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BeenVerified's aim is to help people discover, understand and use public data in their everyday lives. BeenVerified works to provide people with access to public information that was formerly only available to big companies and people with deep pockets in a way that is easy, affordable, and fast. With subscription plans starting at less than $10/month, free apps for iPhones and Android devices, and subscription plans that offer access to multiple levels of reports, BeenVerified offers a variety of affordable ways to engage in background reports. At BeenVerified, we are always focused on customer service. Unlike many other websites, we have live customer support specialists available from 8am-10pm Monday through Friday and 10am-8pm on Saturday and Sunday. You can reach them via our toll-free number 1-888-579-5910. They are happy to help with questions about the process or with questions you have about your reports.


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BeenVerified Reviews Summary

BeenVerified has a rating of 2.4 stars from 309 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with BeenVerified most frequently mention credit card, day trial and criminal records. BeenVerified ranks 7th among Background Check sites.

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Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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50th High School Reunion
July 20, 2015

Used BeenVerified site to look up classmates for our 50th high school reunion. We had 1000 classmates. It was a big project but Been Verified really helped. Our next big reunion we will use it again!

Date of experience: July 17, 2015
France
1 review
8 helpful votes
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I signed up to see what all was on my record to fix a potential mistake and zero criminal records were returned not even any traffic tickets. What a waste of my time and money.

Date of experience: July 15, 2015
Carla S. — BeenVerified Rep
over a year old

Hi Steven,

Please be assured that your account was canceled as you requested and your subscription purchase was refunded. You should also have received email confirmation of the cancellation and refund for your records.

I'm sorry to hear you were unable to find the information you needed. We are dependent upon the data made digitally available to us by the county courts and other state agencies, for integration of their records into our reports. Some counties provide more information in this format than others, while there are still some counties that do not yet make their data digitally available so that case records can be pulled into our database and integrated into our reports. We are constantly updating and expanding our database to provide the most accurate and current information we possibly can.

Sorry to hear this was your experience, but we appreciate your feedback. If you have any further questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Customer Care at 1-888-579-5910 or at [email protected].

Kind regards,
Carla
BeenVerified Customer Care

Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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GREAT Customer Service.
July 18, 2015

I have seen this company "ad" many times on Yahoo. I was reluctant to 'click' because many of these advertisers 'suck you in' and make your life miserable, trying to STOP their service, once you subscribe. That was not the case with 'beenverified', I think. I will reserve FINAL judgement until my subscription would have 'self renewed'. We will see...

Date of experience: July 15, 2015
Washington
1 review
9 helpful votes
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Don't be fooled. If you really want a background check performed go to a credible firm. This company's data quality is flat out garbage. They don't verify or update the data they collect, and this will put any legitimate person or business at risk of litigation for any adverse action taken on the basis of this crappy website.

Date of experience: July 14, 2015
Carla S. — BeenVerified Rep
over a year old

Hi Bob,
Sorry to hear you feel this way. If you didn't get the information you were looking for, please be sure to contact BeenVerified's Customer Care at 1-888-579-5910 or at [email protected] so we can provide additional assistance.

Our aim is to provide easy-to-use affordable access to publicly available data. Public records are collected from many, many sources and we are dependent upon the accuracy of public records. That being said, we are constantly updating and expanding our database to provide the most accurate and current information we possibly can. We offer a feature called AlertME which allows you to be notified as soon as any information has changed in a report you've run.

Please note that BeenVerified is not a consumer reporting agency as defined in the Fair Credit Reporting Act. It is outside of our Terms of Service to use BeenVerified for any FCRA related purpose, such as employment background checks or tenant screening.

Please do not hesitate to contact Customer Care at 1-888-579-5910 or at [email protected] if you have any additional questions or concerns.

Kind regards,
Carla
BeenVerified Customer Care

Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Admirable Service
July 17, 2015

BeenVerified.com are People of Their Word! Most admirable in this day and age! Reliable Service and Sincere Customer Care are the names of the game and this site is in first place in the league of both goals! Prompt response and reply to requests. I commend the personnel at BeenVerified.

