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Tasks for individual profiles

The following tasks can be used to run checks on individual profiles:

Assess device reputation

Evaluate potential fraud based on an individual's device information.

Checks for this task: Device fraud detection

Forms can be added to this task.

API name: INDIVIDUAL_ASSESS_DEVICE_REPUTATION

Assess individual fraud risk

Evaluate potential fraud based on any matches to the individual's personal details.

Checks for this task: Fraud check

Forms can be added to this task.

API name: INDIVIDUAL_FRAUD_SCREENING

Assess PEPs, sanctions, and adverse media

Evaluate whether an individual or their associated parties are politically exposed persons (PEPs), sanctioned persons, or have been named in an adverse way by any news sources.

Checks for this task: PEPs and sanctions screening

Forms can't be added to this task.

API name: INDIVIDUAL_ASSESS_MEDIA_AND_POLITICAL_AND_SANCTIONS_EXPOSURE

Verify address

Confirm whether an individual's address is valid and associated with that person.

Checks for this task: Electronic identity check, Geocoding check, Geodistance check, ID verification (Passfort collects documents), ID verification (service collects documents)

Forms can be added to this task.

Note

It's only possible to use an ID verification check to verify an address when:

  1. The document used in the check provides both proof of address and proof of identity, for example, a driver's license.

  2. Your data provider extracts addresses from documents. It isn't possible to run this check with Onfido, because Onfido doesn't extract addresses from documents.

API name: INDIVIDUAL_VERIFY_ADDRESS

Verify bank account

Confirm whether an individual's bank account details are legitimate.

Checks for this task: Bank account verification using a CRA

Forms can be added to this task.

API name: INDIVIDUAL_VERIFY_BANK_ACCOUNT

Verify identity

Confirm an individual is who they say they are.

Checks for this task: Electronic identity check, ID verification (Passfort collects documents), ID verification (service collects documents)

Forms can be added to this task.

API name: INDIVIDUAL_VERIFY_IDENTITY

Verify immigration status

Confirm an individual has citizenship, the right to work, the right to study, or the right to remain.

Checks for this task: Visa check

Forms can be added to this task.

API name: INDIVIDUAL_VERIFY_IMMIGRATION_STATUS

Verify tax status

Confirm an individual's tax status is valid.

Checks for this task: Electronic identity check, ID verification (Passfort collects documents)

Forms can be added to this task.

API name: INDIVIDUAL_VERIFY_TAX_STATUS

Custom task

Use this task however you like.

Gather additional information through task notes, document uploads, or a custom form.

With custom forms, you or a colleague completes the form manually.

Checks for this task: None

Forms can be added to this task.

Note

Currently, custom forms can only be completed by Passfort users. You can upload forms completed by customers, for example, PEP declaration forms, to the Task notes area manually.

API name: INDIVIDUAL_MANUAL_TASK

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