Find a Person Search

The Find a Person search with SmartLinx® Person Report can help you to reduce fraud, money laundering, and regulatory risk by sifting through LexID® linking technology to connect data from different sources to one person.

Before you begin this task:
  • Depending on your product subscription, you may not have access to this search.
  • Your DPPA (Driver’s Privacy Protection Act), GLBA (Gramm‐Leach‐Bliley Act), and DMF (Death Master File) permissible use selections appear at the bottom of the form. Click the links if you need to change your permissible use selections before you run a new search.
  • To view a sample report that is generated from this search, click Sample Report.
  • Enter information in at least one field. When you enter information into multiple fields, your search precision increases.
  • When you search common names, complete as many fields as you can to avoid large result sets.
  • To view source information for this search, click Source.
  • To run a SmartLinx Person Report, on the results page, click the SmartLinx Person Report link in the Actions column. To view information about this report, see SmartLinx Person Report.

To change the search form fields, toggle the Form Settings switches to the right of the form:

  • Toggle the Single Name Entry Fields switch ON to combine the name fields.
  • Toggle the Single City, State, ZIP Code Fields switch ON to combine the location fields.
Procedure:
  1. Enter the SSN (Social Security number) with or without dashes or spaces (for example, 123456789, 123-45-6789, or 123 45 6789).
  2. Enter the LexID number that is assigned by LexisNexis® Risk Solutions with or without dashes (for example, 0123-4567-8901 or 012345678901).
  3. Enter the last name.
    Tip Toggle the Include Similar-Sounding Last Names switch ON to include or exclude names that match, sound like, or have a similar spelling.
  4. Enter the first name.
    Tip Toggle the Include Nicknames of First Name switch ON to include nicknames.
  5. Enter the middle name or the middle initial.
  6. Enter the street address with or without numbers.
    You can also include any other details (for example, Ave, St, Ct, or Blvd).
  7. Enter the city.
  8. Select the state.
  9. Enter the ZIP Code (for example, 12345 or 12345-6789).
  10. Enter a complete phone number with or without dashes, spaces, periods, or an area code (for example, 1234567891, (123)4567891, 123 456 7891, 123 4567891, 123-456-7891, 123.456.7891, 456-7891, or (123) 456 7891).
  11. To narrow the search by age, select one of the following options:
    • Select Date of Birth, and enter the DOB (date of birth) in MM/dd/yyyy format (for example, 02/14/1963).
    • Select All Ages to include all ages in the search, or select a specific range to narrow the search.
  12. Depending on your product subscription, you may be able to expand the More Search Options section to provide information in the following fields:
    • Other Last Name: Enter another last name that is associated with the person.
    • Relative First Name and Other Relative First Name: Enter the first names of relatives that are related to the person.
    • Other City: Enter another city that is associated with the person.
    • All Previous States and All Other Previous States: Select other states that are associated with the person.
  13. To associate your search with a customer or a topic, provide a label (for example, the customer's name or a topic name) in the Reference ID field.
    The History function lets you view the searches that are associated with a reference ID.
    Note Your organization may require a reference ID in a particular format. Additionally, the contents of this field may be automatically completed or the field may have restrictions that are configured by your administrator.
  14. To include bankruptcies in the search results, ensure that the Include Bankruptcies toggle is ON.
    Note Depending on the administrative settings for this product subscription, you may not see this field or option.
  15. Click Search.