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PeopleWhiz

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Overview

PeopleWhiz has a rating of 3.1 stars from 50,689 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with PeopleWhiz most frequently mention long time, credit card, and much info. PeopleWhiz ranks 1st among Background Check sites.

  • Service
    697
  • Value
    45
  • Shipping
    6
  • Returns
    14
  • Quality
    293

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Positive reviews (last 12 months): 31.1%
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Business's Favorite Review

“Customer Service”

Mary G.
10/1/21

Your customer Service staff is great and do their job very well!

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Top Positive Review

“Good Site for Vetting”

Lissa L.
9/12/24

This website was easy to use. Putting in information and vetting was easy. Good to know about this website in this day and age!

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premium report (329) credit card (292) phone number (300) media accounts (107) divorce records (144) time user (53) web site (54)
Thumbnail of user jeanh531
Oregon
1 review
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April 10th, 2022
Verified purchase

I checked myself first - before pursuing further. Accuracy check. This is not any different than other options I saw 10 yrs ago. Example: The report didn't have my marriage data that occured in 2010 and it is now 2022, it didn't have my concealed weapons permit from the state of Idaho, it didn't note my personal address contact information as the address I have had since August of 2020 - and had my contact info at a physical address is property I sold in June of 2018. So, a 3.5 year old physical address for contact information. It also had to location s noted and som Facebook and you tube stuff that are not me. I am not a children's book author. It also, did not list my father, who was convicted of a crime when I was about 12 yrs old, in my relatives list. It didn't note his crime and I know he is still alive from other data and he is on my birth certificate. Thus, I will request a refund immediately in the am. I would not trust this regarding others accuracy.

Reason I chose this business:

Noted in news article for use towards business searches of my online profile presence that clients may see.

Thumbnail of user lesliec643
Florida
1 review
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April 18th, 2022
Verified purchase

When doing the search, I was apprised that there were issues and convictions that I needed to be aware of; none came up in the report, just a request to purchase the Premium option. I will definitely cancel my subscription! Don't waste your money!

Reason I chose this business:

Advertising was convincing.

Thumbnail of user tylerf294
Michigan
1 review
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January 28th, 2023
Verified purchase

No real information appears unless you sign up Premium upgrade—the $1.00 5-day trial shows no record for marriages and divorces, and I have had both. Why would I expect the premium to show much more? Not willing to invest another $19.95 to be disappointed.

Reason I chose this business:

See what it had to offer; certainly not going to commit $29.99 without a test run for $1.00 and, as stated above, disappointed.

Thumbnail of user juliap451
Utah
1 review
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June 23rd, 2022
Verified purchase

Thus leads people to believe we would get total access as I was looking for. Person looking for has been missing for 2 years (ex husband,) and his family has had deaths and babies ND weddings he has missed. This Is aggravating! Cancel immediately

Reason I chose this business:

Looking for missing person

Thumbnail of user karend1691
Texas
1 review
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December 3rd, 2021
Verified purchase

This sight is so out of date and inaccurate. I looked myself up and I have all kinds of criminal history in my past yet it nothing at all. I didn't even show my wife's Facebook that has had for over a decade. Trash

Reason I chose this business:

Because I guess I wanted to waste my money

Thumbnail of user debbieb918
Ohio
3 reviews
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March 23rd, 2023
Verified purchase

Your website is classic "bait and switch". You initially give the impression that the subscriber can expect a comprehensive report, but what we are getting after paying your initial subscription fee is severely lacking in detail and the detail that is given is incomplete and very often incorrect. Then,you imply that only after paying an additional $19.95 can we see the "premium report" which supposedly fills in the many gaps and provides the deep dive we were led to believe we would get initially. I'm cancelling,

Reason I chose this business:

Good question.

Thumbnail of user cheryln563
Illinois
1 review
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October 3rd, 2023
Verified purchase

Put in my name. Said that had sensitive info on me. Didn't show anything. Been Verified showed more. So I upgrade. Absolutely nothing more showed. Call with in minutes. Didn't get the upgrade money back. Only got the part of the original payment. So no are not a good company.

Told the man that I wasn't happy with this service. So I wanted my money back. He said that I wouldn't get my upgrade money back? Also didn't receive all of the first payment. That's not how you run a company?

Reason I chose this business:

No how people are, and company's plays into them saying things about people. So I wanted to see if any thing was said about me. Nothing?

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Thumbnail of user shelij1
Texas
2 reviews
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March 16th, 2023
Verified purchase

People Whiz offered me 5 day free trial for $1. I was immediately charged $27.99.
And the person I was inquiring about had a lot of incorrect info & I never got a full report. Could only access general info.

Reason I chose this business:

Cuz I offered me 5 days free trial for $1 but u charged me $27.99.

Thumbnail of user jeanx32
California
1 review
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April 16th, 2022
Verified purchase
• Updated review

This was a joke! The report didn't show any thing but basic free information and I must pay another. Premium fee to get more information why a waste of $28.00. Then to try to cancel the service, is near impossible

Reason I chose this business:

I thought it was going to be a legitimate honest company. I was wrong

This is a scam
March 1st, 2022
Verified purchase
• Previous review

This is a scam. I literally received generic information which consisted of name & address. BUT, if I want the in-depth report that I'm enticed to believe I'm getting during sign-up,, I'm being solicited for MORE money! Catfished!

Reason I chose this business:

I believed that I was going to received all the items that is showed prior to paying the fee. I did not expect to have to pay two separate fees.

