Detect and Prevent Candidate Fraud Before It Reaches Your Systems

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Candidate Fraud

Stop fake job applicants across the hiring lifecycle

Prevent fraudulent candidates from submitting fake job applications and using deepfakes during interviews

Bank-grade fraud detection for hiring teams

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Increase in deepfake interview fraud

Detect fraudulent applicants early

Identify when applicants use stolen or synthetic identities, throwaway phone numbers or emails, or deepfakes.

Integrates directly into your ATS

Ensure the person interviewing is the same one who applied, across devices, sessions, and locations.

Reduce enterprise security risk

Prevent fraudulent hires from accessing systems, data, and workflows without slowing legitimate candidates.

Stop fraudulent job applicants before they get through screening and interviews

Identity Fraud

Applications with synthetic identities

Weed out fake identities in your applicant pool.

Spot red flags early

Flag throwaway emails, VoIP phones, and identity mismatches before recruiters review applications.

Expose reused attributes

Identify when devices, identity, or contact information is reused across multiple applications.

See candidate risk levels

Score applicants as low, medium, or high risk with explainable signals recruiters can trust.

AI-Generated Resumes

Fake resumes and application farms

Block automated, AI-written applications before they overwhelm recruiters and applicant tracking systems.

Tag non-human application behavior

Flag automation, scripted inputs, and behavior inconsistent with genuine human form completion.

Identify abnormal submission patterns

Surface unusually fast submissions, copy-paste behavior, and repetitive resume structures.

Expose application campaigns

Link identities, devices, and networks to uncover organized application farms.

“It took us less than an hour to vibe code Sardine’s SDK into our hiring flow. Now Sardine is assigning every single application we get a risk score based on a ton of different rules and signals.”

Location Spoofing

Candidates that use a fake or incorrect location in applications

Correlate stated vs. actual location
Compare IP data, device telemetry, time zone, and claimed location for inconsistencies.
Pierce VPNs and proxy infrastructure
Reveal true country and region behind VPNs, proxies, and obfuscation tools.
Detect location drift over time
Identify location changes between application, screening, and live interview stages.

Deepfake Impersonation

Interview impersonation and deepfake fraud

Protect hiring integrity without disrupting legitimate candidates.

Uncover deepfakes

Identify injected video feeds, virtual cameras, and manipulated interview environments.

Detect malicious tools

Flag emulated devices, headless browsers, and screen sharing software used for deception.

Spot behavioral anomalies

Detect automated, scripted interactions and unusual multitasking that suggests assistance or impersonation.

Stop fake applicants and protect your workforce

Frequently
asked questions

How is this different from traditional background checks or HR screening tools?

Traditional screening focuses on applicant fit and employment verification. Candidate fraud detection focuses on identifying deception in applications and interviews, including impersonation, synthetic identities, AI generated resumes, and manipulated sessions before a fraudulent hire gains access.