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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): 30.8%
Positive
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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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Thumbnail of user jamesm6251
Arizona
1 review
3 helpful votes
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March 14th, 2022

I went through their entire process and there was nothing about requiring payment until the very end. What a waste of time. I would not have bothered if there was some indication of the cost. This is a typical bait and switch tactic. I am sure that no reputable business uses SCAM tactics like bait and switch. I would not even invest one cent for fear of the abuse of any method of payment that can be transacted over the internet.

Tip for consumers:
Advertised for free, yet you must pay, which is typical of all bait and switch scams. This deception loses Peoplewhiz all credibility.

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Thumbnail of user christians800
Illinois
1 review
0 helpful votes
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November 1st, 2023
Verified purchase

The information is NOT free as is advertised. I paid the 1 month fee, but then every person I searched for came up with no marriage records even though I know 99% are married. The disclaimer says some married couples choose not to make their marital records public, but it would be hard to believe that 100% of all couples I searched, across different generations, would have made this election. I didn't receive any more information than I found for free on my own.

Reason I chose this business:

Free information

Thumbnail of user michikos3
Mexico
1 review
1 helpful vote
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August 6th, 2022
Verified purchase

The site stated the individual I needed investigating had a criminal record, then charged me extra to access it. Not only no criminal record but only info was one sorry outdated address. What a waste of money and time

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Illinois
1 review
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October 17th, 2023
Verified purchase

It seemed to be fine at first but the information on the person is way out of date, plus there were like five or six different people with similar names in the report that have no relation at all. This could seriously cause a person harm.

Reason I chose this business:

It came up on my page, I tried it out.

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New York
1 review
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September 21st, 2023
Verified purchase

Record gives ridiculous dates i.e. Wedding date many years AFTER death date. Font is MUCH too small to be readable without magnifying glass;; report contradicts provocative indications during info input i.e. "we found criminal activity" vs. "no criminal records"

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Thumbnail of user nicoleg1083
Missouri
1 review
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February 17th, 2022
Verified purchase
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Only info you gave me is what I can publicly see online and some of the info so far is wrong such as she was married and she's now divorced. It does not give her current number that she's had for three years min. In fact I'm highly disapprove!

Reason I chose this business:

Becuase your add sounded good but like a few of the other sites it was just a lead on!

Only info you gave me is what I can publicly see online...
February 16th, 2022
Verified purchase
• Previous review

Only info you gave me is what I can publicly see online and some of the info so far is wrong such as she was married and she's now divorced.

Thumbnail of user jimh1286
Arizona
1 review
0 helpful votes
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March 11th, 2022
Verified purchase

Very little information that I already knew. I was looking for marriage, divorce & death certificates which should be in file and none came up. It appears this site doesn't have the access that is claimed

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New York
1 review
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March 5th, 2022
Verified purchase

Rip off! Don't pay for the already known information that is given. This payment does not include any arrest records, stops or even permits they just keep asking for more money to upgrade reports. Creeps!

Thumbnail of user janetd1043
Wisconsin
1 review
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March 1st, 2022
Verified purchase

Not accurate information. Even the easy information to obtain is wrong. My husband has been married twice before me and has a criminal record. This search pulled back nothing in these two areas. Further more, it did find multiple emails but then why only 2 social media sites? ITS CRAP!

Thumbnail of user valeries696
Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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March 19th, 2022
Verified purchase

This is no better and really not even as good as other background sites. Immediately wants you to upgrade. A con game. I will be calling in the morning asking for a cancellation.
Don't waste your time or money

Thumbnail of user christineb1646
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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November 17th, 2021
Verified purchase

I specifically paid to check criminal records, and know there are some. Last week two appeared on report. Now the updated one has no such records. Very disappointed in throwing money away for nothing.

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California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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March 13th, 2022
Verified purchase

I figured may as well go for the 6 month subscription, thinking that would be it. But that's just for the very basic profile info, they then ask if you'd like a B premium report on the person you searched which will cost you around $19 more dollars.

Reason I chose this business:

Convenience

Thumbnail of user andreal751
Alaska
1 review
0 helpful votes
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April 2nd, 2022
Verified purchase

Well - I haven't really seen anything yet, and it's annoying to be asked at this point how my experience has been thus far. Also - you should have a way to cancel service online vs (only) a phone call.

Reason I chose this business:

Price, and I’m hoping it gives me what I’m looking for.

