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title: "What indicators may suggest a candidate or worker is masking their location?"
type: "faq"
url: "https://docs.spur.us/knowledgebase/faqs/what-indicators-may-suggest-a-candidate-or-worker-is-masking-their-location"
category: "Fraud & Abuse Prevention"
product: "general"
publishedAt: "2026-08-07T18:36:00.000Z"
updatedAt: "2026-08-12T19:30:30Z"
---

# What indicators may suggest a candidate or worker is masking their location?

Potential indicators include repeated VPN usage, residential proxy activity, frequent geographic inconsistencies, remote-access tooling, rapid location changes, and infrastructure patterns inconsistent with the worker's claimed location.