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  500 108th Ave NE Ste 1600 Bellevue, WA 98004-5599

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• Initial Complaint

  Date:09/28/2023

  Type:Customer Service Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  I have requested and suppressed my personal information being sold by People Connect through their direct site and their subsidiaries such as Intelius, US search, etc. They still have yet to remove my data. I suppressed this information on 09/11/2023 and checked again on 09/20/2023, and I can still see that they are selling my information. But now, when I try to opt-out (again), I cannot even find my account to see the suppression status anymore (thank goodness I printed and saved the confirmation page)! So I emailed them (People Connect) about this issue with screenshots to show that they still have my information for sale, but INTELIUS customer care wrote back stating they can't find my information. Considering that the original screenshots provided were from that site, they had to have known and seen the screenshots and information. But they asked me for more personal information and screenshots. WHAT?!?! Why? When I can find myself and my info on my name alone? I emailed again today; please fix this. It is a safety concern, and I should not have to fight this hard for my privacy.

  

  Business Response

  Date: 02/23/2024

  Dear *************************,
  
  This response is in regards to the consumer complaint from *****************************, ID ********.
  
  Inteliuss information is gathered from many public sources including local county courthouses, census bureaus, and other sources of public information. We do not create or add to the information we obtain. While we cannot remove specific records from a report, we do have the option to remove an entire background report from our site. The information obtained from a report is for personal use only.
  
  A report was located, and the request was validated based on the information provided. We proceeded to suppress *****************************' public information in accordance with their request and our terms.
  
  *****************************' request to remove their personal data was applied to the public data displayed on all people search sites owned by PeopleConnect, including TruthFinder.com, Intelius.com, InstantCheckmate.com, and USSearch.com.
  
  Please do not hesitate to contact our customer service department at ************ with any further questions. We are available to assist during regular business hours, from 7:00am - 4:00pm Pacific time (10:00am - 7:00pm Eastern time), Monday Friday.
  
  Sincerely,
  Intelius Support
  
  

• Initial Complaint

  Date:09/25/2023

  Type:Billing Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  They charged another company and more than the agreed upon $24.86 and I never got the info I paid for

  

  Business Response

  Date: 09/26/2023

  Dear ******** *********,
  
  This response is in regards to the consumer complaint from ****** ******, ID# ********.
  
  While an inaccurate report is rare, this can occur from time to time. We gather our information from numerous public sources. This information is then uploaded to our database. When you purchase a background report from Intelius, we guarantee that we will search every database available to us. However, because we simply display records as they are provided to us, we cannot guarantee the content of the records that may show up in a final report.
  
  After further investigation, we have confirmed the account with Intelius was never established due to an unsuccessful payment. No monthly membership fees have been charged to the Visa card used.
  
  If Ms. ****** believes she may have created an additional membership, we request all applicable information listed below:
  
  The first and last name used on the account
  The email address registered
  The first 6 and last 4 numbers of the card used
  The PayPal email address or PayPal Transaction ID number
  
  Please do not hesitate to contact our customer service department at ***** ******** with any further questions. We are available to assist you during regular business hours, from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Pacific time (10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Eastern time), Monday through Friday.
  
  Sincerely,
  Intelius Support
  

  Customer Answer

  Date: 09/26/2023

   After I tried to pay for the service of Intelius I got a charge from another company.  See below.  This was directed to me immediatley after I made the initial transaction with Intelius.  My cred card company flag this as fraud and now they have to issue me a new card.  Shame on these companies.  The amount changed also from $24.86 to $28.95....TERRIBLE!
    transaction *******************  Type Temporary Transactions
  $28.95

  

  Business Response

  Date: 10/05/2023

  Dear ******** *********,
  
  This response is in regards to the consumer complaint from ****** ******, ID# ********.
  
  As previously mentioned, with the information that Ms. ****** provided, we can confirm that she does not have an active subscription and that no monthly membership fees have been charged to her visa ending in 1156.
  
  Although we understand Ms. ******** frustrations, please keep in mind that we are Intelius. As such, we are not affiliated with ******************** Ms. ****** must contact the website her charges originate from for further assistance and clarification, as we do not share our customer's financial data with third party sites.
  
  Please do not hesitate to contact our customer service department at ***** ******** with any further questions. We are available to assist you during regular business hours, from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Pacific time (10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Eastern time), Monday through Friday.
  
  Sincerely,
  Intelius Support

• Initial Complaint

  Date:09/23/2023

  Type:Billing Issues
  Status:

  ResolvedMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  Taking money from my account without my consent

  

  Business Response

  Date: 09/25/2023

  Dear ***********************************,
  
  This response is in regards to the consumer complaint from ***********************, ID ********. 
  