Thumbnail of user sharonv882
Nebraska
1 review
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April 10th, 2022
Verified purchase

It costs too much for this basic amount of information. And no guarantees that it'll come back with facts. Every time I search myself or my raggedy boyfriend it says there's no criminal history but that's completely inaccurate

Thumbnail of user nataliem959
Washington
1 review
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April 20th, 2022
Verified purchase

You have to pay a huge fee for information that other websites give out that's included and it's per report. That's absolutely insane. When I emailed with customer service it was just confusing.not very happy

Reason I chose this business:

Trying a new avenue. Trying to solve my emotional abuse problem. Connect dots to go to the police with.

Thumbnail of user lindas5103
Washington
1 review
0 helpful votes
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October 8th, 2022

I used the $1 gimmick 5 days ago and received essentially no info. Was charged $29.99 for a subscription that I didn't know about. They will not refund at day 5. Two VERY rude conversations! Never allowed to finish even one sentence!

Products used:
Information. Misled by web site and did not start a subscription.

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Thumbnail of user daveg1042
Minnesota
1 review
0 helpful votes
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January 23rd, 2023
Verified purchase
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Everything is the same everytime. Nothing changes when you send out reply that say there are new things popping up. If you can't get your $#*! together I will be asking for my money back. It's getting to be a real joke.

Don't send report to my email
December 28th, 2022
Verified purchase
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Thumbnail of user ethang208
Texas
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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November 28th, 2022
Verified purchase

This site is BS they have a picture of "me" that is not me with bogus email addresses. I've been married for years but not recognized here yet relationship from 30 yrs ago shows up. Goggle is better than this and I am going to stop payment now

Reason I chose this business:

Ti do a search on myself

Thumbnail of user kimberleyr61
Texas
1 review
3 helpful votes
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September 2nd, 2022
Verified purchase

I looked up data on myself to see what might be out there. Most things were correct, but some information was lacking, like personal professional licenses and credentials. Other things were incorrect, like listing me as having lived in Florida at two addresses; I've never resides in that state. I'm not sure how to correct such info, Overall this site gives a general profile, but don't expect everything to be thorough or accurate.

Reason I chose this business:

Site seemed to be user friendly. I thought it would be free, but had to buy a one month membership to download the info.

Thumbnail of user brittanyi92
North Carolina
1 review
0 helpful votes
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May 12th, 2022
Verified purchase

This is terrible. Nothing was really uncover. Everything was superficial and could have been obtained without paying your fee. The public social media accounts didn't even come up. Absolutely disappointed and a waste of money

Reason I chose this business:

For safety reasons

Thumbnail of user josephn928
Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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May 21st, 2022
Verified purchase

The information provided is not accurate or limited. Especially relating to criminal records. I entered 2 people I know who had multiple arrests and prison time. No records are ever found in your database. Same for other fields.

Reason I chose this business:

Because I thought it would be

Thumbnail of user andrewg1256
Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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November 1st, 2021
Verified purchase

Feel the advertising is misleading. It advertises secret social media accounts, etc and only provided general background information, if you don't increase your membership. It should have a least indicated that when selecting the initial member options. This was a waste of $14.

Reason I chose this business:

It advertised hidden information to determine possible cheating and only provided general background information. I already know my husbands background

Reason I chose this product:

Looking for any hidden accounts.

Thumbnail of user sophiaj184
Connecticut
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June 26th, 2022
Verified purchase

Don't waste your time or money! I submitted my myself for the report and this only provided very general & cursory information. For instance, birth date, some former addresses (incomplete), astrological sign—I mean really!?! There was nothing included re education, work history, or other areas that they'd mentioned which I'd assumed would have been listed. Will, definitely, cancel…pls delete me from your database….

Reason I chose this business:

Advertising email. Pls delete me from your database!

Thumbnail of user sarahw1379
Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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November 29th, 2021
Verified purchase
• Updated review

You charge a ridiculous amount of money for information that's available anywhere on the internet. Cancel my subscription it's 10/30/2021 and I don't want another charge pulled from my credit card. I'm going to screen shot this and post at PayPal.

Reason I chose this business:

To tell you to cancel taking money from my account 10/30/2021

Report repeated email addresses and also showed people...
October 23rd, 2021
Verified purchase
• Previous review

Report repeated email addresses and also showed people not related to who I paid to see.

Reason I chose this business:

Because I actually believed that you showed all of the information. What a ripoff

Reason I chose this product:

I’m definitely not satisfied with the results I received and will be posting this information to PayPal

Thumbnail of user bobn381
Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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December 15th, 2021
Verified purchase

Worst report ever compared to what was implied or promised. If anyone is considering using this company, turn around and run fast. You will be charged a high amount for basically no info and the asked to go premium.

Reason I chose this business:

The misleading ad drew me in. Info is nothing like what was implied or promised.

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PeopleWhiz.com is a robust data architecture and proprietary platform with over 67 billion searchable public records. You'll have access to the most comprehensive background check reports using public records on the web.

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