InstantCheckMate.com Reviews
InstantCheckMate.com is an internet-based people search program used to discover detailed information on anyone. It provides criminal history, phone numbers, addresses and much more.
The data is compiled from a number of different public record sources. They use national state and local criminal databases as well as a sex offender database to provide you the criminal background of anyone as well as the area in which you have designated to search.
There are three different memberships available through InstantCheckMate.com; all of them come with an unlimited number of people search/background checks. It costs $89.00 for a 6-month membership, $59.00 for a 3-month membership and $24.00 for a one-month membership. Each membership is billed upfront and will automatically y renew at the end of the plan unless you cancel it. They also offer a 5-day trial for $1.00 to try the service. The only way to become a member is to sign up online.
If anyone wishes to opt-out of the database, which essentially removes your personal information from their website, there are two options to do so. For an expedited opt-out it costs $4.95 and this method removes your information from the system within 48 hours. If you decide to use the standard opt-out, it is free; it takes approximately 2-4 weeks to process this request.
As with any people search databases available on the web comes inaccuracies, misspellings, and out of date information. Although they all claim to have current records, many of them do not. The public records in which they use to gather data are not always accurate, so they couldn’t possibly have accurate information if that is where they obtain data
There have been numerous complaints on the web about this business and its unethical practices.
Some of the people who have used Instant Checkmate requested reports which were returned with very little information included within the report details. Some of the reports came back empty and others had details on the wrong person altogether.
Most of the complaints, however, addressed unauthorized credit card charges; members have tried to cancel their membership and could not get a hold anyone to process the cancellation.
Some individuals attempted to cancel prior to the end of the 5 day trial and others tried to cancel at the start of the membership. In the end, these members were charged the full membership amount and then were charged again when the auto-renewal system kicked in.
The worse cases are individuals who have searched for their own report and were returned with completely incorrect information which included false criminal charges and arrests. This could potentially have a negative impact on someone’s future if they are unaware of such information within these reports.
InstantCheckMate.com has many red flags and should be approached with caution.
Please do not use this service. I agreed to a ONE MONTH use....they kept billing my credit card every month...stating I agreed to that where in no way I did. VERY deceiving and misleading...ALSO...no info found on a person I wanted to do a background check on where we found the info we needed on a free government site. I had to change my credit card to stop this....DO NOT USE THIS SERVICE! Pass it on to everyone..
Her is my opinion. Instant CheckMate has a real scam going on here..their initial report showed nothing that was not on their screen prior to purchasing service. An additiona $1.99 for a PDF that will not open...then they have the audacity to attempt to suck you in for yet another ten bucks for. So called priemum report. A little diligent Internet search work on your own will yield far more information than this scam site. I want my money back!
Your spot on. I checked my info and most of it was incorrect and what was correct was outdated. Don't waste a penny on this scam!!!
These mfs are a total scam further they will mislead u before they take ur money and after you pay you find out its the same info you get on white pages u get from these people .. Ten when you call these mfs they only want to refund you 50% ... It seems like all these black bitches hSitting there are well trained to fool people and be nests and rude ... They have no class of any kind ... This is why these assholes get treated Ike shit
I could never get their system to return any credible information whatsoever. After several attempts with no luck I input my own name. The information showed me as having 13 'criminal arrests' which turned out to be the same speeding ticket over and over again. It also had me married to 7 different women none of whom I've heard of and I'd never been divorced. It couldn't find any of my relatives even though they have lived at the same addresses in excess of 10 years. Oh yeah, I have a pilots license too! Not. Customer service is nonexistent, although they did say my money would be refunded in a few days. The agent kept telling me she couldn't hear me very well, but I think that was because of the party they were having in the office.
I visited the website checkmate.com to look up information on an individuals criminal background & was deceived by the website. The website lead me to believe I was going to find information but once I paid my money it was suggested that I should get the premium data package because that have the information I'm looking for. It also placed old information & never showed me information on what I was searching for. This website is a fraud & should be shut down because of all the misrepresentation. I called my credit card company to dispute the charge. Very unhappy customer!!!
