Identity verification for real estate

Identity is at the heart of fraud

Fraudsters impersonate home buyers, sellers, and transaction partners to trick you into giving up your money or sensitive data.

Illustration of a home for sale sign with a white house icon, accompanied by a warning symbol, suggesting a potential risk or issue related to property or real estate.

10 parties

could be communicating with each other for the first time in a single real estate transaction.

Rocket Mortgage, April 2024

Illustration of a laptop displaying a document titled "Payoff Instructions" being hooked by a phishing hook, representing a cyber threat or scam targeting financial transactions.

77%

of real estate professionals saw an increase in seller impersonation last year.

CertifID survey of 256 real estate professionals, October 2023

“What’s really dangerous about seller impersonation fraud schemes is that there’s really no compromise that needs to be done. All the information that our bad actors need is open source. All you have to do is figure out how to impersonate that person and steal the land right from under them.”

Wire Fraud Trends: A Conversation with the Secret Service

Nov 16, 2023

Be certain in just minutes

Identity verification is fast with CertifID Match.

Smartphone screen showing a CertifID message prompting the user to verify their identity by scanning a valid ID and taking a photo, with a blue "Get Started" button.

Receive a request from
CertifID via text or email

Phone displaying a passport being scanned, symbolizing ID photo capture for barcode analysis and global authentication with over 250 government agencies.

Take a picture of your ID for barcode analysis and authentication against 250 government agencies worldwide

Green phone screen showing a user icon framed by a camera outline, representing a selfie being taken to run liveness checks against deepfake attacks.

Take a selfie to perform liveness checks that help combat deepfakes

Confirmation screen on a smartphone with a blue flag and text reading "Thank you!", indicating successful ID verification and completion of the CertifID process.

CertifID will verify if your ID is real and that it matches you

You’re done!

CertifID Match is for everyone

ertifID form prompting the user to enter account details, including ABA routing number, account holder name, and account number, with visual confirmation that the routing number matches the bank info on a check.

CertifID dashboard showing user Jane Smith with a green “CERTIFID” badge and a completed request section displaying details like name, address, email, phone, and transaction info.

CertifID screen showing bank wire instructions including account name, account number, beneficiary bank, and ABA routing number, with a download button and a red warning alert at the bottom.

No more risky business

ID barcode analysis against an extensive number and types of government agencies.

Guidance for how to handle indicators of fraud.

Enhanced monitoring of device, geolocation, and other fraud markers beyond the ID.

Easy share links to use with your partners and customers.

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Trusted by title professionals

We use CertifID Match to ensure we aren’t doing business with fraudsters. It’s easy for our clients to verify their identity within minutes on their smartphone, and we get easy-to-understand results that highlight any risks. We’ve been so impressed with how easy Match is to use and how much added fraud protection it gives us.”

Carmen Moser

Escrow Services Team Lead of Independence Title

"I love using CertifID Match for identity verification because I can confirm my client’s ID is real. Within just a few minutes, I can be confident working with a client I have never met before. I’m amazed the feature can be so comprehensive in the fraud indicators it detects while also being so easy to use.”

Melissa Ruhr

Escrow Officer of Home-Land Title