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Vital Records Certificates has a rating of 1.6 stars from 149 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Vital Records Certificates most frequently mention phone number, credit card and pdf form. Vital Records Certificates ranks 17th among Birth Certificates sites.
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My daughter is 12 years old and she has never had a birth certificate before. Charlotte was born at home and was taken to Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland after she was born. This year, she needed her birth certificate to go to high school. I got it on this site without any problem. I don't know what people had to deal with this company, but I personally had a good experience. I completed the application form from my comfortable couch at home.
I would give zero stars if I could. I paid $47 for a form to be filled out that I could have filled out for free. Instead of only the $20 fee for the State of AZ form I could have sent in by mail, I am now into this for $67 because they filled out the form. This place is a total rip-off!
They take you money you expect the Certificate to come from them BUT no, $#*! then tell you you have to go the the California Heath Department where they charge you $25.00 more and if I had gone there the first time all my Bcert would have cost is $25.00. Now it's the $48.00 these bastards ripped me off for AND $25.00
Below added Nov 5th 2020
I got fed up with their games and did a fraud alert with my credit card company. They had to cancel the card and send me a new one but I got my money back
Mother and father's name is incomplete.
My complete mother's name is: Judy kay Davignon and Father's name is Edward Eudore Davignon.
My mother's maiden name is: Laws.
I need fix it
They doing illegal stuff, just change your card number and report them to better bureau or if you have time on your hands just sue.
It does nothing but get your information and money. I think they even stole my credit card and tried to use it shortly after because I had fraudulent purchases on it and had to cancel my card. Then I had my different accounts like Netflix and Spotify hacked into as well. Criminals!
It's high time that someone tells the truth. Sometimes circumstances are different for each person, but what I know is that I have my vital record. That's why I decided to write about my experience. I see that some people had problems with that, but that wasn't me. This company did a great job, they fulfilled my emergency, as I was in a rush to get my birth certificate. But there's also a but. Apparently, my document was about to arrive late Monday but it did on Friday. This kind of pissed me off, but in the end, it didn't complicate my situation.
Don's fall for this scam! They are charging you for a document/application form that is free to obtain from a government entity. If you need to for example get a copy of your birth certificate and you were born in Texas go to this website...
https://dshs.texas.gov/vs/
A legit copy of your birth certificate from the state should cost $22. You need valid ID to get it.
I cant believe I didnt do better research. Paid 47 dollars for nothing! Do not use these websites. Gov only I had to end up paying 21.50 and didnt even use the form they filled out for me. Cant believe they let sites like this exist and on top of searches too! I asked for a refund and still have had no repsonse.
After reading all these reviews, I was super worried. From the very beginning, I trusted this company. So, in for a dime, in for a dollar. But after all, I was worried for nothing as I received my vital record certificate in 3 business days.
No value added. In my case, I entered my data into VRC's interface and paid the $47 fee. VRC emailed me the official pdf form with my data transferred to it (with errors) along with the official instructions on how to mail it in and pay the fee to the State agency. Do not confuse this outfit with those who actually handle your business with the State agency. Or better yet, go to the State agency's website to conduct your business online. (I wish I had.) Most of their sites are actually pretty good. Don't get suckered by the Ads on the top of your google search that proffer "services" like this. No phone number. The service desk will reply to your emails, but with nothing of substance.
Being a single mother is more complicated than it may seem. You have to take care of everything. I was in trouble because I didn't have the time to go to the Health Offices here in Atlanta. I needed my daughter's birth certified, as she wanted to join the cheerleader team from her school. This company did what it had to do: process the document. If you want to stop losing your time, I would check out this service.
DO NOT USE THIS GROUP_ SCAM ALERT. THERE HAS BEEN NO FOLLOW UP> I HAVE CONTACTED CREDIT CARD TO ENSURE NO OTHER CHARGES FOLLOW THE INITIAL ONE> TERRIBLE! WE MUST FIND THE PHONE NUMBER FOR THIS COMPANY
THEY DO NOT DO WHAT THEY SAY! IGO TO VITAL CHECK INSTEAD! HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR NOTHING FOR 3 MONTHS. I CLOSED MY BANK ACCOUNT THAT WAS CONNECTED WITH THE CARD USED TO PURCHASE THE B. C. AND THEY SAID THEY CANT ISSUE A REFUND IF ITS NOT FROM THE SAME CARD I USED! I REALLY WANT TO SUE! THEY HAVE NO # TO BE REACHED! $#*! THEM.!
I can't believe I fell for this and didn't research/check into it more thoroughly before submitting the application and giving my credit card info! DO NOT USE THIS SERVICE! It's not the official site for submitting for a birth certificate. In fact, it takes MORE time to fill out THEIR form, then you STILL have to submit it on your own. FRAUD FRAUD FRAUD!
Opening a bank account is a pain in the neck. They ask you for many things. I don't have a driver's license; that's why I needed a copy of my birth certificate as identification. I didn't want to lose more time, so I ordered it online. It took four business days to receive my certification at my home doorstep in Maine.
I wanted to have a copy of my birth certificate at home, just in case I needed it for any bureaucracy. About this service, I received my copy later than expected. But after all, it wasn't a big deal.
I am so mad at myself for falling for this! This site should not exist! Just get off your butt and go stand in line people! $20 and I would've had my sons birth certificate THAT day... apparently it takes them months!
This is NOT the official website for getting a birth certificate!
The reviews with more than one star are written by it's employees!
IF YOU GAVE THEM MONEY, DO NOT LEAVE A REVIEW HERE!
GO STRAIGHT TO THE ONLINE FBI REPORTING SITE!
THESE PEOPLE NEED TO BE SHUT DOWN!
They collect ALL of your legal information, charge you $47, forward you the same form you would fill out for FREE online, then they have YOU mail it with the SAME cost the REAL vital records site would have charged you for your birth certificate anyway:
$12.50 for one copy, $16.50 for two copies, etc (add $4 for each copy)
NOT the $47+ the $12.50 this site will charge.
(Prices may vary state to state but NOT $47 just for a copy of the initial form)
You have just given ALL of your legal information to people who can use it later - weeks, months, years? - to steal your identity or access any or all of your accounts anywhere!
THEY can now order a copy of your birth certificate because you gave them EVERYTHING they need to do that online themselves! They are not real government employees!
THE REAL ONLINE ADDRESS IS:
(state you were born in). GOV example ALABAMA.GOV
Then you find a list on there of all services and you will find a link to vital records where you can order a copy of your birth or marriage certificate.
Answer: SCAM. Check out the review I posted. I am not affiliated with Vitalchek but that is the company I meant to use and ended up paying to use anyway. So I bascially paid twice for the same service because of these scammers.
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