InstantCheckmate

This is a terrible product. Their come ons indicate all kinds of info for a monthly fee, but all you get is info you could easily access yourself. They also try to lure you further in, promising premium info for just twenty bucks more. Ha! If you fell for the first, you're probably as hopping mad as I am and are certainly not going to agree to additional fees. In addition, the site actually timed out on me. That hasn't happened in years with internet speeds what they are today. Instant, they are not! When you call, they will try to settle with you such that they get a few bucks outta you, but be firm. They will refund if you stick to your guns, mention the 72 hour rule and how the product was not as represented. Interestingly, as soon as this charge hit my credit card, Chase notified me of a questionable transaction. I don't know how they stay in business.

I wish I would have read these reviews before throwing $15.00 to this scam of a company. How accurate can any background check company be when they don't even get my birthday correct? It went down hill from there. You get NO information for the $15.00, have to pay $2 to be able to print what they do provide - which is useless. Then in order to see any of the advertised data you have to pay another $19.99. Save your money - do not use this site.

The only reason I purchased a membership was whe I ran a preliminary check on my deceased brother, they claimed he had over $80,000.00 in unclaimed assets and he left behind a widow and their son. They charged me the membership fee of 28$ and then charged me an additional 4$ for a surprise "download fee"! No further mention was made of unclaimed assets, and every job listed as employment... EVERY SINGLE JOB... was wrong, and there was no record of his correct employment, although they had his address, birthdate, date of death, and phone number. Fraudulent. You will never reach anyone by phone, either.

I cancelled this service after getting first report and finding it useless. 4 months later and 4 more charges for $27.85 per month later, i reported again that i had cancelled and wanted those 4 months refunded. Because i didn't write down the original cancellation confirmation number they only refunded the most recent month's charge. What a scam. Customer service just wants to point you to the fine print page you originally agreed to. Instant checkmate is the perfect name for this scam - i felt like they backed me into a corner and did a checkmate on me. Use at your own risk!

The only reason I rated instantcheckmate.com 1 star is negative stars are not a choice.
A background check was requested via instantcheckmate.com by me for me. I received a system-generated email stated in the body of the email: "2 Potential Criminal Records Found"
This is a false statement generated even before the report downloaded. It is especially damaging during this time when I am seeking employment. I wrote to them and received a system-generated customer support message.
I've notified legal counsel.

Seriously? In good faith I paid my $22.95 for a one month unlimited subscription of full and complete background checks. I put in my own name as a test and got back (after a 20 minute search) my address, an outdated phone number, my horoscope, and three relatives including my late husband, my daughter and my late husband's ex-wife. I refused to pay extra for the Premium Report since I had already paid for a "full and complete report." I called and cancelled and was told this is a legitimate business. After I mentioned the words "bait and switch," "fraud," "con," and "scam" they issued a full refund. I will wait and see how well that works. How on earth does a person find an honest website?

Yet another dissatisfied customer with "Instant Checkmate." this membership service does NOT provide services as advertised on their website- at least for the initial price paid. To get more detailed information, a paid member is informed and required to pay additional membership fees. Information that is initially provided by the service is very basic.As of 10/25/15 there is no "Trial Membership" as printed in the terms and conditions. This service/membership, based on my experience, is at best- a waste of money.

I search my own number it was given me wring information please don't believe this website totally cracked up when i realized and read reviews people either destroyed their own life from their own hand or the reviews are fake good luck

You can find out more information just doing a Google search and looking at the white pages. This was so stupid and such a waste of money. They obviously must have fake good reviews. No arrest records persons been arrested six times doesn't even have the persons birthday. I can find that out for free on white pages and regular google searches. You would think $35 would actually get you information. The site has you waiting forever as if its actually pulling up information on someone.

How is this site legal its a scam.

Checkmate did supply what I asked for, but the site is confusing and I accidentally paid a premium price for a simple check. They tell you they will charge you monthly unless you cancel, and they do. Cancelling was easy, however. But I really disliked all the junk mail filling up my mailbox. They shared my name with their group lists of some kind and probably get paid for that, too. I hate that I have to unsubscribe from all that junk, and my name probably got passed around to more, that I haven't even seen yet. Grrr.

Everyday I use this website for my business. I check on many things i. E. sometimes I need to know who called me from a phone number or if someone has any relatives I can contact. I also use this to trace back where they lived before. Interestingly, this is one of the best ones I have found.

So I thought I could look up who my boyfriend was texting, that is what the website is now advertising on Instagram clicked on the link took me to instant phone heck mate. Payed my money and they have me basic information I can just get by a simple google! In vet dissatisfied I tried to login to look up another number and it won't let me even tho I payed my money! They just want more. And more... And MORE money. As the rest of the reviews do not waist your time nor money, it's all a big headache. This website should be banned.

I subscribed to this service without first checking it out. My bad. Like the other reviews said, information is less than you can get yourself by just doing your own internet scan. They did not even have current addresses for the few people I checked on. After having the service less than 12 hours I called them this morning to cancel and get a refund. At first I was told that was done on a case by case basis. After listing my complaints I was told I could get 1/2 my money back and still have the service for 3 months. After asking to talk to someone else since that was not acceptable by me, the rep, Terri, said she would give me a full "courtesy" refund of $44.58 and that it would be 3 to 5 days. She also said I would get a confirmation email although that has not happened yet but it has only been 20 minutes since I got off the phone with her.