Identity Trace Report

LexisNexis^® Identity Trace provides identity information, employment information, consumer statements, and optional fraud alerts to help you locate and identify consumers, prevent fraud, and manage identity risk.

Identity Trace offers flexible search options and may return up to eight subjects with corresponding information about each. Identity Trace identifies the subject that best matches the input data with the Best Match indicator. The Identity Trace service requires a permissible use and posts a soft inquiry to the consumer’s credit report.

Report and Results Elements and Icons

Reports and results contain elements that provide information to help you complete additional research actions.

For a list of possible elements, see Report and Results Element Descriptions.

For a list of possible icons, see Report and Result Action Icons.

Reports and results may contain risk indicator flags. Risk indicator flags indicate a potential risk that may need further investigation. For information about risk indicator flags and other informational icons, see Informational and Risk Indicator Icons.

Depending on your product subscription and administrative settings, you may not have access to the report or some of the information in the report.

Report Section Descriptions

The following table contains descriptions for each section of the report.

Report Section Descriptions
Section	Description
Header Information	This section provides general information about the report. Source This field contains the source of the report. Requested by This field contains who requested the report. Search Terms This field contains the search terms that you entered into the search form. Report Created This field contains the date and the time when the report was generated.
Subject Summary	This section contains summary information about the subject. Number of Subjects Returned This field contains the number of subjects that were returned. Market Code This field contains the market code. Submarket Code This field contains the submarket code. Subject This field contains the subject's name. Best Match appears next to the subject who is the best match. In File Date This field contains the date that the information was made available.
Subject Information	This section contains additional information about the subject. Name/Subject This field contains the subject's name. SSN This field contains the subject's SSN (Social Security number). DOB This field contains the subject's DOB (date of birth). Address This field contains the subject's current address and previous addresses.
Subject's Employer Information	This section contains information about the subject's employer. Employer Name This field contains the name of the subject's employer. City/State This field contains the city and the state of the subject's employer. Occupation/Position This field contains the occupation or the position of the subject. If available, this field also contains the date that the subject was hired to the position.
High Risk Fraud Alerts	This section contains information about high risk fraud alerts, an optional feature that may be available to you for an additional fee. High risk fraud alerts are warning messages about information that may require additional investigation. The messages focus on Social Security numbers, addresses, and phone numbers. This feature uses inquiries that were made to the credit file, phone databases, and national files of potentially fraudulent information. Social Security Number Messages This field contains high risk fraud alerts that are related to the input SSN or the SSN data that is on file for the input subject. SSN reported as suspicious SSN reported misused and requires further investigation SSN reported used in true-name fraud or credit fraud SSN reported deceased SSN is not issued by social security administration Input SSN has been used (#) times in the last (30, 60, 90) days on different inquiries SSN associated with additional subject(s) not displayed/returned SSN used in death benefits claim for Subject’s Name. DOB: MM/DD/YYYY. DOC: MM/DD/YYYY. ZIP Code where benefits were paid is NNNNN, most likely City, State. ZIP Code last residence is NNNNN, most likely City, State. Addresses Messages This field contains high risk fraud alerts that are related to the input address or the address data that is on file for the input subject. Address Is A Mail Receiving/Forwarding Service Address Is A Hotel/Motel Or Temporary Residence Address Is A Credit Correction Service Address Is A Camp Site Address Is A Secretarial Service Address Is A Check Cashing Service Address Is A Restaurant /Bar/Night Club Address Is A Storage Facility Address Is An Airport/Airfield Address Is A Truck Stop Address Is Commercial Address Is A Correctional Institution Address Is A Hospital Or Clinic Address Is A Nursing Home Address is Institutional Address Is A U.S. Post Office Address Is Governmental Address Has Been Reported As Suspicious Address Is A Multi-Unit Building Reported As Suspicious Address Has Been Reported Misused And Requires Further Investigation Address Is A Multi-Unit Building Reported Misused And Requires Further Investigation Address Is Reported Used In True-Name Fraud Or Credit Fraud Address Has Been Reported More Than Once (Up To 10 POB Or Unit Numbers) Telephone Number Messages This field contains high risk fraud alerts that are related to the input telephone number or the telephone number data that is on file for the input subject. Telephone number is an answering service Telephone number is a cellular telephone Telephone number is a public/pay telephone Telephone number is commercial Telephone number is institutional Telephone number is governmental Telephone number reported as suspicious Telephone number reported misused and requires further investigation Telephone number reported used in true-name fraud or credit fraud Telephone number requires further investigation
Transunion^® Consumer Statement(s)	This field contains the TransUnion^® consumer statement.
LexisNexis^® Consumer Statement(s)	This field contains consumer statements and alerts for a search subject when they exist in the LexisNexis^® Risk Solutions database. A consumer-level statement applies to the consumer’s entire file and is keyed off a consumer’s LexID^® number. All consumer-level statements return in product results for consumers who are subjects of an FCRA (Fair Credit Reporting Act) inquiry. When alerts are returned, depending on the subject of the alert, the entire report may or may not be suppressed.
Additional Messages	This field contains additional messages.