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Intelius I ordered 2 reports but thought they were free

I ordered 2 reports but thought they were free. I then was charged a monthly fee. When I discovered this I called the *** number and they refunded all the charges other than the initial charge.

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Intelius The customer service was so good!

The customer service was so good! I had completely forgotten I had used this business, and when I saw a charge on my bank statement I gave them a call, and they easily cleared it up for me. Really polite, calm, and pleasant to talk to. Just great!

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Intelius I bought the 95 Cent membership

Please do not buy from here. I was trying to find my phone so I put my credit card information on the other phone so I can find it at least know it's in the house and I didn't get the information I wanted also it when I found my phone it kept charging me so I did the method it told me to like login when I try to login it said it wasn't correct so it said it was going to reset my password by sending me an email did the email never came and then when I went to their customer service they never lied to me and this was 6 months later they're still trying to charge me and when I look back 6 days ago they finally replied and it still didn't get give me the information to help me do not buy from here please

Desired outcome: To be honest I just want to refund and for them to stop charging me or at least trying to

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Intelius Intelius

I have cancelled my account over the phone on multiple occasions for several years and just recently found out that they, once again, have started to withdrawal money from my account without my permission or authorization. When I brought this to their attention AGAIN, they refunded me for 5 monthly payments of $4.99. A grand total of $24.95 for unauthorized payments since June 09, 2020. The balance owed to me is now $187.09 THIS TIME! This is about the 3d time over the last 10 years that I've had to deal with this from Intelius and I am reporting them to follow up with the threat that I made to them in an email to their support team demanded the rest of my refund.

Desired outcome: A refund of my money and for their company to be shut down.

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Intelius Multiple random $30 charges after trying the $.95 5-day trial

I purchased the 95 cent, 5-day trial on 01/24/22 on Intelius.com, and canceled it before the membership could start because I didn't want to use the services any longer. I never removed my card information off of the sight which is definitely my fault, but I have been getting charged for the past year for something I made sure to cancel.

I've tried calling, and haven't received the information I've been looking for and was just charged on that card yet again today, the charge is still pending and is to come out on the 5th (Tomorrow), it is for $34.95.

I removed all of my debit card information off of my Intelius account, but I need these charges refunded to that card. I do not want to go in circles anymore with charges I'm not making/have not approved of what-so-ever, and have even called customer service about many times being told "I can't recieve a refund". There are exactly 9 charges that Intelius has made to my card that I have not approved of, since canceling the trial.

Here are all of the dates and exact amounts of each charge. I was charged the same amount of money multiple times on the same days, for different services that Intelius offers on their cite:

1/24/22 - Unlimited PDF Downloads - $3.99

Order Number - [protected]

1/24/22 - Premium Data Bundle 1 - $7.49

Order Number - [protected]

1/30/22 - Unlimited Phone Reports - $29.95

Order Number - [protected]

1/30/22 - Unlimited Location Reports - $29.95

Order Number - [protected]

1/30/22 - Unlimited Person Reports - $29.95

Order Number - [protected]

3/3/22 - Unlimited Phone Reports - $29.95

Order Number - [protected]

3/3/22 - Unlimited Location Reports - $29.95

Order Number - [protected]

3/3/22 - Unlimited Person Reports - $29.95

Order Number - [protected]

12/5/22 - Pch*intelius [protected] / wa - Recurring Billing - $34.95

Total - $226.16

The charge on 12/5/22 is nowhere on my order history page, or anywhere in my intelius account, just in my checking account history.

Desired outcome: Full amount of $226.16 refunded to the original card this amount was charged on, and a cancelation/Full stop to all and any further transactions.

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Lisa Della Ratta
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Dec 09, 2022 4:06 pm EST

I've been dealing with Intelius for almost 10 years and finally came here to file a complaint. Just recently they started billing me again without my knowledge or permission. When I made my complaint, they refunded me $24.95... Which were the 5 unauthorized payments that were recent but as I started to look back even further, it goes back to June, 2020. I have made several personal calls to the company and was reassured my account was cancelled and it wouldn't happen again but this time they went through my PayPal account. So beware, if you use PayPal, audit your automatic payments to make sure they don't keep doing it to you.

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8:37 pm EST

Intelius Opt out page not working

11-30-2022 5:25pm PT

https://www.intelius.com/opt-out/submit/

after entering email address and verifying I am not a robot the SEND CONFIRMATION EMAIL does not work, and no confirmation email is being sent (also not found in junk and spam folders).

