When so non-offensive items drop off of your background?

[cynthiad83]

I had no idea there were things on m background until a job ran a check on me. To my surprise there was a threat and check fraud on my record that I didn't even do! I was on a joint acct with my husband and he wrote bad checks. He also took out a loan with a woman who turned out to be shady and she I guess the threat complaint in for both of us. This is not fair I haven't done anything no criminal offenses how can someone just put stuff on here and I'm not made aware of it and it blocks me from a good job! What can I do?

[Kimble]

I had no idea there were things on m background until a job ran a check on me. To my surprise there was a threat and check fraud on my record that I didn't even do! I was on a joint acct with my husband and he wrote bad checks. He also took out a loan with a woman who turned out to be shady and she I guess the threat complaint in for both of us. This is not fair I haven't done anything no criminal offenses how can someone just put stuff on here and I'm not made aware of it and it blocks me from a good job! What can I do?

Not sure what means you used to check your criminal history, but it's not possible to have a criminal conviction that you are not aware of. You would know if you had been arrested, gone to jail, and been charged and convicted in court.

Again, I don't know what means you used to check your criminal history, but if it lists you as convicted of a charge in a given court, go to the court and see what is needed to state your case to have it reviewed.

[GoDirectly2Jail]

I had no idea there were things on m background until a job ran a check on me. To my surprise there was a threat and check fraud on my record that I didn't even do! I was on a joint acct with my husband and he wrote bad checks. He also took out a loan with a woman who turned out to be shady and she I guess the threat complaint in for both of us. This is not fair I haven't done anything no criminal offenses how can someone just put stuff on here and I'm not made aware of it and it blocks me from a good job! What can I do?

By "ran a check on you", are you talking about a credit check? If so, you will need to contact each reporting agency to tell them your side of things.

What is on your credit report is NOT a law enforcement matter.

[retdetsgt]

Yeah, contact the credit reporting company and ask how you can get that taken off your credit record. But as others have said, it's not a criminal record, but a credit record.

[Kimble]

Yeah, contact the credit reporting company and ask how you can get that taken off your credit record. But as others have said, it's not a criminal record, but a credit record.

From the lack of details in the OP's post, I wasn't sure if she was saying a company ran an online background check on her for preemployment purposes, but now I'm really confused, as a credit check would also make sense in the context of the original post.

[mcsap]

The issues are very likley to be civil in nature. Bad checks and perhaps a threat to sue or ?? You MAY be able to ge tthis cleared up but it is going to take some work on your part. I think it is a worthwhile investment to at least try to get your name cleared but the waters are muddied when your spouse is involved.

[cynthiad83]

Thanks everyone! They told me (hiring agency) it was on my background report or consumer report. And yes i had no clue because i never rec'd anything in the mail nor was ever visited by a cop about this but its dead blocking me. I cringe whenever i know someone is going to run my background!