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California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Good service
October 6, 2017

Good service. I use it on almost anyone i meet. A few of my friends have some suspicious pasts. I'm okay with it but it's better to know than to be completely unaware. Cant be too safe these days.

Date of experience: October 5, 2017
Florida
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Possile scam
August 14, 2017

Yes, I sighned on... something wrong... call me immediately I wan cancel...! I entered my own name after sighning up... 3 times... no report. I definetly want to cancel and an answer why I could not get my own report on myself!

Date of experience: August 14, 2017
California
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Helpful website. Good data
September 29, 2017

Sometimes I just want to check if the person I'm dealing with is legit. This website me do that. I use it for the reverse phone search too. I just wish they had an app.

Date of experience: September 29, 2017
brett f. CheckThem Rep
over a year old

Thank you, Nick.

Arkansas
1 review
4 helpful votes
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THEY ARE FRAUDULENT websites. DON'T GIVE THEM YOUR CARD #, THE CHEATED ME OUT OF 44.00 BUT IT WAS A BOUGHT LESSON! I WILL NOT BUY ANYTHING UNLESS I CHECK THE REVIEWS! THANKS TO CHECK THEM I'M A LITTLE SMARTER NOW! YOU CAN'T TRUST ANYONE ANYMORE! I HOPE THEY TAKE THE 44.00 TO THE CASINOS AND HAVE A GOOD TIME!

Date of experience: February 16, 2019
brett f. CheckThem Rep
over a year old

Hi Bobby. Sorry you had this experience. I'd be happy to look at your account. We have happy customers who love our service and I want you to have that same great experience. Please contact us and I'll look into your account :)

Colorado
1 review
3 helpful votes
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This should be illegal
August 13, 2018

This is one of the most unethical company's in the world I payed the one time charge for a background check that came up as error when it was done loading I tried to cancel my subscription and when I pressed cancel it didnt work 5 days later I'm charged 44 dollars I will be contacting my lawyer these people are thieves.

Date of experience: August 13, 2018
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Texas
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I did a one time lookup that was $2.95...then they let me know I was now enrolled for $44 a month!!! I IMMEDIATELY canceled the bait & switch SCAM. That was a month ago. Today the charges my account $44 and then when I called the man was so RUDE. He wouldnt let me speak to a manager. I will take legal action against them and am so glad I have RECORDS of everything they did. DO NOT USE!!!!

Date of experience: July 23, 2018
Massachusetts
1 review
0 helpful votes
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The site is very user-friendly and I like the individual attention this business provides. Keep it up, check them. I am one of your happy and satisfied customer!

Date of experience: October 23, 2018
Canada
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Total scam!
November 6, 2018

Back on Oct 22,2018 I was skip-tracing a Canadian individual who may have moved to the USA. Google came up with a number of search options and 'checkthem.com' was one of them. I was offered a 5 day trial for $1.35 (Canadian) so billed it to my MasterCard. When I tried searching for other people this site wasn't helping because there was no options to search Canadian provinces. I called the customer service line supplied by the website *******722, spoke to a gentleman who explained they didn't have access to Canadian information. I informed him, that being the case, I really had no need for their services. He told me I could continue to use it for the balance of the trial period and that my card would not be charged any further. Unfortunately, either he lied or their system messed up. My MasterCard was billed $60.48(Canadian) 5 days. I have just spoken to a man, "Ruben", at their C/S # who states they have no record of my original contact with the company and thus the subscription fee stands. When I asked to speak to a supervisor this Ruben claims he is the supervisor. I am now left with having to go to the state's licensing department to file a claim and also to try and have my MasterCard account follow up and get my account refunded.

Date of experience: November 6, 2018
brett f. CheckThem Rep
over a year old

Hi Marion. Thanks for the feedback. We don't have public records on Canadians. I'm sorry, we could've made that more clear on our website. Please contact us and I'll be happy to resolve this for you.

Florida
1 review
10 helpful votes
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Off Shore Rip Off
August 28, 2017

This is an offshore rip off company. They suck you in with a $1.99 trial. Then when using the site, you are asked if you want a full report. It does not say there are additional charges over the trial. WHEN I CALLED TO COMPLAIN, YOU CAN TELL IT IS AN OFFSHORE PERSON.! NO REFUND OFFERED. RIP OFF CITY. DO NOT USE!

Date of experience: August 28, 2017
Michigan
1 review
7 helpful votes
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Why monthly fee taken out of my account at 1:24 am in the morning, but yet the office is closed. I got the $. 99 cent special, to look up my own name. I cancelled this RIGHT AFTERWARDS found what I wanted. I CANCELLED THIS SERVICE ---- WHY AM I BEING CHARGED? PLEASE RETURN MY MONEY IN MY ACCOUNT. I am on disability and live on a very small monthly check.
Thank you
Terri Johnson
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Date of experience: October 8, 2017
brett f. CheckThem Rep
over a year old

Hi Terri, please e-mail us at support@checkthem.com so we can learn how to better assist you. We offer 3 convenient ways to cancel your account: 1) the members are (Click "Account"), 2) e-mail, or 3) phone. If you are still within your refund policy deadline you may request a refund as well.