Apparently to discourage opt outs.

Tried on various browser and operating systems (i.e. Windows Edge, Firefox, etc).

Desired outcome: Ability to opt out

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3:00 pm EST

Intelius Subscription

I canceled my subscription 11/15/2022 and I still just got charged yet again yesterday 11/28/2022 34.86, and 4.99 for no reason. I deleted my card information off the sight and canceled this is not only illegal but it’s a scam. Very unprofessional. Do Not Trust or Use Intelius! I have been charged 3 different times after I had removed my card and cancelled my membership, they charge you anyways. They keep your card on file and steal money from you. Do not use this website! They steal from you and they don’t even give you the information you ask for.

Desired outcome: Refund and no more charges.

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11:48 am EST

Intelius Recurring costs are not removed after cancellation of subscription

I have canceled my subscription on 7/10/2022.

Intelius is still subtracting $4.99 and $29.95 from my account after sending me the cancellation email received on June 8, 2022.

My member id is [protected].

There is a phone number of [protected] that is not being answered. No one has responded to email from [protected]@mg.mailer.intelius.com either. They need to re-imburse for taking off money from account fraudelantly.

For the following months

June 2022

July 2022

Aug 2022

Sept 2022

Oct 2022

Nov 2022

The total cost is $209.64

Desired outcome: I want my money returned to the mastercard account that they are taking it from immediately.

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Nov 23, 2022 11:54 am EST

This has not been resolved

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10:10 pm EST

Intelius Intellus

I've been charged several payments for services I didn't receive I tried calling in canceling in the past it stopped for awhile then right back up again I've been charged like 3 or 4" payments of like 34.99 in it was canceled in two days because it wouldn't even let me log in I tried custo!er service no help at all did I receive plz put my money back on my card thank you

Desired outcome: Want my 4 l payments of 34.99 put back into my account

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9:14 pm EDT

Intelius Charging my card

Please stop charging my card i paid 95 cents june 11 to find out som information that i never got i tried to ignore but it keeps trying to charge my car 34.95 and im not happy about it i would like it to stop. My name on my card is Corey Beckett and i would like this to stop. Thanks

Desired outcome: I would like my card to stop being charged

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8:03 am EDT

Intelius Intelius

I had called and used the automated system to cancel my subscription days ago. The automated message said my membership was canceled at that time. Yet I was still charged the monthly fee still?!?

Please, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY I need all subscriptions canceled

AS WELL AS

A reimbursement for being charged AFTER canceling services prior to this date asp EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY

as of 6/16/2022 @ 7:07am central

Also need the cancellation and refund agreement emailed to myself.

Please address this as soon as possible as I am pretty Upset about this

Desired outcome: Cancel membership Reimburse the amount withdrawn from my account AFTER I had already canceled it.

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5:16 am EDT

Intelius charge you after free trial, but no log in page?

so you get a 7 day trial, then charged $35 monthly. I go to the website and there is no log in page. there is search bars, when you search someone, its like you start over again even though youve paid... starting over meaning-search, enter your name and email and agree not to be a stalker, enter credit card info all over again. one big ridiculous circle.. companies like this should be shut down. card ending 4141, name kaden gross. please refund immediately. email was either kobe.[protected]@gmail.com or [protected]@gmail.com.

Desired outcome: refund, cancel monthly

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Intelius My card being charged

I dont no why my money was took from my card i have been trying to get in touch with some one all morning i need my money to be put back on my card keep calling your number because it says yall open up at 7 but still no one answers the phone i want my money back

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6:54 pm EDT

Intelius I was charged for something I didn’t order

I was Charged 34.95 today for something I didn't ask. Make sure you make a refund please.This is a scam . I am not even American . And I don’t want to know about no one’s life

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Intelius Refund for one month membership plan (24.98 USD)

Dear Intelius,

I have just registered for a 5 day free trial and I thought I would get unlimited access to personal information. Then I chose a 1 month plan (24 usd) since I assumed Intelius would only charge me after 5 day free trial period. This is a big misunderstanding.

Can I get a refund?

Please refund me. I am sorry,

Rose.