Date of experience: July 14, 2015
New Mexico
7 reviews
6 helpful votes
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Cancel Been Verified Account
July 13, 2015

I contacted Been Verified to cancel my account. Within less than 24 hours Linda, no last name stated, sent me back an e-mail stating that my account would indeed be cancelled and removed from my credit card within 2 to 3 days. I checked my card the next day and it was already taken care of. I wish there were more people like Ms. Linda in the workforce. She did her job and did it well. If I ever need to open an account of this type again, I will definatley use Been Verified just because of this helpful lady.

Date of experience: July 10, 2015
Carla S. — BeenVerified Rep
over a year old

Hi Kimberly,

Thank you so much for your comments! We agree - Linda is the best! Please know we've shared this with her as well.

So glad we were able to take care of this for you. Please check us out again whenever you need BeenVerified in the future!

Kind regards,
Carla
Director of Customer Care

Washington
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Refund
July 11, 2015

I had a problem with BeenVerified billing. I did not notice that I had been charged on my credit card improperly for 3 months. When I discovered this I sent the company an email explaining what happened and asked for a refund. In less then 48 hrs. It was fixed and the charges reversed. What a breath of fresh air. I expected all sorts of hassles.

Date of experience: July 8, 2015
Carla S. — BeenVerified Rep
over a year old

Hi Paul,

Thanks for the feedback! We're glad we could help.

Best,
Carla
Director of Customer Care

California
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Great Customer Service
July 4, 2015

I wanted to comment on the excellent service Richelle provided me when I called this afternoon to cancel my service. She was extremely prompt and courteous in identifying my membership and cancelling my account. I had used the service once back in April 2015 and was very pleased with the service provided. However I did not know that I was signing up for a monthly service that I did not need or require.

I was ready for a battle, however Richelle immediately diffused the situation and we came to an agreeable resolution. I appreciate the trust you put in your employees to take charge and make decisions.

I will be happy to use your service in the future should I find the need.

Date of experience: July 1, 2015
Florida
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Easy and thorough
July 2, 2015

BeenVerified is easy to use and full of useful information. Easy to sign up, easy to cancel. Not expensive for all the info you can get. Customer service is excellent!

Date of experience: June 29, 2015
Illinois
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Great Service!
June 27, 2015

This company has friendly, helpful employees who go out of their way to help you with any question or trouble you have. Quality, Excellence and Professional!
I would highly recommend Been Verified to my collegues.

Date of experience: June 24, 2015
South Carolina
1 review
24 helpful votes
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I had joined Been Verified for the $1 trial period to see if I could find records on a person to keep my family safe. Number one is when I clicked on criminal records none were found, but if I go to my county's website and search public records they did have a criminal record. Number two, my 5 day trial period ended without any notification that I should end the account to make sure I was not charged $25.47. As of today I checked my bank statement and noticed they charged me $25.47 for not terminating my account. So I called Customer Service to talk to them about why they charged me. Well according to the very rude customer service rep I did not opt out of the trial period, which is true I didn't, but I never recieved notification that it was ending. The customer service rep was very rude about that I should have read this and that. And we charge the account when trial service is ended. As I continued to talk to him he talked over me not even listening to a word I had to say. That is very rude and I do not expect that from customer service. The only option he gave me was to terminate my account. I was not refunded the $25.47 and did not get offered to speak to a manager. I warn you do not use this site.

Date of experience: June 18, 2015
Carla S. — BeenVerified Rep
over a year old

Hi Rebecca,
As per our conversation last week, I just want to reiterate that we greatly appreciate that you brought this call to our attention. The call was immediately reviewed with the agent and his direct supervisor in an effort to ensure the best possible support for all of our customers. You have been refunded in full and emailed confirmation. We hope that we have resolved this matter for you and thank you again for taking the time to share your feedback and provide specifics so that we could address this quickly and continue to work to improve our service.

