Surfface AI is a face search service. A user uploads up to five photos or takes one with a camera, and Surfface searches its own index, major search engines and other third-party tools together, then shows face matches and public-record check results. The index holds over 10 billion images, more than 250 million social profiles, over 22 million mugshots and criminal records, and more than 700,000 registered sex offenders. Searching is free, and users pay only to reveal the full results with all source links. Uploaded photos are never made searchable.
People who date online use it to spot catfishing, romance scams and stolen photos before meeting someone. Individuals can monitor their own images for misuse and impersonation. Professionals such as investigators, legal teams, debt collection and skip tracing staff, and e-commerce fraud analysts use it to verify identities and locate parties. The company states that results are context rather than a final conclusion and that the service must not be used for FCRA-regulated decisions, such as employment or credit.
Typical scenarios include running a Tinder or Instagram profile photo to see whether it appears under another name, checking a stranger against sex offender registries and mugshot records, and finding where a personal photo has been reused across social accounts. Users also search from an old picture to reconnect with a lost friend or a conference contact. The workflow runs in four steps of upload, search, review and access, and coverage of public records is focused on the United States.
