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Virginia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Frustrting
March 2, 2025

Difficult to find info without having to always having to sign up for membership. Difficult to get membership cancelled and stopping payments from being taken out of credit card. If you just want to see owner name of phone number to check if spam, this should be a free charge. Date of experience is date I entered review.

Date of experience: March 2, 2025
Nicholas K. Intelius Rep
2 months ago

Thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re sorry to hear that your experience did not meet your expectations. Intelius provides access to public records through various search options, and while some basic details may be available, full reports require a membership. This is clearly outlined before sign-up on our checkout page and in our Terms of Use to ensure transparency.

While we strive to make searches as convenient as possible, some information—such as phone number ownership—comes from multiple sources and requires a paid membership to access. This helps ensure we can continue providing accurate and up-to-date public records information.

Regarding cancellation, we aim to make the process simple and accessible. Members can cancel anytime through their online account settings or by reaching out to our support team via email or phone. If you had any difficulty canceling or stopping payments, we’d be happy to assist. Please contact our support team at 877-564-3253 or support@mailer.intelius.com, and we’ll work to resolve any concerns promptly.

We appreciate your feedback and the opportunity to assist you.

New Jersey
1 review
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INTELIUS IS A SCAM
April 29, 2025

We have been getting charged for over 9 months by intelius for charges they cannot even locate. I have called them every month for the past 9 months and each time they tell me they will escalate the matter and it never gets solved, i do not have an account with them and they couldn't even locate my account, they owe me around 300$ but they keep telling me they don't see where I'm getting these charges from even though i sent statements and gave them my card number to look for the charges THEY made to my card. I ended up having to turn my card off and order a new one since the mater was never resolved, very inconvenient and very unprofessional, i am convinced this website is a scam and somehow stole my card info! DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THEM THEY WILL STEAL YOUR MONEY AND YOULL NEVER GET IT BACK! If i could give a -5 star review I would!

Date of experience: April 1, 2025
Minnesota
1 review
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It could not find the phone numbers I was after, to stop the scammers from ruining me financially and that was the only reason I used the service, so scale of 1-10 I wouldn't give it the privilege of a 1 I want to give it a 0 but it didn't have that.But it was some what easy to cancel my subscription.
And I don't remember the exact date to answer the question of date of experience.

Date of experience: January 26, 2025
Nicholas K. Intelius Rep
3 months ago

Thank you for sharing your experience, Gregory. We’re sorry to hear that our service did not meet your expectations in finding the phone numbers you needed. While our database includes a vast amount of public records, we understand that we may not always have every piece of information our users are searching for. We appreciate your feedback and are glad to hear that you found the cancellation process straightforward.

If there’s anything we can do to assist you further, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our Customer Care team at 877-564-3253 or support@mg.mailer.intelius.com. We value your input and will continue working to improve our services.

Best,
Intelius Customer Support

Netherlands
1 review
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Incorrect info
December 17, 2024

Checked 2 known numbers and got completely wrong details of this people 😢😬 no idea which database they connect to if at all 😬

Date of experience: December 17, 2024
Nicholas K. Intelius Rep
5 months ago

Hello Ania,

We value your feedback and your honest review! We apologize if Intelius fell short of your expectations, and we want to assure you that this is not the experience we aim to provide.

Kindly be aware that we gather our data from public records and a variety of other reliable sources. We do our best to ensure we deliver the best information that we can. However, as mentioned in our Terms of Use, there may be instances where the information is not entirely accurate or maybe not available to us. This can happen for various reasons, including the nature of public data and limitations of our data sources. We suggest running your search again at a later time, as our reports can be updated every 24 to 48 hours.

Ania, if you would like to work together on a resolution, we encourage you to reach out to our Customer Care department at 877-564-3253 or via email at support@mg.mailer.intelius.com.