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Intelius Intelius

Intelius has stolen over $200 from me over the past 7 months. I just received an email that PayPal was processing a transaction from Intelius. I used the service one time for a .95 cent fee and made sure to say that I did not want to be automatically renewed or billied in the future and now I just found out that they’ve been charging me $30 a month without my concent. I will be reporting this company to the better business bureau if they do not refund me immediately. As so many other people here have had the same problems with this scam of a company I’m shocked it’s not shut down yet and I’m sure it will be very soon

Desired outcome: Full refund

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Jun 08, 2022 11:25 am EDT
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I used it one time cancelled my member ship like they said had to be dune i just recieved a notice that paypal is charging me for there service.

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1:46 pm EST

Intelius Unauthorized credit card charges

I once had an unauthorized $30 deduction from my account happen a month ago saying it came from an "Intelius" company. Guess what? I had never heard of this company or its services til that day of the unauthorized transaction when I went to go looking. I had never used their services, never heard of them, and yet they managed to get ahold of my credit card information through paypal and deduct $30 off the rip. Thank God, I managed to contact paypal and they helped me get my money back. But it really makes you think what kind of low-life piece of [censored] scummy people run this account. Hope their children get cancer and die before them.

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8:10 am EST

Intelius An authorized charges

I have looked at my bank account and realized yall charged my debit card for 29.78 and I didn't authorize this at all and I want my money back now and I want to be taken off of anything saying I am a member or subscribed to do with yall because I didn't sign up to be a member nor did I subscribe to be a member here

Desired outcome: I want my money back and to be completely opted out of the and cancel whatever the membership yall say I signed up for and I didn't

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Intelius Fraudulent unauthorized payment

Refund my money to webvelopment @paypal that you charged without my confirmation. I did not authorize this charge. How can you charge someone without authorization on Christmas Eve when you are closed. Terrible company.

Desired outcome: Refund

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Intelius Charging me without me knowing

I paid a dollar for activation not knowing it would charge me 31.69 dollars after 5 days.

Desired outcome: A full refund on the 31.69

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Intelius I have been trying to cancel this for months Still being charged 29.95 month after month Please refund my debt for these payments

REFUND DEBT
Pch*intelius
$89.85
Three debt payments
Alice Berryman
Debt 4909
I did not realize I had ordered this scription when I was browsing the Internet

I have been trying to cancel this subscription for several months now without any luck there have been many more payments taken out of my debit I think I am entitled to at least three back I am on A fixed income and I cannot afford this to be taken out of my account I would greatly appreciate it you could get at least some of my money back

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Intelius Nothing ever came up on my phone

I'm being charged $
PCH*INTELIUS 888
-$0.95
Pending
PCH*INTELIUS 888
-$3.99
Pending

In the first place nothing ever came up. I don't want to be charged for a product I never used so take this off my account now or I'm getting an attorney, my daughter. account number given already below.

I know you have fine company but this day 11/08/2021 nothing came up i mean nothing so I got no information. Please take this off my account.

Desired outcome: TAKE THIS OFF MY ACCOUNT. [protected]

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Dec 10, 2021 2:52 pm EST

Nothing ever came up for me to get information. I would use your Information if anything came up so please take this charge off my account.

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Intelius.com is an online service that provides users with access to various public records and data for the purposes of information gathering and background checks. The company offers a range of services that include people search, reverse phone lookup, background checks, and public records search. These services are designed to help users find and verify information about individuals, such as contact details, criminal records, property records, and more.

The people search function allows users to locate individuals by entering a name, while the reverse phone lookup service helps identify the owner of a phone number. Background checks offered by Intelius.com can provide a more comprehensive view of an individual's history, which may include criminal records, past addresses, and employment history.

Intelius.com aims to serve a variety of users, from individuals trying to reconnect with old friends or family members to professionals conducting due diligence or tenant screening. The data provided by Intelius is aggregated from public records, commercial records, and other proprietary sources.

It is important for users to understand that Intelius.com is not a consumer reporting agency as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), and its services are not intended for use in making decisions related to credit, employment, tenant screening, or any other purpose that would require FCRA compliance.

Users can access Intelius.com services through a web-based platform, and the company offers different pricing models, including single report purchases and subscription options, to accommodate varying user needs.

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Intelius reviews first appeared on Complaints Board on Sep 4, 2007. The latest review This is NOT a reputable business--they provide a substandard was posted on Mar 5, 2024. The latest complaint MEMBER ID: ********* with this company I used their company services back in May have 2022 the charge should have been was resolved on Mar 05, 2024. Intelius has an average consumer rating of 4 stars from 270 reviews. Intelius has resolved 155 complaints.
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