The reality is that if you choose to utilise an automated and online system to administer your reference checks, you need to have done your homework on the company you use to manage the process.
If you have chosen to use technology to provide you with reference checks, you need to feel comfortable that they have security in place that alerts you to potentially fraudulent activity.
WorkPro offers IP fraud detection for browser and device, and sends you an email alert and shows you on the WorkPro user interface if fraud is detected, so that you can act in accordance with your own internal policy.