Service
Online Dating Background Investigation
A deeper investigation for people about to travel, commit, relocate or make a significant financial decision because of an online relationship.
Source verification — illustrative
- Public corporate registryCorroborated
- Archived web contentCorroborated
- Public social profilePartially consistent
- Claimed employer websiteNot corroborated
The problem this service solves
There is a point in an online relationship where the cost of being wrong changes. Booking an international flight, discussing marriage, relocating, making a substantial gift or entering a joint financial arrangement all deserve more than a surface identity check.
This investigation examines the wider picture around a person: the professional life they describe, the businesses and websites they are publicly linked to, how their online presence has developed over time, and whether the story of the past few years holds together across independent sources.
It is research, not surveillance. Nobody is followed, contacted or monitored. What you receive is a documented account of what public information supports and where it falls short.
When clients use this service
- You are planning international travel to meet someone for the first time
- The relationship is moving toward marriage or long-term commitment
- Relocation to another country is being discussed
- Significant gifts, loans or shared expenses are involved
- A joint business or investment arrangement has been proposed
- Family members have raised concerns you want tested factually
Step one
What information you can provide
Better starting information usually means a broader and faster investigation, but a case can often begin with very little.
- Full name and any alternative spellings
- Approximate age and date of birth if known
- Claimed city, region and country
- Profiles across dating, social and professional platforms
- Photographs shared with you
- Claimed employer, role and industry
- Any company names, websites or business claims mentioned
- Phone number, email address or messenger handles
Research scope
What may be researched
Research is limited to lawful, publicly available information and is confirmed with you before work begins.
- Identity consistency across independent public sources
- Public digital footprint and how it developed over time
- Publicly available business affiliations and directorships
- Professional claims against publicly discoverable evidence
- Consistency between social profiles and stated history
- Relevant public information in the jurisdictions involved
- Risk indicators relevant to financial or relocation decisions
- Contradictions between accounts of the same events
Deliverable
What you receive
Every case ends in a written report you can read, keep and act on.
- An executive summary written for a decision, not for browsing
- Identity findings and how strongly they are supported
- Digital footprint and account correlation findings
- Publicly available corporate and professional connections
- A timeline of the visible online history
- Inconsistencies, risk indicators and confidence assessment
Pricing and turnaround
This service starts from $599. Price reflects the depth of research agreed, the number of jurisdictions and languages involved, whether corporate records form part of the scope, and how complete your starting information is.
- What affects price
- Price reflects the depth of research agreed, the number of jurisdictions and languages involved, whether corporate records form part of the scope, and how complete your starting information is.
- What affects turnaround
- Deeper research takes longer than a single identity check. Cross-border cases, archived material and non-English sources extend the timeline. If you have a travel date, say so and urgency will be assessed against it.
- Honest limitations
- No guarantee is made that every claim can be confirmed or disproved. Availability of public records differs substantially between countries. No access to private accounts, private messages or restricted databases.
Frequently asked questions
How is this different from identity verification?
Identity verification answers whether the person appears to be who they claim. A background investigation goes further: professional and business claims, public corporate links, online history over time, and risk indicators relevant to a serious commitment.
Is this a criminal records check?
No. This is open-source research into lawful publicly available information. Where court, regulatory or company records are genuinely public in a relevant jurisdiction, they may form part of the research; access to restricted or law-enforcement systems is neither used nor claimed.
I am flying out in a week. Can it be done in time?
Say so when you submit the case. Urgency is factored into the assessment, and you will be told what can realistically be completed in the time available rather than promised a result that does not fit the timeline.
Will the report tell me whether to trust them?
The report tells you what was established, what contradicts, what could not be corroborated and how confident each finding is. The decision remains yours, made with better information.
Continue reading
- Online Identity VerificationA narrower first check on the presented identity.
- Romance Scam InvestigationIf money has been requested or already sent.
- Online Dating InvestigationsThe full dating and identity investigation hub.
- Verify someone you met onlineWhat can be checked and when research helps.
- Example reportThe structure of a full report.
- How it worksSix stages, scope agreed up front.
Submit your case for an initial assessment
Tell us what you already know and what you need to establish. You will receive an assessment of what can realistically be researched, along with scope and pricing, before any work begins.