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USvitalrecords Reviews Summary

USvitalrecords has a rating of 1.3 stars from 120 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with USvitalrecords most frequently mention birth certificate, credit card and customer service. USvitalrecords ranks 82nd among Government Records sites.

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Illinois
1 review
7 helpful votes
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TOTAL SCAM!
February 2, 2019

They claim to give you actually certificates when in actuality it's an application for the certificates which are free! They charged me 47 dollars and I now have to dispute this with my bank just to get a refund because there is no live person to talk to! Just a run around! People do research before you pay for anything online! Contact the health department in the city which you need to obtain any such documents!

Date of experience: February 2, 2019
California
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Just go online to the source! Your County! So much cheaper! All of these "Vital Record" Sites are a scam! Going right to the county and requesting a needed certificate online is much, much cheaper and easier AND just as secure! Don't believe a word you read on these sites, PLEASE!

Date of experience: January 31, 2019
Ohio
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I ordered my marriage certificate from USVitalrecords.org on November 8th, 2018. In the confirmation email they stated that it would be 2-3 weeks, not including shipping time before I received my order. After 6 weeks I sent a message asking about my order and was told that the state of Tennessee received my order on November 25th and it would take 2-4 weeks, not including shipping time, to receive my order. Another 6 after the order was received by the state of Tennessee I inquired again on the status of my order. Four days later they respond that it is under investigation. That has been 11 days ago and I have heard nothing since. However, THEY WASTED NO TIME CHARGING MY CREDIT CARD $85! It has now been nearly 12 weeks since I placed my order. I could have driven to Tennessee and back for less and saved myself a lot of trouble.

Date of experience: January 28, 2019
District of Columbia
1 review
2 helpful votes
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They charged my card $125, then emailed that I would have to use a different card and provide additional information. They did not provide birth certificate. They did not respond to my phone call. As other have indicated, they are criminal.

Date of experience: January 23, 2019
Pennsylvania
1 review
11 helpful votes
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Scam
January 11, 2019

This is a scam. They charged me $59 for a copy of my daughter's birth certificate. Come to find that they then sent an email with the information to order it from the state, including the cost for the certificate through the state. I literally spent $59 for nothing. I will be disputing their charge and turning them in. Hopefully you're reading these before you let them scam you, too.

Date of experience: January 11, 2019
Massachusetts
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Scammed & overcharged by US Vital Records Org for a free or low cost service provided by State Approved or Affiliated Agencies.Do your research with due diligence. Out $99.99 plus $12.00 for "rush" & never received requested original birth certificate until I contacted Department of Vital Records & Statistics for Pennsylvania. Copy was free for Military Service and only charged $10 fee and $18 UPS Overnight Signature Delivery. Never received certificate requested through US VITAL RECORDS ORG. They never answer phones at all(24 hours a day due to high call volume) & never RSVP to emails. You are on your own without advertised customer support!

Date of experience: December 26, 2018
Arizona
1 review
4 helpful votes
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RIP OFF!
December 13, 2018

THIS COMPANY IS A SCAM AND IM TURNING THEM INTO THE "BETTER BUSINESS BUREAO"! I SENT $59.00 TO GET A BIRTH CERTIFICATE AND NEVER RECEIVED ONE PIECE OF PAPER ONLY EMAILS ASKING FOR MORE $ THEY SHOULD BE ARRESTED!

Date of experience: December 13, 2018
New York
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Robbery
December 10, 2018

Not even One star.
They charge over 100 hundred bucks and took over 3 months for only one marriage certificate copy. Never answer the Phone.
Misprinted womrong spell of Birth country on that copy.
And they say they will not help for this.
Damn Co. I got robbery. Must do police report this guys.

Date of experience: December 10, 2018
Colorado
1 review
2 helpful votes
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They are just giving information and the telling us to pay the state 12 more dollars and wait 4 to 6 weeks

Date of experience: November 28, 2018
Florida
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Unresponsive, no documents
September 27, 2018

I paid for 2 death certificates for genealogical documentation in the middle of June. My payments were negotiated via m credit card immediately. By the end of September, when no documents were sent, I called and I emailed, only to have no reply. When I called, I was on hold for over 45 minutes each time. When I emailed with order numbers (several times), I received no reply at all. My credit card company refunded my money, but would have preferred the death certificates. I ordered them through Archives.com and they were unable to contact the company, either.

Date of experience: September 27, 2018
California
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Status?
September 24, 2018

I submitted request for birth certificate on 9/8/18 and still no response. Paid a lot of money for this services. I just want information. I made numerous calls and submitted numerous emails through the info from receipt. What's the hold up? I need to resolve this quickly due to the need of birth certificate for employment.

Date of experience: September 24, 2018
New Jersey
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Rip Off
September 14, 2018

Made it seem easy to just fill in the information online and pay and you get your birth certificate. WRONG. After almost 2 weeks had passed we got an email telling us we needed to submit some more information that the government required. And they told us we had to accomplish this within four days time! OR we would lose the money we had already paid, as it was non-refundable. We were not able to comply within that time-frame.
These people need to be investigated, and I plan on contacting every government representative I can think of, to have this looked into.
They (government) need to find a more reputable company to take care of their requests for government documents.
Right now, it's just one more scam.

