Small business runs on trust.
Make sure that trust is earned.
From contractors to new hires to business partners — one bad decision can cost more than you can recover from. Get a full person report in minutes, before that handshake becomes a liability.
No subscription required · Single reports from $29.99
$17
Per report on Premium
50
States covered
2 min
Average time to results
6
Independent data checks
Every business, every state.
Whether you are in Manhattan or on Main Street, the same patterns repeat — contractors who vanish, employees who steal, partners whose story does not add up. Two minutes of due diligence can prevent months of damage.
The contractor who took your deposit and disappeared
Hiring contractors without verification is one of the most common small business mistakes. They take the deposit, start the job, then vanish — leaving you with the bill and the mess.
Contractor fraud costs U.S. small businesses billions every year
The employee who left with more than a paycheck
Hiring fast without checking is a gamble. Inventory, cash, client data, access credentials — the pattern is the same. Someone you trusted took advantage of that trust.
Employee theft accounts for 30% of small business inventory losses
The business partner whose story did not hold up
A bad partnership can be worse than no partnership. When the address traces somewhere else, or the identity simply does not match — that is not coincidence.
Business identity fraud costs U.S. companies over $3 billion annually
Owners who check before they trust.
From landlords to lenders to shop owners — these are the people who have built verification into their everyday process.
Landlords & property managers
Renting commercial space, hiring a property manager, or selling to a private buyer — a quick lookup tells you who you are dealing with before you hand over keys.
- Screen tenants
- Verify property managers
- Check buyers
Small business owners & service providers
Shops, agencies, and solo operators face the same problem: you need to trust people fast and cannot afford to be wrong.
- Verify new hires
- Screen subcontractors
- Check business partners
Private lenders & credit providers
Lending to someone you do not fully know is a calculated risk. Verify identity and confirm the person is who they say they are — before money moves.
- SSN trace
- Watchlist screening
- Identity verification
Six checks. One report. Two minutes.
You get the full picture — not a surface-level search. Every report combines six independent data checks into one clear, plain-English summary.
The same identity logic used in KYC and customer verification applies here — more on why in Background checks have changed: what it means if you run a small business. Hiring a trade instead? See the contractor background check guide.
Criminal records search
Searches national court and criminal databases for records matching the provided name and any state or county criteria you supply.
SSN trace & address history
Verifies the Social Security Number is real and tied to the name given — plus every address ever linked to it.
Watchlist & sanctions screening
Cross-references global watchlists, PEP databases, and U.S. sanctions lists for any matching records.
Phone & email identity check
Confirms the phone and email actually match the name they gave you — or flags it when something does not line up.
Digital footprint review
Shows which apps, platforms, and services are linked to the email address. More data points, clearer picture.
Social profile references
Surfaces linked social accounts to check name consistency and catch public-facing identity discrepancies.
Final verdict: every report ends with a plain-English result — Clear, Review, or Flag. No guesswork, no jargon. You know exactly what to do next.
See what comes back.
Same structure as a real report. Fictional names. This is exactly what lands in your dashboard — clean, readable, actionable.
| Criminal records | None found |
| Watchlist / sanctions | No matches |
| Phone consistency | Name consistent |
| Location | Houston, TX · confirmed |
| Email platforms | LinkedIn, Spotify, Adobe… |
| Criminal records | None matched |
| Civil court records | 2 records found |
| Addresses | Chicago & Memphis — review |
| Phone consistency | Name mismatch — review |
| Email platforms | Twitter, Spotify, Adobe… |
Less than one bad decision costs.
A single bad hire or contractor scam can set a small business back months. A TellData report costs less than lunch.
$29.99
one-time purchase
~30 credits · 1 report · valid 365 days
- Full person report
- Criminal database search
- SSN trace + address history
- Downloadable PDF report
$300
per month, billed monthly
300 credits · 19 credits per report
- ~15 full reports / month
- All Single Report features
- Dashboard access
- Credits reset monthly
$1000
per month, billed monthly
1,000 credits · only $17 per report
- ~58 full reports / month
- All Standard features
- Lowest per-report cost
- Priority support
All plans include full dashboard access. No contracts. Cancel any time. U.S. persons only.
They checked. It paid off.
“I manage rental properties across two states. Before TellData I was relying on Google — which is not enough. Now I run a lookup on everyone before any lease. Found two name mismatches in the first month alone.”
“We hired a subcontractor last year who had prior fraud on his record. We did not know. It cost us. Now TellData is the first thing I do before any new contractor relationship.”
“I run a small agency and work with freelancers constantly. The first time we got a name mismatch back, I realised how many times we had skipped this step and simply gotten lucky.”
Things people usually ask.
Yes. TellData searches national databases and public records across all 50 states. Coverage depth varies by state based on available court and public records data per jurisdiction, but you can run a lookup on any person in the U.S.
No — and that distinction matters. TellData is a people search and identity verification tool for personal due diligence, not an FCRA-regulated employment screening service. It is designed for trust decisions you make personally, not for employment, credit, housing, or insurance decisions.
You can start with just a name plus a phone number or email. Adding an SSN significantly improves the depth of the address history and identity trace. The more identifiers you provide, the more complete the report.
No. The Single Report is a one-time purchase valid for 365 days. Monthly plans can be cancelled any time — no contracts, no lock-in.
Every report ends with Clear, Review, or Flag. Clear means no significant records were found. Review means something warrants a closer look, such as a name mismatch or civil court record. Flag means a more serious match was returned. The report explains exactly what was found in plain English.
Related checks and guides
Verify someone
Start a lookup with a name and a phone or email.
Contractor background check
Before the deposit, the keys, or site access.
Nanny and caregiver check
What to confirm before someone joins your household.
How a report is built
Six checks, one PDF, one plain-English verdict.
Every business decision starts with trust.
Two minutes. One report. Run your first lookup before the next stranger asks you to take them at their word.