Thumbnail of user jeans494
Utah
1 review
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August 20th, 2020

I needed to do a criminal check on a possible co-worker so I used this site. The information provided was incomplete as far as reason for arrest and dates of arrest. General information. I gather more detailed information by doing a city court search. I am sorry to say I did not check reviews first. I also cannot find a way to leave a review on their site, which should have been a red flag to me that they are not competent.

* PeopleWhiz attempted to help this customer through the Sitejabber Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond

Thumbnail of user teresaw472
Texas
2 reviews
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January 28th, 2023
Verified purchase

Better than most but limited info about myself. Didn't find places that I worked, my handgun license, date of divorce, Facebook account, Pinterest account, commercial properties, vehicles that I own, etc

Thumbnail of user jessicag1835
California
1 review
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July 27th, 2022
Verified purchase

Very deceiving as to what information that you have access to. Asked me if I wanted to pay an extra $19.99 for something that it said i would her from the first $27.99. Very tricky and not cool.
Semper Fi

Reason I chose this business:

Because it seemed like I would get more than I actually got for the price

Thumbnail of user cliffj56
Nevada
1 review
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February 15th, 2023
Verified purchase

I look up myself. Found a large number of errors. Did not have my current address that I have lived at for the last 2.5 years. Way too many criminal listings that where clearly not me. Overall, I was disappointed

Thumbnail of user nonon7
North Carolina
1 review
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October 2nd, 2023
Verified purchase

I know the person I'm searching has a criminal background and while it was loading it said, found several criminal history. Once it loaded, however, it said 0. It gives you like 20 possibilities of different people on the search page and that's where the info they said they "found" came from. Not worth it. Don't waste your money. Click bait!

Thumbnail of user judyq125
Florida
1 review
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October 23rd, 2022
Verified purchase

Nothing but an incorrect report! Only the basic info is partially right! I want a refund for your false advertising of retrieval of records.
Address- only 1 was correct
Divorces- stated no divorces, I was 2 times
Relatives- only some were right! Doesn't even list my children
The beginning states all kinds of info will be available and everything is what anybody could find out!
I want a refund!

Thumbnail of user carolf920
Alabama
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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July 21st, 2022
Verified purchase

My 14 year old accidently signed up for this while playing in my home. She thought it was a game app. When she realized it she told me and I called them and they would not refund my PayPal account. So I decided to search myself since they would not refund. There was nothing there but basic info like phone and address. Don't waste your money. It's a scam.

Thumbnail of user joant251
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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November 11th, 2021
Verified purchase

I got reports on several people to see the quality of the info. In some cases, it was excellent, but in others it was spotty or just plain not correct. But then my name is Taylor, so I got lots of Maybe info, but my daughter and I are in your data bases, but lots of excess criminal info on other Taylor. Also my marriage in Marin County in 2010 doesn't show up and my husband is missing entirely.

Still, you have a good service well done.

Thanks for the experience. Please cancel my account at the end of the one month trial.

Thumbnail of user marthab971
South Carolina
1 review
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June 4th, 2022
Verified purchase

Very little correct, lot of places lived not included, much of report totally false, much is other peoples information. Shows me with drug charge never had, traffic problems in states never lived etc. was not accurate and lots of wife's emails and information attributed to me. We are still happily married. Would not recommend your service, too much misinformation.

Reason I chose this business:

Saw your ad and was curious what info you had on me.

Thumbnail of user scottw1856
Texas
1 review
1 helpful vote
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July 28th, 2022
Verified purchase

You misrepresented, I want refund. Getting me to pay only to discover that i would have to pay for a premium report to get anything besides what is easily available is in my opinion very unprofessional and deceptive. I will be contacting my credit card company and disputing the charge as not delivering services promised and or as advertised.

Reason I chose this business:

Misled by your deceptive advertising.

Thumbnail of user jenniferk2595
Washington
2 reviews
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September 26th, 2022
Verified purchase

Barely any information. Things I could find out easily in other ways or already knew. Paid 22 bucks to find out nothing in detail about a non-sex offender - Only listed one of his offenses and didn't give any court documents or any comprehensive information which was helpful.

Reason I chose this business:

Fear of a sex offender I encountered and wanted to know more so I could better plan for my safety.

Thumbnail of user williew241
Iowa
1 review
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February 4th, 2022
Verified purchase

Think this is bad business when you don't state that you give very little details and in order to get more information more has to be paid. I know that Andrea has a Facebook account but did not mention in the report. Would like a refund return

Thumbnail of user donaw35
Alaska
2 reviews
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November 16th, 2022
Verified purchase

Only saw my birthday (wrong) & address. Don't want to subscribe this after all as don't want to pay for more information on everyone I need to look up. Thought it was more info than that for the price & you said unlimited amount! Unsubscribe me please

Reason I chose this business:

Doesn’t live up to it’s initial promises

Thumbnail of user kennethe290
Idaho
1 review
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April 13th, 2022
Verified purchase

As far as I can tell, this is a useful site. I can't judge all that much at this point. It would be nice if we didn't get have to pay for it, especially when a person only has one acquaintance that they want to inquire about.

Reason I chose this business:

I wanted to do some checking.

Thumbnail of user margareta407
Oregon
2 reviews
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July 17th, 2022
Verified purchase

I got information on myself nothing showed up. I have had a different name and other things that should be on report. You mis led me into thinking this was a one time one month not a subscription. I want my money back and off your list

Thumbnail of user joelh374
Georgia
2 reviews
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July 31st, 2022
Verified purchase

Disappointed in the hype, before I've seen any information of value, I feel that people whiz is attempting to fleece me for funds. I would appreciate perhaps two reports the current one and myself, and should people whiz deliver I would consider seriously an ongoing subscription. Respectfully

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