I checked myself and my brother. Both of our birthdays are wrong. The marriage and divorce information are way mixed up. When you click one person the next screen pop out a different person. What an experience. Never use this website again, everyone.
Complete waste of time and money! I searched myself and it didn't even bring up that i have been married for 8 years. Do not use this site!!
I signed up for this service prior to ck'g reviews on it, bad idea. It provided no new information, but plenty of incorrect information.
Wrong current address - person has lived at current addr for 10+ yrs
No marriage or divorce info, when there have been several
Incorrect relatives
Missing bankruptcy info
Only thing they had right was the name, which I gave them, and the DoB! Everything else was wrong, missing or incomplete.
I tried to cancel my membership 20 minutes after joining.
The info in the report was 1) not available &
2) untrue
I was told that I could get a full refund but a person,named Matthew,refused to do that.
He also refused to give his last name & the last name of his supervisor, Shana.
I have reported them to the BBB as well as the MD attorney general's office, department of consumer fraud.
Thanks for reporting them. Feeling rather foolish that I shelled out money for this scam.
I paid for a ONE MONTH use and then it decided to be a recurrent charge and stole an extra 22 dollars from me. The records are inaccurate and when I called customer service they were extremely rude. Disgusting waste of money
Unfortunately, I didn't read the reviews until it's late.
Signed up for the 1 month membership and the data received was absolutely inaccurate - how is it possible for a man born in 1971 to have married over 30 women starting from 1973 at the age of 2!!!???
Hopefully, I will be able to cancel my membership without too much hassle,
They take your name and email and make you think you can see the search you were looking for. But then you have to pay and they sell your email and name. i have so much junk mail.
InstantCheckMate.com Scam people to check their records stating they have a criminal record, they just take information from public records and force people to pay to see what info they have along with indecating they have a criminal record when they do not. This is missleading and they should be closed down for fraud
This service is a scam. It advertises details. If you want to trial it, they offer a 5-day unlimited use for $1.00.
The arrest records have no details. Many have arrest codes which you have to do further research (on other sites) to determine what they mean.
Unfortunately, to even try the service requires you give them billing info. DON'T MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE. The terms are that you must notify them before end of the trial period that you don't want the service. They make it look like you are just paying for a trial period, but in fact you are signing up for monthly service if you don't contact them to terminate. Part of signing up is providing an email, but they do not send email notifications.
Reputable companies will contact the customer to make sure they are happy with the service and want to continue. In most cases, they use the feedback to improve their service.
THIS IS A SCAM SERVICE AND YOU WILL NOT GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR - DO NOT USE
This is a scam. DO NOT USE!
They offer a 5 day trial for $1.00, but they will charge you about $25.00 / month unless you cancel. HOWEVER, you can't cancel. the only way to cancel is by phone, and they don't answer the phone. There is no way to talk to anyone to cancel your membership or get any kind of help.
I was not able to get any useful information or get any help.
Don't wast your time or money.
If people will go to the trouble to read these reviews then maybe these scammy businesses will fold their tent and disappear. Thanks for your review Roger,
thanks for the warning, i nearly got taken in. Sil
As Silvia stated above, thanks for all the warnings! I had a bad feeling at check out time. When I tried to just go to another website, a big "announcement" came back inviting me to join for just "one dollar" for the first month. Hmm, the price went from around $23 to just $1 when I changed my mind. I really felt uncomfortable and didn't "take the bait". As the old saying goes, if it seems too good to be true, it probably isn't.
Had many of the same feelings about this service before i signed on #1 I do not like giving my Credit card number on line knowing of all the scams that present themselves on the internet who knows what they are able to do , or what they will do with the information you give them and they require from you in order to access their service! of which you know nothing about that is why I looked these reviews up first. Maybe if our law enforcement community would take the time to investigate these scams and shut them down or bust them we would not have so many of them. but their to busy running their own scams on the public due to budget restraints. Ya right! Bill G.
By the way thanks for the help and setting thing straight!
