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Spokeo Reviews Summary
The company's reputation is marked by a significant divide in customer experiences. On the positive side, some users appreciate the platform's ease of use and the depth of information provided, finding it helpful for various searches. However, a substantial number of reviews highlight serious concerns regarding billing practices, lack of refunds, and the accuracy of the information. Customers frequently report unexpected charges, poor customer service, and technical issues with the site. Overall, while there are users who find value in the service, many express frustration over perceived scams and inadequate support, indicating a need for improved transparency and reliability.
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Works perfectly for my needs. Just looking up some random phone numbers that have called me and also trying to locate someone to get divorced...
I'm not sure yet. So far, nobody or site has been able to show me anything I didn't know. They say free trial but only give me what I already know. I'm hoping to learn every little detail about a man I'm about to marry. Free or for $.95 like they promised
Hi there, Lori:
I received your complaint to the Sitejabber.com page for Spokeo, on February 26,2023 regarding our service, and I am happy to assist in resolving this matter.
When making a purchase, we do our best to let you know about the kind of information we may have available. In addition, we gather our data from 12 billion public records, ranging from census data to public social media profiles. New information is added to our system every day. Spokeo does not originate or create data, so our data reflects that of the original sources. Spokeo does not guarantee data accuracy, and the data should only be used as a reference. We are, however, constantly working to expand and improve the data available on our site. New information is added to our system every day and I suggest you check back for new updates.
If you have any further information you would like Spokeo Customer Care to look into, we would be happy to provide you with any located results. We can research a name, phone number, email or mailing address. If you'd like to accept this offer, please contact us within 5 business days and include the information you would like Spokeo Customer Care to search.
I apologize for any inconvenience, or hardship this matter may have caused. You are more than welcome to contact our Customer Care team through our contact page, http://www.spokeo.com/contact where we are available by phone, email, and chat 7 days a week from 5AM to 8PM PST. Please feel free to contact us directly should you have any future questions or concerns regarding this matter.
Thanks
-Spokeo Customer Care
I use spokeo in helping with genealogical work and locating lost family members. It has been a crucial tool in finding birth families and connecting people
Dear Shellie,
Thank you for the kind words and the 5-star rating!
We are glad to hear that Spokeo worked out for you and that our Customer Care Agent, Ashtyn, was able to assist you completely with your needs. Thank you again for using our site and giving us a try!
Thanks
- Spokeo Customer Care
The results are identical to what you would get with a simple google search. Then it teases you to pay more for more information, which turns out to be no i=additional information simply reiterates the previous results. Leaves out other records birth, marriage, property, and others that are relatively easy to find using public sites.
Dear Jeff:
I received your complaint to the Sitejabber.com page for Spokeo, on February 26,2023 regarding our service, and I am happy to assist in resolving this matter.
When making a purchase, we do our best to let you know about the kind of information we may have available. In addition, we gather our data from 12 billion public records, ranging from census data to public social media profiles. New information is added to our system every day. Spokeo does not originate or create data, so our data reflects that of the original sources. Spokeo does not guarantee data accuracy, and the data should only be used as a reference. We are, however, constantly working to expand and improve the data available on our site. New information is added to our system every day and I suggest you check back for new updates.
Please note, while our subscription services do include, name, email, phone number, and address searches; any additional services such as historical and court records, or higher search quotas are offered for an additional price. I apologize if this was unclear.
If you have any further information you would like Spokeo Customer Care to look into, we would be happy to provide you with any located results. We can research a name, phone number, email or mailing address. If you'd like to accept this offer, please contact us within 5 business days and include the information you would like Spokeo Customer Care to search.
I apologize for any inconvenience, or hardship this matter may have caused. You are more than welcome to contact our Customer Care team through our contact page, http://www.spokeo.com/contact where we are available by phone, email, and chat 7 days a week from 5AM to 8PM PST. Please feel free to contact us directly should you have any future questions or concerns regarding this matter.
Thanks
-Spokeo Customer Care
Look, plenty of sites promising the world for a few bucks. This one give accurate data on the info provided. Remember folks, garbage in garbage out. This site just looks at all info on web and places on web page for easy viewing. The do not claim to back the information, they just culminate and provide based off the search you did.