  When a user activates their account, they must provide an electronic signature authorizing Intelius to charge their payment method as described, including for the automatic renewal of their membership. Our Billing Terms are conspicuously explained on our registration page and in our Terms of Use. Customers are sent a confirmation email for any orders placed on the site.
  
  Customers are able to cancel online from within their account, through our Customer Phone Support, or by sending an email to [email protected]. After a thorough investigation, we have determined that no cancellation attempts were made through any of these channels.  
  
  As a courtesy, we have cancelled all memberships and refunded Mr. ******* account back to the payment option used to enroll (up to 12 months due to system limitations), and no further charges will be incurred. Please do not hesitate to contact our customer service department at ************ with any further questions. We are available to assist you during regular business hours, from 7:00am - 4:00pm Pacific time (10:00am - 7:00pm Eastern time), Monday Friday.
  
  Sincerely,
  Intelius Support
  
  

  Customer Answer

  Date: 09/26/2023

  
  Better Business Bureau:
  
  I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and find that this resolution would be satisfactory to me.  I will wait for the business to perform this action and, if it does, will consider this complaint resolved.
  
  Regards,
  
  ***********************
  
   
  

• Initial Complaint

  Date:09/20/2023

  Type:Order Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  I have requested my data to be removed from Intelius, but the tool they provide to remove my data does not work.

  

  Business Response

  Date: 09/20/2023

  Dear ***********************************,
  

  This response is in regards to the consumer complaint from *************************, ID ********.
  

  Inteliuss information is gathered from many public sources including local county courthouses, census bureaus, and other sources of public information. We do not create or add to the information we obtain. While we cannot remove specific records from a report, we do have the option to remove an entire background report from our site. The information obtained from a report is for personal use only.
  

  After a thorough investigation, we were unable to locate a report with the information provided. In order to meet ******************** expectations, we request all applicable information including, please take a screenshot of the report and include it in the response tous. Also, please provide other email addresses, physical addresses or phone numbers that they may have used to help validate their identity. That information will only be used to process their request.   
  

  Please do not hesitate to contact our customer service department at ************ with any further questions. We are available to assist you during regular business hours, from 7:00am - 4:00pm Pacific time (10:00am - 7:00pm Eastern time), Monday Friday.
  

  Sincerely,
  Intelius Support

• Initial Complaint

  Date:09/20/2023

  Type:Sales and Advertising Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  My personal information was requested to be removed from the search tools and the company provided me links to remove the data, but the data cannot be removed using the suppression tools they provided.

  

  Business Response

  Date: 09/26/2023

  Dear ***********************************,
  

  This response is in regards to the consumer complaint from *************************, ID ********.
  

  Inteliuss information is gathered from many public sources including local county courthouses, census bureaus, and other sources of public information. We do not create or add to the information we obtain. While we cannot remove specific records from a report, we do have the option to remove an entire background report from our site. The information obtained from a report is for personal use only.
  

  We have removed the report for *************************. The removal process takes between 24 - 48 hours to be completely removed from our website. Please do not hesitate to contact our customer service department at ************ with any further questions. We are available to assist you during regular business hours, from 7:00am - 4:00pm Pacific time (10:00am - 7:00pm Eastern time), Monday Friday.
  

  Sincerely,
  Intelius Support

• Initial Complaint

  Date:09/20/2023

  Type:Billing Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  I agreed to pay $1.01 for the people search and $4.25 for the reverse phone look-up. I did not agree to allow them to take out $37.22 from my bank account the same day. I cancelled my subscription.

  

  Business Response

  Date: 09/20/2023

  Dear ***********************************,
  

  This response is in regards to the consumer complaint from ***********************, ID ********.
  

  When a user activates their account, they must provide an electronic signature authorizing Intelius to charge their payment method as described, including for the automatic renewal of their membership. Our Billing Terms are conspicuously explained on our registration page and in our Terms of Use. Customers are sent a confirmation email for any orders placed on the site.
  

  We have cancelled all memberships and issued a reversal to ****************** account back to the payment option used to enroll, and no further charges will be incurred. Please do not hesitate to contact our customer service department at ************ with any further questions. We are available to assist you during regular business hours, from 7:00am - 4:00pm Pacific time (10:00am - 7:00pm Eastern time), Monday Friday.
  

  Sincerely,
  Intelius Support

• Initial Complaint

  Date:09/14/2023

  Type:Customer Service Issues
  Status:

  ResolvedMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  This data broker has illegally collected and sold my PII (personal identifiable information) online. I hereby demand that they immediately remove my information. They have refused to answer my emails and their "removal" tool is a joke that will not work because the phone numbers are wrong and the email address is a different person with my name! So I can't "verify" that I am me when their system is full of incorrect data about me to begin with! Remove my information immediately or I will seek legal action! For reference, the ** on their data removal PeopleConnect is:**: ************************************

  

  Business Response

  Date: 09/14/2023

  Dear ***********************************,
  

  This response is in regards to the consumer complaint from *********************, ID ********.
  