Respectfully,

Intelius Customer Support

California
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Really?!
March 26, 2025

You want a review from me after charging me $27. A month for the past year for merely INQUIRING about one person for 20 minutes! I cancelled immediately and my checking acct. Is overdrawn because of these automated charges! I have stage IV cancer and 28 other serious illnesses. Please CREDIT my checking acct. For ALL of these charges for the past year. I cant afford the basics of eggs, milk, butter and bread because of these charges. HELP

Date of experience: October 26, 2024
Nicholas K. Intelius Rep
1 month ago

Hello Beverlee,

Thank you for sharing your experience. We are truly sorry to hear about your circumstances, and we understand how upsetting this situation must be—especially during such a challenging time. Please know that your concerns are being taken seriously.

Intelius operates on a subscription-based model, and all material terms—including recurring billing details—are disclosed at the time of sign-up in accordance with applicable laws. That said, we understand that automated charges can go unnoticed, particularly when life presents more urgent and difficult challenges.

We want to help. Please contact our Customer Care team as soon as possible so we can locate your account, review your billing history, and determine what can be done to assist—including refund considerations where appropriate. Please contact our support team at 877-564-3253 or support@mailer. Intelius. Com, and we’ll work to resolve any concerns promptly.

We are committed to resolving this quickly, respectfully, and with compassion.

Michigan
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Don't bother
March 2, 2024

I spent roughly $35 unlocking everything just to see how accurate it is. I'm here to tell you it's not accurate whatsoever. I first off ran a check on myself, didn't have my correct address nor my phone number (my phone number was listed to multiple other people along with the additional lines in my service) which I've had for well over a year. Improper relatives as well as associates (I didn't know half the people). Didn't display any special licenses I hold either no properties I own or have owned for years.
I ran searches on multiple other people I know as well and their info was wrong as well, especially when it came to the court records. Social media was outdated as well. Definitely will not be renewing this subscription..

Date of experience: March 1, 2024
Nicholas K. Intelius Rep
over a year old

While we wish we could provide all of the information to our customers for free, we do pay to access our data sources and it costs money to maintain our website. Please reach out to us at 1 (888) 445-2727 or email us at support@mailer.intelius.com if there's anything we can do to improve your experience.

California
1 review
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Whenever Intelius makes an error in subscription services, they correct it immediately and with a generous attitude. I really appreciated the courteous and effective manner in which your representative handled the issue.

Date of experience: February 20, 2023
Nicholas K. Intelius Rep
over a year old

Hellon George,
Thank you for taking the time to leave us with your feedback. We are delighted to see that you enjoyed your experience with us, and with our dedicated Customer Care Team. We look forward to continuing to assist you in the future!

Thank you,
Intelius Support

New Jersey
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I just wanted to look up a phone number, like old-school White Pages. Intelius was silly -- pretended to be taking several minutes to gather info, which probably took only 1-2 seconds to retrieve, then asking for money for the "comprehensive report." Just silly.

Date of experience: September 24, 2023
Nicholas K. Intelius Rep
over a year old

While we wish we could provide all of the information to our customers for free, we do pay to access our data sources and it costs money to maintain our website. Please reach out to us at 1 (888) 445-2727 or email us at support@mailer.intelius.com if there's anything we can do to improve your experience.

California
1 review
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I was angry because I was charged a fee without consent also this felt like catfishing because it kept wanting more money, so deceiving. I canceled after an hour and it was surprisingly extremely easy. I called and it was canceled. The next day I received call from a kind person who wanted to discuss my review so I told him about my experience and was shocked when he not only refunded the 3.99 Not approved by me but the whole fee 29.00. Wow! That is honest. So I do recommend this service wholeheartedly. I do wish There were more information available for me though but I didn't keep paying more fees as it went deeper. I didn't lose any money so I am very grateful.

Date of experience: March 2, 2023
Nicholas K. Intelius Rep
over a year old

Hello Erika,
Thank you for taking the time to leave us with your feedback. We are delighted to see that you enjoyed your experience with us, and with our dedicated Customer Care Team. We look forward to continuing to assist you in the future.