For me as a person who needs skip searching tools for my CRM, this is the first place I come to. It is not expensive, and based of what I have made using this website to create sales, I am more than pleased. If you read some of the reviews, folks are expecting to get a response like "this is Them!" Please, use if for what it provides and move on. Great site guys. Thanks
Hello there, Alfredo:
Thank you for the kind words and the 5-star rating!
We are glad to hear that Spokeo worked out for you and that our Customer Care Agent, Ashtyn, was able to assist you completely with your needs. Thank you again for using our site and giving us a try!
Thanks
- Spokeo Customer Care
Encourages you to purchas a subscription in order to see the information you are seeking. After paying the fee to find the identifying information, the website states no available information was found for this number. I paid to find out the website could not. Provide me with any information. Complete fraud! Extremely deceptive. Save your money.
Dear Coco:
I am sorry to hear this. I received your complaint to the Sitejabber.com page for Spokeo, on February 23,2023 regarding our service and charges made to your account, and I am happy to assist in resolving this matter.
When making a purchase, we do our best to let you know about the kind of information we may have available. In addition, we gather our data from 12 billion public records, ranging from census data to public social media profiles. New information is added to our system every day. Spokeo does not originate or create data, so our data reflects that of the original sources. Spokeo does not guarantee data accuracy, and the data should only be used as a reference. We are, however, constantly working to expand and improve the data available on our site. New information is added to our system every day and I suggest you check back for new updates. I apologize if this was unclear.
If you have any further information you would like Spokeo Customer Care to look into, we would be happy to provide you with any located results. We can research a name, phone number, email or mailing address. If you'd like to accept this offer, please contact us within 5 business days and include the information you would like Spokeo Customer Care to search.
I apologize for any inconvenience, or hardship this matter may have caused. You are more than welcome to contact our Customer Care team through our contact page, http://www.spokeo.com/contact where we are available by phone, email, and chat 7 days a week from 5AM to 8PM PST. Please feel free to contact us directly should you have any future questions or concerns regarding this matter.
Thanks
-Spokeo Customer Care
I understand that its only 95 cents, however, it doesn't actually provide any new information. A complete ripoff
Hi there, Darren:
I am sorry to hear this. I received your complaint to the Sitejabber.com page for Spokeo, on February 23,2023 regarding our service and charges made to your account, and I am happy to assist in resolving this matter.
When making a purchase, we do our best to let you know about the kind of information we may have available. In addition, we gather our data from 12 billion public records, ranging from census data to public social media profiles. New information is added to our system every day. Spokeo does not originate or create data, so our data reflects that of the original sources. Spokeo does not guarantee data accuracy, and the data should only be used as a reference. We are, however, constantly working to expand and improve the data available on our site. New information is added to our system every day and I suggest you check back for new updates. I apologize if this was unclear.
If you have any further information you would like Spokeo Customer Care to look into, we would be happy to provide you with any located results. We can research a name, phone number, email or mailing address. If you'd like to accept this offer, please contact us within 5 business days and include the information you would like Spokeo Customer Care to search.
I apologize for any inconvenience, or hardship this matter may have caused. You are more than welcome to contact our Customer Care team through our contact page, http://www.spokeo.com/contact where we are available by phone, email, and chat 7 days a week from 5AM to 8PM PST. Please feel free to contact us directly should you have any future questions or concerns regarding this matter.
Thanks
-Spokeo Customer Care
Ashtyn (*******) needs to be comended, promoted, recorded in Guinness records in breaking the sound barrier with her customer service! Her efficiency and professionalism shocked me to my core!
Hello there, Sherry:
Thank you for the kind words and the 5-star rating!
We are glad to hear that Spokeo worked out for you and that our Customer Care Agent, Ashtyn, was able to assist you completely with your needs. Thank you again for using our site and giving us a try!
Thanks
- Spokeo Customer Care
Bunch of thief.
If you pay you will see these information.
I paid and there was nothing.
You belong in jail
Hello there, John:
I am sorry to hear this. I received your complaint to the Sitejabber.com page for Spokeo, on February 22,2023 regarding our service and charges made to your account, and I am happy to assist in resolving this matter.