  Inteliuss information is gathered from many public sources including local county courthouses, census bureaus, and other sources of public information. We do not create or add to the information we obtain. While we cannot remove specific records from a report, we do have the option to remove an entire background report from our site. The information obtained from a report is for personal use only.

  We have removed the report for *********************. The removal process takes between 24 - 48 hours to be completely removed from our website. Please do not hesitate to contact our customer service department at ************ with any further questions. We are available to assist you during regular business hours, from 7:00am - 4:00pm Pacific time (10:00am - 7:00pm Eastern time), Monday Friday.
  

  Sincerely,
  Intelius Support

  Customer Answer

  Date: 09/14/2023

  
  Dear BBB: I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and find that this resolution would be satisfactory to me. I will wait for the business to perform this action and, if it does, will consider this complaint resolved. Thanks. 
  

• Initial Complaint

  Date:09/11/2023

  Type:Sales and Advertising Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  I noticed a monthly charge for $33.05 on my credit card from Intelius that had been going back 18+ months, however I never signed up for this service. Upon contacting the company, they informed me the account had been opened in Dec 2017 with an email I didn't recognize ( using @yopmail.com) and that the account had never been used. There have been no other fraudulent transactions on this credit card over the same period. Based on previous lawsuits against this company, I can only assume they fraudulently set up the account. I requested a full refund, but the company was only able to provide a refund for 12 months. While I should have caught this earlier when reviewing my credit card statements, I did not.

  

  Business Response

  Date: 09/13/2023

  Dear ***********************************,
  

  This response is in regards to the consumer complaint from *******************************, ID ********.
  

  Under normal circumstances, when a user activates an account with **********************, they must provide an electronic signature authorizing Intelius to charge their payment method, including for the automatic renewal of their membership. Our Billing Terms are conspicuously explained on our registration page and in our Terms of Use. Customers are sent a confirmation email upon signup. If a user completes their initial ********************** inquiry but does NOT enter their payment information, they will not be charged and no membership will be created.
  

  In the event of proclaimed fraud, Intelius requests the billed recipient contact us first to ensure the account in question is thoroughly investigated. When this claim can be justifiably substantiated, the account in question is disabled from further use, all memberships to be cancelled, and all charges to be returned to the payment option holder (up to 12 months due to system limitations).
  

  We have refunded all unauthorized ******** (up to 12 months due to system limitations) to ************************** payment option used to enroll, and no further charges will be incurred. Additionally, we have disabled the account to prevent any further access. Please do not hesitate to contact our customer service department at ************** with any further questions. We are available to assist you during regular business hours, from 7:00am - 4:00pm Pacific time (10:00am - 7:00pm Eastern time), Monday Friday.
  

  Sincerely,
  Intelius Support

• Initial Complaint

  Date:09/11/2023

  Type:Service or Repair Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  I never heard from anyone regarding my request. Your verification methods are not valid. You're listing my old phone number and emails that I never used. Please remove my profile or provide alternative method.ID: ************************************ ************************* (****)

  

  Business Response

  Date: 09/12/2023

  Dear ***********************************,
  
  This response is in regards to the consumer complaint from ***********************, ID ********.
  
  Inteliuss information is gathered from many public sources including local county courthouses, census bureaus, and other sources of public information. We do not create or add to the information we obtain. While we cannot remove specific records from a report, we do have the option to remove an entire background report from our site. The information obtained from a report is for personal use only.
  
  We have removed the report for Gisselle. The removal process takes between 24 - 48 hours to be completely removed from our website. Please do not hesitate to contact our customer service department at ************ with any further questions. We are available to assist you during regular business hours, from 7:00am - 4:00pm Pacific time (10:00am - 7:00pm Eastern time), Monday Friday.
  
  Sincerely,
  Intelius Support

• Initial Complaint

  Date:08/29/2023

  Type:Product Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  Hidden fees in subscription service , then not letting me get refund immediately.

  

  Business Response

  Date: 08/29/2023

  Dear ***********************************,
  
  This response is in regards to the consumer complaint from *****************, ID ********.
  
  When a user activates their account, they must provide an electronic signature authorizing Intelius to charge their payment method as described, including for the automatic renewal of their membership. Our Billing Terms are conspicuously explained on our registration page and in our Terms of Use. Customers are sent a confirmation email for any orders placed on the site.
  
  We have cancelled all memberships and refunded ******************* account back to the payment option used to enroll, and no further charges will be incurred. Please do not hesitate to contact our customer service department at ************ with any further questions. We are available to assist you during regular business hours, from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Pacific time (10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Eastern time), Monday through Friday.
  
  Sincerely,
  Intelius Support