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Stop Candidate Fraud Before It Starts | Proof

Proof offers continuous, expert-verified candidate identity monitoring throughout the hiring process to combat increasingly sophisticated and industrialized fraud tactics—such as deepfakes, proxy interviews, and synthetic identities—that current fragmented hiring tools fail to fully address, preventing costly security breaches and wasted recruiter time.

Candidate Fraud Detection & Prevention

The Person Who Applied Isn't Always the Person You Hire

Prevent candidate fraud from application to day one. Stop deepfake candidates, proxy interviews, and identity fraud throughout your hiring process.

Most hiring tools verify once and move on. Proof builds a continuous identity record across every stage of your funnel, reinforced by trained human experts at the moments that matter most.

The Problem

Fraud Has Industrialized. Your Hiring Stack Hasn't Caught Up.

  • The KnowBe4 Incident: A stolen identity inside a security company — malware installed on Day One.
  • Nation-State IT Worker Scheme: $7M paid to North Korea-linked workers with fabricated identities.
  • Day-One Slack Photo Mismatch: New hire's face didn't match who interviewed — fraud confirmed after HIPAA exposure.
  • The Camera-Refusal Proxy: Candidate aced written rounds, refused camera — a proxy stood in for an unqualified hire.

Statistics:

  • 1 in 4 job applicants will be fake by 2028
  • 42 hours of recruiter time wasted per job posting on fraudulent candidates
  • $50M+ cost exposure from a single nation-state actor hired as an IT engineer

AI Didn't Create Hiring Fraud. It Made It Available to Everyone.

What once took nation-state resources now takes a $20 tool and 20 minutes. Synthetic identities, AI-generated documents, deepfake video — the attack surface is expanding faster than any single checkpoint can track.

Your Hiring Stack Was Built for a Different Threat

Current tools only offer fragments. Background checks verify history, scanners hunt AI text, and risk signals block bots. Even ID checks provide just a static snapshot. Each solves a piece of the puzzle, but none hold the thread from start to finish.

This Problem Will Not Age Out. It Will Accelerate.

Deepfakes are getting cheaper. Synthetic identities are getting more convincing. The same AI driving your recruiting automation is driving your fraud exposure. A point solution that works against today's attacks may be obsolete before your next hiring cycle.

The Solution: Proof

The Problem Demands More Than a Point Solution

Proof is the only platform that combines a persistent identity record, trained human experts at every critical stage, and a network built to evolve as fraud does, so you're not back in six months looking for something else.

Specialized Identity Agents, Not Recruiter Guesswork

Proof identity agents step in at high-stakes moments, removing the burden of verification from your recruiters, so they can focus on talent while Proof ensures candidates are who they say they are.

I-9 as a Fraud Signal, Not Just a Compliance Box

Proof's remote I-9 examination is a fraud detection moment. A fraudulent hire cannot match the identity they rode in on. The I-9 surfaces what algorithms miss entirely.

A Continuous Identity Thread, Not Isolated Checkpoints

Proof builds an unbroken chain from application to Day One. If the thread breaks anywhere, you know before they start.

How Proof Works

Not a Checkpoint. A Continuous Identity Thread.

Proof doesn't verify once and move on. Each stage builds on the last so trust compounds, the identity record strengthens. If something breaks anywhere in the thread, you know before it becomes a problem.

1. Application

  • Passive fraud screening at intake:
    • Proof automatically evaluates application data (name, email, phone, address) against risk signals for synthetic identity patterns, high-risk contact data, and behavioral anomalies.
    • A risk score writes back directly to your ATS.
    • Zero candidate friction. Zero workflow changes. The identity record starts here.

2. Screening / Shortlist

  • Automated identity verification:
    • When a candidate reaches the shortlist, Proof triggers identity verification (government ID and liveness checks).
    • Results write back to your ATS natively.
    • Verification depth is configurable by role, team, or risk level.

3. Interview Loop

  • Identity continuity through every round:
    • As candidates move through the interview loop, their verified identity travels with them.
    • For high-stakes roles, Proof can re-check the person in the room against the identity on file.

4. Offer / Pre-Start

  • Live human verification before the offer is signed:
    • An authorized representative or Proof identity agent joins the session with full context: risk signals, prior verifications, and the complete identity record.
    • Deepfake detection runs in real time.
    • New risk signals from the session are layered against everything already known.

5. Day One / Onboarding

  • I-9 as compliance proof and final fraud catch:
    • Proof's remote I-9 closes the record that started at application.
    • Live document review, a face check against the verified identity on file, and the complete audit trail returned automatically.

The Verified Candidate Experience

From the first email to Day One — what your candidate sees, and what your hiring team experiences behind the scenes.

Step 1: Interview Confirmed — Candidate receives a video call confirmation from Talent Acquisition with a secure link to join the session.

