Accufacts Pre-Employment Screening, Inc. Announces Record First Quarter; Accufacts Experienced 148 Percent Growth in Revenue and 141 Percent Growth in Gross Profit.

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 2000

Accufacts Pre-Employment Screening, Inc. (OTCBB:APES) a leading Internet-based background screening firm announced record results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2000.

Revenues for the first quarter ended March 31 were $982,405.00 versus $395,678.00 for the same period last year, up 148 percent. Gross profit for the first quarter ended March 31, 2000 was $322,744.00 versus $138,810.00 for the same period last year, up $141 percent.

"Accufacts' increase in revenue was attributed to an acquisition which closed in October 1999, coupled with increased marketing efforts, cross-selling of new product lines, and a focused effort to strengthen our business to business, (B to B) Internet exposure", said Philip Luizzo, Chairman and CEO of Accufacts.

Mr. Luizzo further stated that "the release of our quarterly financial information at this time will clarify certain misinformation purporting to be an evaluation of our company that a number of financial news services received over the Internet last week from an anonymous source. We have reported the release of unauthorized information to the appropriate division of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

About Accufacts Pre-Employment Screening, Inc. Accufacts Pre-Employment Screening, Inc., based in New York City and Florida, acts as an information service bureau and is in the business of verifying job applicant background information throughout the United States. Accufacts has the resources to provide companies with criminal records, credit reports, social security verification, driving records, employment and education verification through direct searches of courts, credit bureaus, educational institutions and corporations. These services can be provided on a nationwide scale and performed within a 24 to 72 hour turnaround period. Accufacts services can be viewed and utilized over the Internet at: http://www.accufacts.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding Accufact's business strategies and future plans, risks and uncertainties. The Company's risks and uncertainties include, their ability to work together and grow the companies, periodic downturns in their industries, dependence on the Internet, timely acceptance of new products and intense price competition in their industries. These and other important factors, including those mentioned in various filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission made periodically by the Companies (available at http://www.sec.gov), may cause the actual results and performance to differ materially from the future results expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date hereof and the Companies disclaim any obligation to provide public updates, revisions or amendments to any forward-looking statements made herein to reflect changes in the Companies' expectations or future events.