When making a purchase, we do our best to let you know about the kind of information we may have available. In addition, we gather our data from 12 billion public records, ranging from census data to public social media profiles. New information is added to our system every day. Spokeo does not originate or create data, so our data reflects that of the original sources. Spokeo does not guarantee data accuracy, and the data should only be used as a reference. We are, however, constantly working to expand and improve the data available on our site. New information is added to our system every day and I suggest you check back for new updates. I apologize if this was unclear.
If you have any further information you would like Spokeo Customer Care to look into, we would be happy to provide you with any located results. We can research a name, phone number, email or mailing address. If you'd like to accept this offer, please contact us within 5 business days and include the information you would like Spokeo Customer Care to search.
I apologize for any inconvenience, or hardship this matter may have caused. You are more than welcome to contact our Customer Care team through our contact page, http://www.spokeo.com/contact where we are available by phone, email, and chat 7 days a week from 5AM to 8PM PST. Please feel free to contact us directly should you have any future questions or concerns regarding this matter.
Thanks
-Spokeo Customer Care
Great information only if social media can be more up-to-date that would help a lot also some of the phone numbers are not useful. I understand people switch numbers a lot nowadays.
Hello there, Charles:
Thank you for the kind words and the 4-star rating!
Spokeo has access to over 1.2 billion records, collected and organized from many different open and publicly accesible sources. New information is added to our system every day. Spokeo does not originate or create data, so our data reflects that of the original sources. Spokeo does not guarantee data accuracy, and the data should only be used as a reference. We are, however, constantly working to expand and improve the data available on our site. New information is added to our system every day and I suggest you check back for new updates.
Thank you again for using our site and giving us a try!
Thanks
- Spokeo Customer Care
Somehow I got signed up for this outfit, with an exorbitant monthly bill. All I received were some useless emails. Borderline scam. I have no proof of purchase because I have no idea what I did to get signed up for this "service."
Hi there, William
I am truly sorry to hear this. I received your complaint to the Sitejabber.com page for Spokeo, on February 21,2023 regarding our service and charges made to your account, and I am happy to assist in resolving this matter.
Spokeo has access to over 1.2 billion records, collected and organized from many different open and publicly accesible sources. New information is added to our system every day. Spokeo does not originate or create data, so our data reflects that of the original sources. Spokeo does not guarantee data accuracy, and the data should only be used as a reference. We are, however, constantly working to expand and improve the data available on our site. New information is added to our system every day and I suggest you check back for new updates.
Please allow me to explain the charges associated with services selected to your account. Since all Spokeo subscriptions automatically renew to prevent service interruption, trials that were left unchanged, were charged on the service's renewal date.
Unfortunately I was unable to locate a Spokeo account with the information provided in your complaint to assist you with your concern. To help you further with this complaint, please provide the following information in an email message to [email protected] with the subject title of “Sitejabber.com Review Site Complaint”:
- your full name, or the name(s) of any secondary authorized user(s) on the credit or debit card(s) charged
- last 4 digits of the credit or debit card(s) billed, or any expired or secondary card(s)
- card type(s) (Visa, MasterCard, etc.)
- any other email address(es) (other than the one used to contact us)
- if PayPal, the email address associated with the PayPal account
- exact amount(s) charged and transaction date(s)
Once the account is located and verified, I'd be happy to assist you with your concerns.
I apologize for any inconvenience, or hardship this matter may have caused. You are more than welcome to contact our Customer Care team through our contact page, http://www.spokeo.com/contact where we are available by phone, email, and chat 7 days a week from 5AM to 8PM PST. Please feel free to contact us directly should you have any future questions or concerns regarding this matter.
Thanks
-Spokeo Customer Care
They said they identified the email address. After I paid, they said they had no information on that address. Money wasted!
Hello there, Louise:
I am sorry to hear this. I received your complaint to the Sitejabber.com page for Spokeo, on February 20,2023 regarding our service and charges made to your account, and I am happy to assist in resolving this matter.
When making a purchase, we do our best to let you know about the kind of information we may have available. In addition, we gather our data from 12 billion public records, ranging from census data to public social media profiles. New information is added to our system every day. Spokeo does not originate or create data, so our data reflects that of the original sources. Spokeo does not guarantee data accuracy, and the data should only be used as a reference. We are, however, constantly working to expand and improve the data available on our site. New information is added to our system every day and I suggest you check back for new updates. I apologize if this was unclear.
