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You Can Help in the Fight to Detect and Stop Financial Crimes
Everyone knows how vital it is to run a background check on a potential employee or a nanny that you will be entrusting with your children.
It is just as important to know who you are doing business with.
One of the easiest ways to know about the company you are working with is conducting a business license check.
Read on to learn how to do a license check, how to run a business background check, and why it is important to know the business you are thinking about working with.
Know your business
Financial criminals, if left to run amuck, can infiltrate banks, other financial institutions, the economy, and even the government — not to mention what they can do to an individual who gets caught up in their schemes.
One of the most harmful financial crimes to the economy is money laundering.
This can be done by funneling money from an illegitimate business into a legitimate business or a bank, to hide the business that is not legally obtained.
Other harmful things these criminals can do are scamming and fraud.
Scamming can be done in numerous ways — saying they are a business that requires payment or having a fake check deposited into a bank to drain and overdraw the account, to name a few.
Checking a business license
Checking a business license is typically a straightforward task.
You simply gather the registration number from the business license and input it into the correct website to receive verification that what is registered matches the information on the license.
The only true issue you may run into while doing a license check overseas is with countries that only utilize their native language on the sites and the licenses.
If the license does not match the online information, you should cease working with the company and alert the proper authorities about it.
Running a background check
If you are going to have a business in your home, merge them with your business, or simply want to know everything you can, you should run a background check on them — just as you would an employee, nanny, or any other individual.
The process of a business background checkcan be as simple as checking all online resources to verify that the company is legitimate and has good reviews.
It can also include financial information, detailed information on their daily routines, and so much more.
In this day and age, it is important to be aware of the things going on around us.
Scammers, criminals, and those out to take your money or cause you harm lurk everywhere — even behind the name of a business.
For this reason, it is vital you perform a business license check on every company you plan to work with — especially if they are overseas, or you plan to have them do work in your home.
A business background checkwill give you a much clearer look at who the business truly is, and ensure you are not being taken advantage of.
Do your due diligence today to protect yourself and also help to get criminals off the streets.
Harper Harrison is a reporter for The Hear UP. Harper got an internship at the NPR and worked as a reporter and producer. harper has also worked as a reporter for the Medium. Harper covers health and science for The Hear UP.
