InstantCheckmate

I cancelled within 72 hours and got a full refund after arguing with a staff member. He offered me 1/2 of my money back, I used the 72 hour law to get a full refund. They use false advertising to reel you in and then try to charge extra for information I was able to get on my own... Who knew that some counties and cities don't care one whit for a criminal's privacy. I hate dealing with people who don't speak English very well and, of course, I got one who couldn't understand me. Do NOT use this "service." It's horrible.

Out of curiosity and after having "opted out" a year ago, I checked InstantCheckmate to see if they were still posting "information" about me. Sure enough. I found erroneous, potentially libelous crap and they had me related to people I am certainly NOT related to.

People who seek info on the internet should be aware that there is much that is simply not true and can't be relied upon. They are not doing themselves any good.

I used their service mostly to see how much of a scam it could be. Paid up, waited for the results... got the results, they were identical to the free (and inaccurate) info you can find out there on other sites. Then waited to see how long it would take for the unique email address I used only with them to receive spam. 4 months as it turns out, yesterday the spams started pouring into that address. It's not enough that they charge you for info you can find for free yourself, they also profit from selling your info to spammers.

Second doesn't even give you anything to prove they aren't after credit card number. Do they even have a legitimate address the feds can pick them up. Like the other guy said, they don't need to do background checks on criminals could likely start at home.

There's this woman I like, but she completely ignores me. I Googled her name, and BINGO! Instant Checkmate was there for me. I was able to find out her present and past home addresses, her phone numbers (GREAT!), her family members, age, birthdate, and more. She won't be able to ignore me for long!

This is THE most comprehensive resource I have come across as far as publicly exposing personal information/doxing. Definitely recommended for unstable people looking to gain an edge in the game.:-)

I signed up for the 5 day trial and forgot to cancel on the 5th day. The $37 was pending in my account the next day and the agent was able to reverse it immediately and also offered me a lower price if I didn't cancel. I've dealt with other companies who were not so nice about the exact same thing, so I was honestly surprised that the agent was super friendly and happy to assist me, without any attitude or pressuring. Thank you!

After 10 minutes the search completed and I was given a very brief summary page. Most of the details regarding relatives and possible relations was wrong, last names matched in some cases but didn't recognize the first names so I knew that whatever was contained in the *paid* copy probably weren't going to be much better.

Joined the site to try it for 30 days. Paid $22, ran a check on myself to see what showed up. They acknowledge completion and went to preview. They wanted more money to obtain full report. All they gave me was generic info for the money I paid. If you are not ready to pay more money for full report then stay away.

I used this company to try to find a deadbeat. All of the information they provided on the report was typical White-Pages stuff. What's worse, I used a private email address for my account on September 30th 2015. Since that time, my previously-private inbox has been flooded with daily solicitations from Publishers Clearinghouse, Asian Dating, House-flipping scams, instant-money offers... Instant Checkmate is an obvious reseller of email addresses and they don't really provide what I would consider to be a useful service.

I thought I'd run a background check on myself to see if I'd ever use this outfit a second time. According to my background check, I'm very mysterious in that most of my publicly recorded history was missing. Plus, every time I wanted a more complete view of myself, there was an added fee. Hah! In the end, I discovered that I'm still very mysterious but my wallet has lost a lot of weight.

I've been receiving spam mail for the past 3 months from them and their affiliates. There is a clause in the privacy policy that allows them to spam you. HUNDRED of emails a week. HUNDREDS.

This type of business practice needs to be outlawed entirely.

I needed help accessing the report I had filed, and somehow lost, on my computer. The customer service representative was incredibly patient, expert and professional. She walked me through the steps and hung in there while I struggled to accomplish them. She was warm and personable as well.

They suck you in by saying it is only $2.99. Then when you pay, it says you must sign up (for a minimum of $23) to get your results. They must make a bundle off of that $2.99 with so many people buying into the line of crap!

This is the email I sent them, it sums up the service pretty well...
Why would you make someone pay the $10 before telling them that all of the advertised info that they are paying for is only available for an additional fee? That isn't a background check, that is a scam. I could've gotten the $10 info from whitepages. So issue a refund.

Useless - no information - DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY! All information in these reports can be found for free online. And the reports are extremely limited - almost every section is empty - no marriages, no financials, criminal backgrounds are a joke - basically all you will see is speeding tickets. You will receive social media accounts, however they are all old ones and just the ones you can easily find yourself by typing a name in the search bar. The address section is basically the white pages you can use for free. And these reports don't even tell you when people are dead.

Thank you for some of the best customer service I have ever experienced (I am 70).
Any questions were always answered and the staff goes out of their way to help you.
Great business plan for others to follow.

I'm a person that does NOT believe in companies like this, but I was so intrigued in knowing about my girlfriend! And this mother$#*!ers made me pay more and more! And they won't give you $#*!! It's a damn scam! I'm calling my bank to get my $$$ back! All I saw was her birthday, address that's it! $#*!ing piece of $#*!!

I discovered that the one month I signed up for turned into 35 months. Did not realize it until they sent me an email in the 34th month saying I would be charged... A total scam! When I called they offered refunds starting with 4 months worth and gradually got up to offering one years worth refund but only after I told them I was taking it up with the credit card company. I wanted all but 2 months back and would not agree to the third of the $ I spent. My credit card company is doing a fraud investigation. Stay away from this company of thieves! I thought I spent less than $23.00 for a month and ended up being slowly drained of over $800.00! It just makes me sick...

It states that it will find information that you may not have found elsewhere online. Looking up myself, obviously, a few things I found. They had my age wrong. There was no work experience despite multiple jobs, quite a few of which were full-time and taxed. Any information they had was either out of date, inaccurate, or just non-existent. I was hoping they would have the information I was looking for that I couldn't remember, but there was nothing. And the excuses that the computer had was, "maybe there are no records to be found!" The only thing I found easy about the whole thing, was setting up the payment information and finding all of the different stuff you could pay for. Clearly it is just a money trap and not a quality service. I am grateful for cheaper trials or else I would be much more upset for wasting my time and money.

The web site is one of the most user friendly I have ever used. All of the entry points are well described so that the information that results is correct. The instructions are never confusing. If you do have questions the staff is quick to answer the phone and help you complete the tasks. No other website results in the complete reports with the clarity that occurs here.

When you sign for the five day membership you get no real report. You are required to spend more money for each piece of information you would receive. They make it impossible for you to reach them to cancel. Do not use this site.

I completed a report for myself as a quality assurance trial and found very little meaningful information. There was a picture attached to my report that is not me. I am extremely disappointed. Upon calling customer service for a refund, I was told "no, you signed up and you are obligated to pay for a month." I used the service for 10 minutes, found it to be useless and the company would not refund my money. I would recommend that others stay away.

I was notified my email and password was stolen from using this site. They have had a security breach of customer information and have failed to inform those who were affected. My cc company just sent me a message my email and password was for sale on the dark web. I have a monitoring service and they know here it came from