Thank you,
Intelius Support

Missouri
1 review
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Free trial review
September 6, 2022

1) Sign up process tiresome. Too many interruptions of Intelius warning how much info we would find. Etc etc.
2)Website poor. Kept taking me back to payment page after already paid. Some pages said: you may close" But no way to close it except exiting the site. Also notice blocks would pop up and block the keyboard I was trying to use.
3)First told me there was an Error. Over and over again. Tried next day. Same error notice. Had to call for help. Turned out that meant there was nothing found. I should not have had to call to find that out.
4) Good news. Customer service rep was great. And the 2 numbers that were real provided me lots of information.

Date of experience: September 6, 2022
Nicholas K. Intelius Rep
over a year old

Hello Carla,
Thank you for taking the time to leave us with your feedback, we appreciate the detailed walkthrough of your experience so we can make changes to improve your future experience! We are also happy to see that you enjoyed speaking with our dedicated Customer Care Team, and we look forward to continuing to assist you in the future.

Thank you,
Intelius Support

Virginia
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Got what I needed, no pressure to renew
April 8, 2022

I needed to run just one search, so purchased a one-month membership. There was absolutely no pressure to renew, which is very refreshing. I easily found the information I needed. Excellent product and customer service.

Date of experience: April 6, 2022
Nicholas K. Intelius Rep
over a year old

Hello Margaret,
Thank you for taking the time to leave us with your feedback. We are delighted to see that you enjoyed your experience with not only our product, but also with our dedicated Customer Care Team! We look forward to assisting you again in the future:)

Thank you,
Intelius Support

Texas
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Wonderful service
October 7, 2022

I spoke with a representative and found her to be not only professional, but by the end of the conversation I felt she was a friend who was looking out for my best interest. Please tell her thank you.

Date of experience: October 6, 2022
Nicholas K. Intelius Rep
over a year old

Hello Ginnie,
Thank you for taking the time to leave us with your feedback. We are delighted to see that you enjoyed your experience with us, and wish we knew which representative you spoke with so we could pass along your kind words! We look forward to continuing to assist you in the future.

Thank you,
Intelius Support

Australia
1 review
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I have been wanting to reach out to an old friend all the way from Australia. Intellius made it easy and efficient. Pleasure doing business with Intelius.

Date of experience: March 17, 2023
Nicholas K. Intelius Rep
over a year old

Hello Jillian,
Thank you for taking the time to review your experience with us. We are delighted to see that you enjoyed our services, and were able to track down an old friend! We look forward to continuing to assist you in the future.

Thank you,
Intelius Support

Washington
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Good customer service
October 18, 2022

I've only used this service to lookup one business. Other than a first name and phone number with voice-mail (which i already had), there was no additional information available. The Intelius Customer Service rep was pleasant and helpful when I called to cancel my account to avoid further charges.

Date of experience: October 17, 2022
Nicholas K. Intelius Rep
over a year old

Hello Karen,
Thank you for taking the time to leave us with your feedback. We are delighted to see that you enjoyed your experience with us, and with our dedicated Customer Care Team. We look forward to assisting you again in the future.

Thank you,
Intelius Support

Texas
1 review
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Nikole is Awesome!
June 2, 2022

Good evening. My name is Lloyd and I just wanted to take a moment of your time to express the great experience we had a moment ago speaking with Nikkole. Let me begin by saying that both of us are completely ignorant as to how your process of gathering and filtering all of the available information out there and narrowing it down to one single person is mind boggling. (yes, I'm old) I found myself in a situation where I needed specifics regarding my sisters affairs and some of her friends that I've never met to inform them of her passing. Some of the reports I got back I knew were bogus and some seemed just wrong. Then Nikkole answered our phone call and our questions. She was so helpful it's silly. Almost as silly as some of our questions. She was super patient and so very friendly. I just wanted to share that there are people that appreciate service of that quality and wanted to praise it. Thanks again and have a wonderful day.