Date of experience: September 14, 2018
Pennsylvania
3 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Don't deliver as promised
September 7, 2018

Ask for a birth certificate and filled out the forms and charged to my credit card. Came back two weeks later and said the information they requested was not enough and needed a valid state license. Found this statement in our spam folder. Filled out the forms they needed for this request. They then proceeded to charge our credit card an addition processing fee since they had to process the form again. 5 weeks later still no birth certificate. A very clever ripoff company. Up to $120.00 in fees and no birth certificate. Got it thru our state site for $20.00. Save your money and try your state site first. I am contacting our state and federal representatives to do something about this type of company.

Date of experience: September 6, 2018
Idaho
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Beware
August 21, 2018

Be very careful when using this site. I had to prove how I got to the last name that I have in order to get my Star Drivers License. Since I have been married twice it required me to get two marriage certificates. This site charges $59.87 "administrative" fee before you even get started (which I did not see until the order was placed). By the time it was done they had charged me $82 to get the certificate. Use www.vitalcheck.com. Much cheaper.

Date of experience: August 21, 2018
France
1 review
6 helpful votes
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READ THE BELOW FIRST!
August 16, 2018

I have written I think, 1 bad review before now in my life, but this crowd took about $425 from me. They have not sent my birth certificates, not contacted me, even provided a reference number. I have rung, left messages (no-one answers any phone number they provide). I have written on the "contact me" page. Not a word. Your choice, but I suggest you at least try ringing them before you use them and prove that I at least, am for real!

Date of experience: August 16, 2018
Germany
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Please call the number on their website if you need proof. There are weirdly positive reviews on this site which leads me to believe they've either bottled or paid people to leave positive reviews for them. Check google reviews or the BBB for the real deal.

Went to order my bc. Got charged $70 for the privilege but at the time I'm thinking it's a normal rate. Fast forward 24 hours and I'm calling the PA board of health and they inform me that they don't actually operate through this 3rd party site at all. Well $#*! alright lemme go cancel. I call, after getting sent through the messaging system I find that EVERY SINGLE OPTION (random extensions, dialing 0, choosing any of the options they give you at the beginning of the call, or even just waiting on the line) drops you off at an answering machine that I'm 200% sure hasn't been checked since they started scamming people. Tbh I wish I'd done some research before I entered my info but I guess this is a learning opportunity. Either way I sleep easy envisioning terrible, painful things happening to the people running this scam. Please avoid. Save yourself some time and money.

Date of experience: August 14, 2018
Tennessee
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Total Rip-off!
July 17, 2018

Don't use this company and don't let the. Org designation fool you. Ordered over a month ago and still have not received it. Have called them over and over after the so-called 7 to 10 days after I ordered and paid $59.87. They finally called me back, 32 days after I ordered and paid. They said it was the states fault and that it would take another two weeks before they can have it to me. I made the mistake of using this so-called Official site and I would be remiss in not warning others about this company.

Date of experience: July 16, 2018
California
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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I ordered my birth cert from these people, not knowing the company was in Spain, of all places. I was charged $49, plus a $1.47 fee, and never received anything. I would really like to get my money back, and order from the state in which I was born!~

Date of experience: June 27, 2018
Pennsylvania
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Total ripoff
June 6, 2018

This company ropes you in by saying it is a 24 hour service. You don't get your document in 24 hours. You still wait 3-4 weeks. They wont refund your money either. On top of that they send your information to the same sight that is endorsed to use by the state.

Date of experience: June 6, 2018
Nevada
1 review
1 helpful vote
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The SMALL print said I have read and agree to terms of service, but I did not know I was not the proper person to order a death certificate so I was charged, then they told me I was not eligible as I was not a close enough relative. The local state office helped us and I should have known NOT to use this web site, I think it is a SCAM.

Date of experience: May 11, 2018
Shauntelle C. — USvitalrecords Rep
over a year old

Hello Bonnie,

On our website the client has to choose the eligible relationship from a drop down menu. This includes only the relationships available to request the certificate from that particular state when ordering online. We do have to follow certain guidlines and parameters which are set out by each state. When a client fills out the application, they must complete the Verify Request portion of the order form. This is set out in a numbered format and the font and size remains the same as the order form. We do not minimize the list. As you pointed out, we do state that the client has to agree to step 3. And on our application form, the Terms of Service is highlighted in blue and is linked directly to the Terms of Service webpage so the client can also review. Once again this is in the same font size and lettering as the rest of the order form.

Right after Step 3 is the paragraph that states:
Enter your full name in the box below. Entering your name constitutes a signature and an agreement that you have read and agree to all of the provisions contained below. It additionally affirms that all information provided on this order form is complete and accurate and that you are a person authorized to obtain a Vital Certificate as indicated by your answer to Relationship to Subject.

Type full name to represent your signature. *

This is another feature with which we inform clients that the information and relationship chosen must comply with the standards and parimeters set forth from the government for the application to be valid. We invite you to visit our website at your convenience to review the information above.

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Wilmington, Delaware, United States