business practices.
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Economic Crime
South Africa world leader for all the wrongs reasons:
The PwC Global Economic Crime Survey revealed on Wednesday that South African organisations had reported the highest rate of economic crime in the world over the last two years.
69% of South African organizations have been victims of economic crime
32% have been victims of cyber crime
Louis Strydom, Forensic Services Leader for PwC Africa: “When compared to the global statistic of 36%, we are faced with the stark reality that economic crime is at a pandemic level in South Africa. No sector or region is immune from economic crime”
Overall, the reports found that business detection and response plans were not keeping pace with the level and range of threats now facing organizations.
We offer comprehensive background screening services on all new employees from as little as R250.00.
It is simply not enough to do a basic credit check on a new credit applicant and assume that your company won’t have any future problems. All of the requests that we receive lately in tracing absconding debtors had clear credit records. There are a lot of fraudsters out there. We can provide you with a comprehensive verification and risk analysis report (Company/Business report as well as individual reports on 2 directors + risk analysis + verification services with South African Fraud Prevention Services, deeds information or Company Properties , CIPRO information/Linked Directors Companies, Home Affairs verification, Bank Account verification, Company Loans/Bonds, Judgements and Defaults, Company Auditors and all relevant information to make an informed lending decision).
Professional Driving Permits
Nearly half a million truck & public transport drivers don’t hold valid permits to drive on South African roads.
Road Traffic Management Corporation – RTMC chief executive Makhosini Msibi announced today that the corporation had found that nearly half-a-million professional drivers were operating without the proper documentation.
He said 433 973 expired professional driving permits were recorded on the national traffic information system on 31 December 2014 – representing 43.3 percent of all PrDPs issued in South Africa.
The RTMC said the provinces that recorded the highest increase in the number of expired PrDPs were Gauteng with 366 761 or 49.8 percent, KwaZulu-Natal recorded 201 628 or 43.6 percent, and Northern Cape had 32 549 or 42.5 percent.
Msibi said: “Drivers are required to produce a medical fitness certificate and maintain a clean criminal record in order to obtain a professional driver’s permit.”
Who needs a Professional Driving Permit?
Operating a vehicle with a gross vehicle mass of more than 3500kg –
Carrying dangerous goods – need a D category PrDP
A Break-Down vehicle – need a G category PrDP
A Goods vehicle – need a G category PrDP
A bus, designated to carry more than 12 people(including the driver) – need a P category PrDP
Used to carry paying passengers – need a P category PrDP
Other Criteria:
You can only obtain a PrDP if you:
- have a valid driving licence for the type of vehicle in question
- have been certified as medically fit by a doctor
- have been certified by an approved training body [only required for category D (dangerous goods) vehicles]
- do not have a criminal record for (in the past five years):
- driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or a drug having a narcotic effect
- driving a motor vehicle while the concentration of alcohol in your blood or breath exceeded a statutory limitation
- in the case of an application for a category P and D permit, an offence of which violence was an element.
- have never had your driving licence suspended
- have never been convicted of a criminal offence or paid an admission-of-guilt fine.
PrDP’s have to be renewed every 2 years.
We can easily verify a Drivers License and screen for Criminal Records for your company.
Take the risk out of your business and contact us today!
Criminal Background Checks
We do fast and reliable criminal background checks with detailed reports of Illicit activity, countrywide.
Let us take the hassle out of criminal record checks for your company.
Fast, effective and for considerably less than what you would expect!
False South African Identity Documents
Identity document forgery is the process by which ID documents issued by governing bodies are copied and/or modified by persons not authorized to create such documents or engage in such modifications, for the purpose of deceiving those who would view the documents about the identity or status of the bearer. The term also encompasses the activity of acquiring identity documents from governing bodies by falsifying the required supporting documentation in order to create the desired identity.
Such falsified documents can be used for identity theft, age deception, illegal immigration and organized crime.
Detection of a “genuine fake” document is a difficult process; as such a fake is a legitimate document, it will pass any tests for forgery. To detect such fakes, it is necessary to perform a background check to confirm the legitimacy of the document’s information. Identity documents can further be examined under an ultraviolet and white light table to check for any changes made to the document.
The green bar coded South African ID has virtually no built in security features. It will take an amateur with only a couple of basic tools only a few minutes to change the document. We are uncovering numerous fake documents on a daily basis – with the impact ranging from obtaining grants that are supposed to be paid to the poor, to a false identity with which a crime is committed or illegal aliens operating as South African citizens.
We have affective solutions to combat both scenarios for much cheaper than you think!
False South African Drivers Licenses
Many professions require the employee to have a valid driver’s licence. This is necessary for insurance purposes and also to ensure that some protection and good care is given to company vehicles which those individuals may be entrusted with driving.
Failure to have a valid drivers licence is the single most quoted reason for insurance companies rejecting accident claims. South Africa has one of the highest drivers licence fraud rates in the world, with estimates of the numbers of invalid drivers licenses of over 20 percent. Out of a group of 20 people, 4 will have a false drivers license.
In fact, you can ever order a false drivers license over the internet and have it delivered to your door. See example below:
Under these circumstances, it is nothing short of recklessness not to ensure that all Drivers Licences and Professional Driving Permits in your company are validated as genuine.
Criminal Records
A considerable number of employees have previous criminal convictions.
These days the only way to check criminal records is trough the use of an AFIS system, where electronic fingerprints are taken and submitted for verification. Companies need to buy special equipment, pay licence fees, and have a Certified Biometrics officer (which has to undergo special training) at hand to take these fingerprints. A lot of smaller companies just can’t afford all these requirements.
Let us take the pain out of criminal record checks for your company.
Fast, effective and for considerably less than what you would expect!
Understanding Retail Shrinkage
Shrinkage refers to the unexplained or unauthorized loss of inventory, merchandise, cash or any other asset from a retail establishment by employee theft, shoplifting, organized retail crime, administrative errors and vendor fraud.
According to the NRA survey, most retail shrinkage is caused by employee theft, representing almost half of the losses (47 percent).
The survey also found that organized retail crime (ORC is a relatively low-risk, high-reward crime conducted by fairly sophisticated and skilled groups of criminals. The thefts usually involve specific small, high-priced items that have a high resale value on the black market, such as baby formula, coffee, steaks, cigarettes, smoking cessation products, eyeglass frames, over-the-counter health products, razor blades, fragrances, batteries, electronic goods, printer ink cartridges, power tools and athletic apparel) is on the increase, with retailers having invested little to curb the problem. Although many assume that most of a retail company’s shrinkage is the result of shoplifting, more thefts and losses from stores are internal, committed by employee’s.
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