Date of experience: May 31, 2022
Nicholas K. Intelius Rep
over a year old

Hello May,
Thank you for taking the time to leave us with your feedback. We are delighted to see that you enjoyed your experience with us, and will be sure to pass along your kind words to Nikole and her team. We look forward to assisting you again in the future:)

Thank you,
Intelius Support

Pennsylvania
7 reviews
8 helpful votes
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GOOD company!
September 7, 2017

My personal experience with Intelius is completely at variance with all these poor ratings. Intelius is an information search company, and they're the best, period. Perhaps equally important, they have integrity. There was a small automated-payment misunderstanding, and they returned my money with no hassle. I think this kind of honesty is esp. Important in an area like this. Nobody can work miracles, but if the information is there, these people will have it. Five stars, definitely!

Date of experience: September 6, 2017
New Mexico
1 review
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Easy Customer Service and Refund
August 26, 2022

I did not intend to sign up for monthly account and billing. I didn't notice until after I had been billed for 3 months. I called and got through to customer service immediately. And then received a full refund for all 3 months that posted within minutes. No drama. Very impressive.

Date of experience: August 25, 2022
Nicholas K. Intelius Rep
over a year old

Hello Brandon,
Thank you for taking he time to leave us with your feedback. We are delighted to see that you enjoyed your experience with us and with our dedicated Customer Care Team. We apologize if there was an error in charging, but are glad to know that it was resolved with no issues! We look forward to continuing to assist you again in the future.

Thank you,
Intelius Support

California
1 review
10 helpful votes
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Disingenuous service
August 5, 2019

After reading glowing reviews (?) I decided to try the service (to find out more) which was discounted from the normal $49 to $39 only to find out that once you give credit card info, you have signed up for a monthly account which costs an additional $7.95 to cancel. Not happy, especially since the report had nothing more than what I had found already thru the free sites. I found out nothing more after paying for the service. Yes, I'm a sucker, less the $50.

Date of experience: August 4, 2019
Pakistan
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I have used the services of Intelius to dig up some data for the sake of promotion of my business and to my surprise, the entire experience went very well. I don't know why people have given negative ratings and reviews to Intelius on petty issues that also happen with other service providers and come under the category of technical issues for which you can't blame a service provider. Of course, I came across some issues as well during the process of getting desired details however, those issues were not worth noticing and the technicians and support staff from Intelius were courteous enough to help me out and resolve my issues. I am definitely going to get the services of Intelius if such requirements for my business rise again because as a business person I know how difficult it is to find a reliable vendor that is capable of providing quality services with a minimum of issues.

Date of experience: November 23, 2020
Nicholas K. Intelius Rep
over a year old

Hello Winnie,
Thank you for taking the time to leave us with your feedback. We are delighted to see that you enjoyed your experience with our services, as well as with our dedicated Customer Care Team! We look forward to assisting you again in the future :)

Thank you,
Intelius Support

California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I needed to locate an old friend and could not find them on social media. I was referred by someone to use Intelius to begin a search, and I found it to be very useful, I was successful to find who I was looking for, thank you. In addition to that search, I also searched myself and was impressed, if not taken aback, to see what information there was about me in this database. It has a lot of good information to explore, if you need it, may incur an additional charge where necessary, but in the end it could be worth it if you have no other associates or options from which to get your information. Will use again in the future.

Date of experience: January 25, 2022
Nicholas K. Intelius Rep
over a year old

Hello Rose,
Thank you for taking the time to leave us with your feedback. We are delighted to see that you enjoyed your experience with us and were able to find who you were looking for! We look forward to assisting you again in the future:)

Thank you,
Intelius Support

Overview

Intelius has a rating of 2.1 stars from 106 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Intelius most frequently mention credit card and background check. Intelius ranks 116th among People Search sites.

service
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value
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shipping
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returns
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quality
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