If you have any further information you would like Spokeo Customer Care to look into, we would be happy to provide you with any located results. We can research a name, phone number, email or mailing address. If you'd like to accept this offer, please contact us within 5 business days and include the information you would like Spokeo Customer Care to search.
I apologize for any inconvenience, or hardship this matter may have caused. You are more than welcome to contact our Customer Care team through our contact page, http://www.spokeo.com/contact where we are available by phone, email, and chat 7 days a week from 5AM to 8PM PST. Please feel free to contact us directly should you have any future questions or concerns regarding this matter.
Thanks
-Spokeo Customer Care
They hyped up their own service only to have it fall incredibly short as they provide absolutely nothing of value. I need to know the name of the random number calling me not if they're on a landlines or who is their provider. Trash service not worth 95 cents or 30 dollars.
Hi there, Nicholas:
I am sorry to hear this. I received your complaint to the Sitejabber.com page for Spokeo, on February 19,2023 regarding our service and charges made to your account, and I am happy to assist in resolving this matter.
When making a purchase, we do our best to let you know about the kind of information we may have available. In addition, we gather our data from 12 billion public records, ranging from census data to public social media profiles. New information is added to our system every day. Spokeo does not originate or create data, so our data reflects that of the original sources. Spokeo does not guarantee data accuracy, and the data should only be used as a reference. We are, however, constantly working to expand and improve the data available on our site. New information is added to our system every day and I suggest you check back for new updates. I apologize if this was unclear.
If you have any further information you would like Spokeo Customer Care to look into, we would be happy to provide you with any located results. We can research a name, phone number, email or mailing address. If you'd like to accept this offer, please contact us within 5 business days and include the information you would like Spokeo Customer Care to search.
I apologize for any inconvenience, or hardship this matter may have caused. You are more than welcome to contact our Customer Care team through our contact page, http://www.spokeo.com/contact where we are available by phone, email, and chat 7 days a week from 5AM to 8PM PST. Please feel free to contact us directly should you have any future questions or concerns regarding this matter.
Thanks
-Spokeo Customer Care
I attempted a search for a phone number and according to Spokeo, it had returned some results and in order to access the report I had to pay $0.95. It felt like a small amount and so I decided to proceed, what could go wrong? Boy, was I wrong! Firstly, the search result was absolute garbage and contained nothing reasonable then over a week later I realized I had been billed $35 CAD and was now on a monthly subscription for $35 CAD a month! If I hadn't caught it early, I would have ended up paying these scammers hundreds of dollars for absolutely nothing! I didn't even bother fighting for a refund, it was the cost of my foolishness for not reading reviews of this company before using it. Fool me once!
Dear Victor:
I am truly sorry to hear this. I received your complaint to the Sitejabber.com page for Spokeo, on February 14,2023 regarding our service and charges made to your account, and I am happy to assist in resolving this matter.
Spokeo has access to over 1.2 billion records, collected and organized from many different open and publicly accesible sources. New information is added to our system every day. Spokeo does not originate or create data, so our data reflects that of the original sources. Spokeo does not guarantee data accuracy, and the data should only be used as a reference. We are, however, constantly working to expand and improve the data available on our site. New information is added to our system every day and I suggest you check back for new updates.
Please allow me to explain the charges associated with services selected to your account. Since all Spokeo subscriptions automatically renew to prevent service interruption, trials that were left unchanged, were charged on the service's renewal date.
Unfortunately I was unable to locate a Spokeo account with the information provided in your complaint to assist you with your concern. To help you further with this complaint, please provide the following information in an email message to [email protected] with the subject title of “Sitejabber.com Review Site Complaint”:
- your full name, or the name(s) of any secondary authorized user(s) on the credit or debit card(s) charged
- last 4 digits of the credit or debit card(s) billed, or any expired or secondary card(s)
- card type(s) (Visa, MasterCard, etc.)
- any other email address(es) (other than the one used to contact us)
- if PayPal, the email address associated with the PayPal account
- exact amount(s) charged and transaction date(s)
Once the account is located and verified, I'd be happy to assist you with your concerns.
I apologize for any inconvenience, or hardship this matter may have caused. You are more than welcome to contact our Customer Care team through our contact page, http://www.spokeo.com/contact where we are available by phone, email, and chat 7 days a week from 5AM to 8PM PST. Please feel free to contact us directly should you have any future questions or concerns regarding this matter.