Alabama
1 review
1 helpful vote
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The site went above and beyond our expectations; the quality of their background checks is superior, identifying potential background check important detail that other site that I used missed.

Date of experience: November 5, 2018
New Jersey
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Scam of the first order. They charge you for items that you decline and will not let you get your first $1.00 profile unless you opt for some monthly costs. Stay away.

Date of experience: December 20, 2017
brett f. CheckThem Rep
over a year old

Hi Sid, I could not find any history of you in our system, please contact support@checkthem.com so we can address any of your concerns. We do not advertise or offer free reports.

New Hampshire
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Scam artist
October 23, 2018

Beware of this company! Charged my credit card 3 times after I cancelled during the 5 day trial period for $2.85. Not only did they charge my card 3 times, they charged it $44.85 each time. Total scam! DO NOT GIVE THEM YOUR CREDIT CARD INFORMATION! BEWARE BEWARE BEWARE BEWARE

**THE 5 STAR REVIEWS ARE BS - FROM PROPLE WORKING AT THE SITE**

Date of experience: October 23, 2018
brett f. CheckThem Rep
over a year old

Hi Robert. I'm regretful that you had this experience. We respect your review and do not post reviews ourselves. Please contact us and I'll be happy to work out a solution for you. Our aim is for every customer to be satisfied, and I see we could do a better job at that. Thank you

Ohio
1 review
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Deceptive in the trial Statement.
I bank locked my car out asking me if the charges will legitimate because they have had like charges from them before.
I said nope run it.
They claim it's a 5-day trial. They charge my card on the 5th day.
Been offered only charge me $9.99 a month to keep me from canceling my account.
So charged me $34 month why not just charge $9.99 to begin with.
Charges disputed cards canceled.

Date of experience: July 7, 2021
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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The information we were given was exactly what we needed. From what I have experienced, it has been useful, and they were easy to work with. It's super easy to use and it's more than what we have.

Date of experience: January 26, 2018
New Hampshire
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Don't waste you money!
November 25, 2017

The information isn't accurate, and after you give them the $1.00 and you try to cancel your account they won't let you until after the trial period. So they can charge you the $44.85 THEY SUCK!

Date of experience: November 25, 2017
brett f. CheckThem Rep
over a year old

Hi James, customers are able to cancel their account at any time. You may cancel via the members login area, e-mail, or via phone call.

Illinois
1 review
8 helpful votes
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BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE
November 9, 2017

I signed up for the trial for checkthem.com... trial was for $1 for one week i think. I attempted to cancel the trial 4 days prior to it ending. Low and behold! I get a $40.36 deduction from my banking account at 11:09 pm. and of course even if i wanted to call their customer service to do something about it that night, they would have been closed, so i called the next morning. The jerk off proceeded to tell me that he wouldnt refund me at all, even tho there was no activity on the account in the past several days... i told him that i had agreements with my bank that would hold up stronger than his agreement that i signed for a trial service... thats when he decided to ask me how much money I actually wanted refunded. I told him i wanted it all back! I told him that i work in customer service, and the proper thing to tell a customer is that you will give them a full refund! He then proceeded to tell me that it will take up to 35 business days to get the refund back into my account! What a f-ing joke!

Date of experience: November 9, 2017
brett f. CheckThem Rep
over a year old

Hi Amanda, you may cancel your account anytime by logging to your account and clicking "My Account" on the left side of the page, calling, or e-mailing customer support. I see that our customer service agent processed your refund. Please be advised that typically refunds take 3-5 business days to process (not 35 days).

California
1 review
7 helpful votes
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A couple months ago I signed up for checkthem on a trial. And before my trial was up they told me i had already checked to many names and was not allowed anymore. So I tried to cancel them but could never reach anyone. Well the first month I was able to get away with not paying for it with a low bank account this month they out of the blue charged me agian for the account and it was pending on my account. So i called and told them i did not want there service and the guy said ok and that i would not be charged. Well i checked my account today and they charged me anyway and so i called agian and asked why and the guy Ruben was so rude. He said cause i never cancelled it well im sorry if anyone was ever there after 5:00 it would be alot easier to cancel and being that I was told on Friday that i would not be charged to charge me now is redundent and bad business. I will never use this site agian i got nothing out of it that i couldnt of gotten on the internet for free. Its a scam and the people working there are very rude. And i will never do business with this company agian.

Date of experience: October 30, 2017
brett f. CheckThem Rep
over a year old

Hi J. A., I'm sorry that you had a negative experience with CheckThem. Customers that order monthly services will be billed monthly until canceled. We make cancelations easy for all customers (you may cancel your account at any time by clicking "Account" on the left side of the members area).

Wisconsin
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Great Service
October 3, 2018

Great customer support.

Very responsive and patient on answering anything questions you might have. - With clear and full explanation.

Date of experience: October 2, 2018
Ohio
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Before paying I could see who I wanted info on BUT as soon as I paid that person is NO LONGER found!

Date of experience: March 31, 2022

Overview

CheckThem has a rating of 2.2 stars from 86 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with CheckThem most frequently mention customer service, day trial and credit card. CheckThem ranks 10th among Background Check sites.

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