Kind regards,
Carla
BeenVerified Customer Care

Florida
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Thanking your telephone attendant
June 19, 2015

I called eaier today to request information about my account, and to my surprise I was helped very well by Melissa who was prompt, effective and very professional. I commend both her, and the person(s) who hired and trained her. Melissa was a god hire, was well trained, and is therefore an asset to Been Verified.
Thank you!

Date of experience: June 16, 2015
Missouri
1 review
14 helpful votes
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I was pleased with the information that I found on my search for one person, no other information was found on two others that I searched for. My frustration is, that I opted out and payment was still taken from my bank account. I am wondering if I should have a new card issued so this doesn't happen again. I was charged 4/17/15 then again on 5/18. I opted out way before 5/18 via e-mail and was still charged. BEST WAY TO OPT OUT IS VIA PHONE. I WAS REFUNDED THE SECOND CHARGE!

Date of experience: June 3, 2015
Carla S. — BeenVerified Rep
over a year old

Hi Lynn,

I'm glad we were able to resolve this for you. Please not that 'opt-out' refers to the ability to remove your search result from BeenVerified's people search results. We do provide an easy online process for requesting the removal of your listing from our search results, at www.beenverified.com/optout.

If a customer is looking to cancel their BeenVerified account, they can contact Customer Care at 888-579-5910 or at [email protected] with this request. Once your account is canceled, you will receive email confirmation of the cancellation, for your records.

Kind regards,
Carla
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Florida
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Very rewarding experience
June 2, 2015

I was very pleased and impressed with the site.
The information was very complete. Much more so than other sites I have tried.
The Customer Service was outstanding and very prompt.
I would definitely recommend their service to anyone needing it.

Date of experience: May 30, 2015
Carla S. — BeenVerified Rep
over a year old

Thank you Fred! Very glad to hear it.

Virginia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Very quick to respond
May 18, 2015

Very fast to respond to an inquiry and make a refund

Date of experience: May 15, 2015
Massachusetts
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I am grateful for the help your Site provided to my family last month in locating my Mom's Maid of Honor from her marriage in 1952. You helped her connect with someone important in her life from so long ago, before my Mom passed away last week. Difficult times for us still living, but Mom had the chance to meet her best friend from back in the day before leaving us in Peace. Special thanks to Timothy in your customer care department who provided exceptional service. Thanks again.

Date of experience: May 15, 2015
Pennsylvania
1 review
8 helpful votes
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BeenVerified My Results
May 8, 2015

If you want exact information on the one you are searching for, use a Skip Tracer / agent.
Their costs to be exact can be $250.00 or more, per person, depending what you are looking for.
BeenVerified (for the cost) is the best bang for the money spent.
I work as a Real Estate Broker for the US Bankruptcy Court and its only one tool of many that I use.
Is it accurate? No... but accurate enough to find / locate / history of someone to go to the next step. Real searches cost allot more money, and it does not make sense to spend that money when we are doing a preliminary. Searches.
From what I read you want the the expensive searches for no money.
Basically your dreaming.
I use BeenVerified, county record searches, MLS Data Bases and a couple of others when I see or think there might be something there.
Is it accurate? Over the past 2 + years I have subscribed I have made more than $100,000.00 because of BeenVerified, actually its allot more than that... One tool of the many I use.
Worth every penny... this company is a worth every penny they charge
Ed

Date of experience: May 5, 2015
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Initially a criminal records search did not show a criminal case which was pending appeal in a higher court, however Carla at BeenVerified support persisted and checked the database daily until the case file was returned to the court. I can not thank her enough. I would highly recommend this service to others!

Date of experience: April 24, 2015
Louisiana
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Great customer service
April 20, 2015

I only needed the service for one month. I was automatically charged the next month. I called customer service and Geneva was kind, fast, and efficient. She refunded my money and cancelled my subscription. It was so easy! Thank you Geneva!

Date of experience: April 17, 2015
Louisiana
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Excellent Customer Sevice
April 18, 2015

I received excellent customer service from Tovel this morning. He was courteous, efficient, helpful and cheerful. He is an example of the customer service personnel who make doing business with this company a pleasure.
Thank-you,
Member # *******

Date of experience: April 15, 2015