Thanks
-Spokeo Customer Care
I'm on a committee for our 60th reunion from high school and needed to update our alumni list. This gave me emails, cell phone no, and addresses. And since we are all about the same age, it made it nice for Spokeo to list ages on a lot of the entries. All in all a good experience. Customer Service was wonderful. Thank you
Sandy
Hello Sandy,
Thank you for the kind words!
We are glad to hear that Spokeo worked out for you and was able to assist you completely with your search needs. Thank you again for using our site and giving us a try!
Thanks
- Spokeo Customer Care
Great customer service...helpful and resolved issue asap. Didn't have to plead for help, worked with me right away.
Hello there, Deborah:
Thank you for the kind words and the 5-star rating!
We are glad to hear that Spokeo worked out for you and was able to assist you completely with your search needs. Thank you again for using our site and giving us a try!
Thanks
- Spokeo Customer Care
I forgot I had ordered Spokeo. I called customer service and spoke to Cierra(sp.). Right off she was kind and I felt she really wanted to help me. We chatted for a few minutes about the weather at her place and mine. I loved that and thought how nice to have someone that isn't in a rush to get you off the phone. So, we concluded our business and I wanted to stay with Spokeo and give them a chance since I wasn't happy with "Truthfinder". They never give you any info that I can't find myself. Thank you "Cierra" for being a kind person who seems to like her job. S. Arkansas
Hello Sharon:
Thank you for the kind words and the 5-star rating!
We are glad to hear that Spokeo worked out for you and was able to assist you completely with your search needs. Thank you again for using our site and giving us a try!
Thanks
- Spokeo Customer Care
This site requires submission of your pesonal information before providing minimalist info and requires FEES $$
before any USEFUL details as offered in the original displayed Ad. You can deny any further participation but they then use your info to continuously send texts and e-mail offers. Unsubscribe and they continue with months of further Ads. Calling them directly doesn't have an satisfying imediate effect. Beware of third party trackers like Google that re-provide your information again! #
Hello John:
I am sorry to hear this. I received your complaint to the Sitejabber.com page for Spokeo, on February 12,2023 regarding our service and charges made to your account, and I am happy to assist in resolving this matter.
Please note, Spokeo currently does not offer demo access to full results. I'd recommend exploring our basic search functions, which provides a preview of the kind of information that we offer and the social media networks we support at no cost.
When making a purchase, we do our best to let you know about the kind of information we may have available. In addition, we gather our data from 12 billion public records, ranging from census data to public social media profiles. New information is added to our system every day. Spokeo does not originate or create data, so our data reflects that of the original sources. Spokeo does not guarantee data accuracy, and the data should only be used as a reference. We are, however, constantly working to expand and improve the data available on our site. New information is added to our system every day and I suggest you check back for new updates. I apologize if this was unclear.
I apologize for any inconvenience, or hardship this matter may have caused. You are more than welcome to contact our Customer Care team through our contact page, http://www.spokeo.com/contact where we are available by phone, email, and chat 7 days a week from 5AM to 8PM PST. Please feel free to contact us directly should you have any future questions or concerns regarding this matter.
Thanks
-Spokeo Customer Care
Seems to be legit and free. I looked up one number and it was in their directory. This is definitely the phone number lookup website that I'll be using without a doubt.
Hi there, Christopher:
Thank you for the kind words and the 5-star rating!
We are glad to hear that Spokeo worked out for you and was able to assist you completely with your search needs. Thank you again for using our site and giving us a try!
Thanks
- Spokeo Customer Care
I used Spokeo for one search and was charged for a subscription that I do not remember accepting. When I contacted Spokeo, they took care me quickly, within a few hours and refunded money for subscription. The two agents I was in contact with were very polite and I so appreciate that with a business!
Hi Shirley:
Thank you for the kind words and the 4-star rating!
We are glad to hear that Spokeo worked out for you and was able to assist you completely with your search needs. Thank you again for using our site and giving us a try!
Thanks
- Spokeo Customer Care
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Hi there, Jon:
Thank you for the kind words and the 5-star rating!
We are glad to hear that Spokeo worked out for you and that our Customer Care Agent, Ashtyn, was able to assist you completely with your needs. Thank you again for using our site and giving us a try!
Thanks
- Spokeo Customer Care