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AdvancedBackgroundChecks has a rating of 1 star from 10 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. AdvancedBackgroundChecks ranks 39th among Background Check sites.

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Linda M.
3/2/22

Their info on my husband is fabricated. Pure and simple. Put people with our last name on their site. We aren't related to even one of them. Put my ex of 25 yrs as living in my house! Not acceptable. They won't answer their phone and make it impossible to opt out. Do I need to call the FTC to slap their hands and stop their illegal practices or somewhere else? They are giving out privileged information and non pub numbers.

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Thumbnail of user lindam3968
1 review
1 helpful vote
March 2nd, 2022

Their info on my husband is fabricated. Pure and simple. Put people with our last name on their site. We aren't related to even one of them. Put my ex of 25 yrs as living in my house! Not acceptable. They won't answer their phone and make it impossible to opt out. Do I need to call the FTC to slap their hands and stop their illegal practices or somewhere else? They are giving out privileged information and non pub numbers.

Thumbnail of user honeyh1
2 reviews
5 helpful votes
July 5th, 2017

Beware, this service stinks and that guarantee is bogus. I ran it for current information and it was a year behind on addresses, which are easy to get, two on criminal background and more than that on vehicles. Completely missed long standing liciences and employment. Missed obvious stuff too. Ran it on myself to be sure, seven years behind on my vehicle, just as bad on rest. It also showed 0 sex ofenders in areas state police site list MANY. So if for instance, if you are checking out someone you are dating or getting information on someone stalking you to better protect yourself pick another service. Tried to tell them about this they blew me off, ended up paying for a different service and no refund here.

Thumbnail of user beno208
26 reviews
17 helpful votes
October 17th, 2016

Stumbled across this website tonight and discovered that my mother was alive and where she was living. This must come as a real surprise to the facility where she died, the funeral home that held her services and the cemetery that buried her and placed a stone over her. Oh, did I mention that she died more than a decade ago? Granted, maybe her spirit/ghost still lives at that address but the current residents have made no mention of it. Then there is the matter of her daughter, who has been married and living elsewhere for more than a quarter-century.

advancedbackgroundchecks.com obviously does not let facts get in their way.

Bottom line: Use that money to go to Disney World. They at least tell you upfront that everything is a fantasy.

Thumbnail of user leslief19
1 review
3 helpful votes
April 13th, 2016

I did a search on myself.The information they have is well over ten years old.Don't use this site it's a complete waste of time.

Thumbnail of user marciab18
1 review
5 helpful votes
May 3rd, 2016

I was an independent court researcher for Advanced Backgrounds for approx 10 yrs. In the late 90's, they got 3 months behind in paying me, but I stuck with them till they caught up. Around 2007, I noticed I wasn't getting my usual 20-25 per week orders. They strung me along; said there was a mistake. Then, after a month or so,, they cut my pay rate by 40%. So much for loyalty to a long time provider. I have a college degree (paralegal) and over 20 yrs. Experience. Advanced Backgrounds will hire any ying yang off the street if they can save a dime. I told em to "take the job and SHOVE IT". Don't use them!

Thumbnail of user danielc506
1 review
7 helpful votes
October 9th, 2018

I constantly get calls for another person that never owned my phone number. I am the sole owner of this phone number for 22 years since the number was released by the carrier for first use. I know this because I was the one who set the phone number up when I worked for the carrier 22 years ago. I get bill collection calls, home service calls, etc to my phone number 22 years later after owning the number asking for someone that never owned this number.

I decide to trace my number along with the name of the person they are actually looking for. The sole provider of my number along with this persons name is listed on advancedbackgroundchecks.com and nowhere else. It is the only site that has this persons name and my phone number associated that I can find anywhere on the internet.

After emailing and calling multiple times, I am told by there staff that there is nothing they can do to remove it. While on the phone they give detailed instructions on how to unlist a number. THIS DOESN'T WORK. You go through the steps and there is NO option for removing any type of listing as detailed in their instructions. The DATA on this website is clearly not vetted for accuracy. When you ask for them to update a record with the correct info they tell you they can't. When they explain how to remove a listing this also CAN'T be done.

For those that are interested you can call advancedbackgroundchecks.com at *******392

Also, there removal service is www.advancedbackgroundchecks.com/manage/ (doesn't work but at least you can verify that for yourself)

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Thumbnail of user johns763
1 review
7 helpful votes
October 11th, 2014

Scam, signed up for trial, all their info is old. Wrong contact information for almost everyone I know. No criminal records for my neighbor who has been arrested at least 6 times in more than one state. Tried to cancel, refused to acknowledge my request, disputing with credit card.

Thumbnail of user blairm36
1 review
5 helpful votes
October 22nd, 2014

I requested a background check on an individual, paid the one time fee of $14.95 and what I got back was no more than I gave them - a name, city, state; I got an address in the city I provided, which I already knew. WHAT A WASTE OF MONEY! Don't use this site unless you just want to throw money in the trash

Thumbnail of user miked113
1 review
13 helpful votes
December 2nd, 2014

They have published our PRIVATE home phone, address & email and we have been trying to get removed for over 1 year now, they refuse to remove our information. We have emailed over a dozen requests, called over a dozen times and mailed via postal mail (2) requests in the last 6 months to remove us but they still REFUSE TO REMOVE OUR PRIVATE LISTING INFORMATION. We are now retaining an attorney to sue them for punitive damages, these people are complete scum and even the people that purchase their "information" say it's all a scam, information inaccurate, etc... Stay far away from this business of $8/hour morons.

Tip for consumers:
There are other legitimate info databases but advanced background checks is nothing but a scam. Do not purchase anything from them and don't let your info fall into their hands if you can help it, they will never ever remove info.

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Thumbnail of user brookem8
1 review
7 helpful votes
July 2nd, 2014

Cyber stalking at its finest. I never signed up for this site, any of its affiliate sites, never heard of it, but they are posting my past addresses on the first page of google when someone googles my name, same story for many of my family and friends from Sacramento, CA that have uncommon names.

There is an address - 1915 21st Street, Sacramento, CA ******* and I advise victims to report the cyber stalking to their local authorities as the sites address is in Sacramento, CA and stalking is a crime in California. Under their policies they claim people signed up and gave them the information but that is a 100% lie. Sad that people are so hard up for money they will resort to this.

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