Step 2: Identity Verification Triggered — Moving to the next round triggers a Proof identity check (under 5 minutes, no friction for the candidate).

Step 3: Candidate Reviews Details — On proof.com, candidate reviews their name, date of birth, and address, matched against their government ID.

Step 4: Live Verify Meeting Begins — Candidate joins a live video session with a commissioned Proof notary agent (a real, trained human).

Step 5: Agent Reviews Government ID — Proof agent examines the candidate's government ID in real time, with full identity context.

Step 6: Selfie Matched — Risk: Low — Selfie verified against the ID photo. Identity timeline shows every checkpoint passed. Risk score: Low. Identity confirmed.

Step 7: Offer Extended. Identity Locked — Candidate receives their offer with onboarding re-verification already scheduled. The same verified identity, start to finish.

What Customers Say

"We were skeptical about adding another step to our process. Within the first month, Proof flagged multiple candidates our ATS had greenlit. It's now a non-negotiable part of our hiring workflow."

VP of Talent Acquisition, Healthcare Enterprise, 5,000+ employees

"Our recruiters were spending hours every week on candidates who turned out to be fake. Proof cleared the top of our funnel and gave that time back. The ROI was visible within weeks."

Head of Talent, Insurance Carrier, 2,500+ employees

"We hired Proof specifically for our remote engineering roles. The passive screening alone identified risk signals we would have completely missed. For a CISO, that's everything."

Chief Information Security Officer, Financial Services Firm

"The I-9 remote examination workflow alone is worth it for us. We've eliminated every manual coordination step for remote hires and have a full audit trail for every onboarding. Our legal team loves it."

Chief People Officer, Professional Services, 1,200+ employees

"Setting up Proof took hours, not weeks. The EasyLink integration with our ATS was seamless. We were catching fraud signals before we even finished onboarding our recruiting team."

Director of Recruiting, Technology Company, Series C

"KnowBe4 got hit. The DOJ documented it at 300+ companies. Proof gave us a defensible answer to 'what are you doing about candidate fraud' — and a real one, not just a policy."

COO, Pharmaceutical Company

Integrations

Works with the Hiring Stack You Already Use

Proof connects to your ATS, HRIS, and background check tools — no rip and replace. Verified results write back automatically.

  • ATS (Applicant Tracking)
  • HRIS (HR & Workforce)
  • HRMS (Human Resource Management System)
  • Proof: Verified & Written Back

Identity data writes back to your ATS automatically — no manual entry, no workflow changes for your team.

Get Started

Candidate Fraud Won't Slow Down. Neither Should You.

Talk to us about how Proof can help your HR team catch fakes early — and stay focused on what matters most: hiring the best people.

  • Live human identity verification — not just algorithms
  • Deployable in hours — no engineering required
  • Integrates with your ATS, HRIS, and HRMS

Common Questions

We already do background checks. Why do we need this?

Background checks verify what a candidate claims about their past. They don't verify who the person is in front of you — and by the time they run, a fraudulent candidate has already passed 3–5 interview rounds, wasted thousands in recruiter hours, and potentially accessed your systems. Proof catches fraud at the top of the funnel, before any of that happens.

Will this slow down our hiring process?

Proof's Defend product runs passively in the background — candidates don't know it's happening and don't need to do anything. The only friction is for fraudsters. Legitimate candidates move through your pipeline faster because recruiters aren't wasting time on fake applications. Passive screening plus triggered IDV means you run full verification only on candidates who need it.

What about candidate experience and drop-off?

Up to 25% of applications for certain roles are already bots or fake candidates. Proof's passive-first approach means legitimate candidates experience zero friction unless a risk signal warrants step-up verification. A candidate who refuses to verify their identity is telling you something important — that's not a drop-off problem, it's a data point.

We have data privacy and legal concerns.

Proof is an identity validator, not a decision-maker. We don't make hiring decisions — we verify identity. Our platform includes EEOC/CRA-compliant posture, proactive data handling documentation for procurement review, and legal sign-off pathways. We're deployed at healthcare companies, insurance carriers, and financial institutions with the strictest regulatory environments in the country.

What's the ROI if we don't catch many fraudsters?

Measure beyond fraud catches. Recruiter efficiency alone: 42 hours saved per job posting × your number of open roles = thousands of hours recovered annually. Then factor in average cost of identity fraud at $500K–$1M+ per incident, $1M–$5M+ for a malicious insider, $5M–$50M+ for a nation-state actor. Proof is the insurance policy — you don't measure fire insurance by how many fires you've had.

How long does implementation take?

Proof deploys in hours with no-code EasyLinks and ATS webhooks. No engineering required to get started. Building a comparable in-house solution would take 12–18 months and millions in spend — and you still wouldn't have the fraud signal network built from millions of verified users and billions of transactions. That scale is the moat you can't replicate.

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What HR and talent teams need to know about deepfake interviews, synthetic identities, and the fraud background checks miss.