A dishonest hire costs far more than a bad quarter.
Credential fraud in hiring is a growing problem - degree mills, forged transcripts, and fabricated reference letters are readily available online. A fraudulent hire can expose your organisation to legal liability, reputational damage, and operational risk that far exceeds the cost of the recruitment process. Verify every document before the offer goes out.
1 in 8
job applicants misrepresent qualifications on applications
$17,000+
average cost to replace a fraudulent hire
100+
employment document types supported out of the box
The problem
What fraud looks like in hr & hiring
Forged degree certificates and diplomas
Degree mills produce convincing certificates complete with institutional seals, signatures, and security print. Embossed seal analysis, hologram plausibility, and font consistency checks distinguish genuine certificates from forgeries.
Altered transcripts and marksheets
Grade rows are edited, subjects added, or GPAs inflated on otherwise genuine academic records. Table structure integrity and row alignment analysis expose inserted or modified rows.
Fabricated reference and experience letters
Templated letters with swapped names, dates, and company details are a common fraud. Letterhead plausibility, signatory consistency, and generic vs specific language patterns are all analysed.
How TamperCheck helps
A forensic verdict in about a minute
Integrate TamperCheck into your ATS or pre-employment screening workflow. Every document a candidate submits - degree, transcript, reference, or employment letter - is verified before it reaches your hiring panel, giving your HR team confidence in what they're reviewing.
What we check
- Degree certificate seal and hologram authenticity
- Academic transcript table row and grade column integrity
- Employer letterhead and logo plausibility
- Signatory name and title consistency
- Font and spacing across all employment letter fields
- Stamp authenticity and physical vs digital overlay detection
Documents we verify
Common document types in hr & hiring
Frequently asked
Common questions about hr & hiring
How do you detect fake degree certificates?
TamperCheck inspects font metrics, seal/stamp authenticity, signature consistency, and metadata signatures of issuing institutions. Degree-mill certificates have characteristic structural signatures distinct from real university PDFs - the system catches them at the API call.
Can it verify documents from international universities?
Yes. The forensic checks are document-agnostic - PDF structure, font metrics, pixel-level signals - and work on documents from any institution worldwide. Country-specific seal and stamp templates are applied when the document is classified.
How does it fit into a hiring workflow?
Most teams add TamperCheck at the offer-letter stage: every credential the candidate submits (degree, transcript, employment letter) is run through the API before the offer is finalised. Verdicts return in about a minute.
What about fabricated employment letters and reference letters?
Employment and reference letter fraud is one of the most common HR fraud vectors. TamperCheck checks letterhead plausibility, font consistency, signatory consistency, and producer metadata - catching letters that have been fabricated or edited.
See it working on your documents
Start with $5 in free credits - no contract, no card required. Upload your first document and get a verdict in about a minute.