Unfortunately, in today's world you never know who to trust. Whether it is your new love interest or your boss a background check could reveal any dark secrets that under normal circumstance you would never know. When you hear the word background check you may automatically assume they just report on a person's criminal record. However, many background checks not only search for criminal records, but financial records as well. You may want to conduct a background check on yourself just to see your credit history and make sure your identity has not be stolen.

Conducting an online background check usually means either spending some money and getting the results quickly or wasting a lot of time searching manually through public records. If you want to bypass the headache of performing a manual limited search you should look into using services such as this one or this one.

Make sure whichever service you decide to use provides a criminal as well as a financial background history. Some websites will even let you search multiple people or social security numbers for a set period of time. If you have a monthly membership you should strongly consider doing a background check on yourself and your family just to make sure no one's identity has been stolen.

While it is possible to conduct a public records search on a person you should never just "Google" a person's name since it may not yield any relevant results. Many states offer public records online that are searchable by name and social security number. Check out your state's website for more information and links.