Published: June 15th, 2009

Which Background Check Service Works Best?
Consumers-Guides puts the top background check services to the test to find out exactly which ones you should use and how to spot the ones that will rip you off..

By, Ryan Sommers
Consumers-Guides.org

Dear Friend,

If you need to find information about someone that you just can't get using Google or a "regular" search engine, an online Background Check service is the fastest and most convenient way to do it.

Unfortunately with hundreds of online background check services to choose from, finding the one that provides the best service for your money can be a challenge

But fear not... here at Consumers-Guide we've gone to great lengths to put these services to the test... and determine once and for all which of these programs provide the most accurate results, are the easiest to use, and get you exactly the information you need in the fastest amount of time.

The way we evaluate each service is simple: We perform searches and background checks on our staff members and individuals who have given us permission to look them up.

This way it is fairly easy to verify whether or not the information provided was correct... and just how much information each service provides.

We also conduct searches on individuals we don't know so well... individuals with known criminal records. We compile a list of criminals from recent newspaper reports in order to ensure the services we test provide information that is accurate and up-to-date. With this information in hand it's easy to see which services update their databases regularly, and which ones don't.

Not surprisingly, we found that most of the services we tested simply did not provide us with the information that they claimed they would.

The majority of the services gave us little more than the name itself... often with an address that was outdated or incorrect. With claims of being able to provide us with full employment history, criminal records, credit history, and much more, we were sad to see that in most cases after all was said and done, we could have found the same information in the local phone book!

Although most of the services we reviewed fell short of our expectations, we did manage to find a few programs that truly stood out from the crowd. These gave us nearly all the information we were looking for... including extensive contact info (email addresses, phone numbers, and both work and home addresses), criminal records, credit history, residential history, and extensive employment history.

We've compiled the top services from our studies for you below. If you need to track down important information on on someone quickly, these are the services to us

Consumers Guides Top Pick 2009

Consumers-Guide Top Pick 2008 Click Here To Visit Site   Net Detective $29.00 For 3 Years Of Unlimited Access 90 Day Money Back Guarantee Net Detective has one of the largest online Background Check databases on the web. And it sure shows. Almost every search we performed came up with detailed and accurate results time and time again. It's no suprise that this is the service used by law enforcement and government agencies across the United States to do their investigation work. If you want to find someone, do an online background chick or a reverse lookup, Net Detective is the service to use.

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Click Here To Visit Site   Reverse Records $29.95 For One Year Of Unlimited Use Money Back Guarantee Reverse Records: Number 2 on our list! Reverse Records strong points come in when you don't know the full name of the person you wish to look up. With this site all you have to do is type in the person's email address, phone number or home address. Than after a short search you'll receive the individuals full name, address, contact information and even background info. Yes it's that simple. If you don't know the full name of the person you would like to look up.. This is the site to use..

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Click Here To Visit Site   Locate People.org $29.95 For Unlimited Access Money Back Guarantee Locate People.org is another easy-to-use investigation tool. Though not as thorough as Net Detective, the searches we performed did come up with a couple results that other services failed to find. If your looking for an another option, Locate People.org is the service for you.

P.S. Since we published our top reccomendations for online public record databases, many people have been sending us very positive letters. I want you to know I've been personally enjoying reading them all and I'm responding back to as many as possible. This is what inspires us to do more investigations and I now want to ask that all comments be sent to me directly at rynsommers@consumersguides.net I can't wait to read yours!

P.P.S. If you still can not decide which service will suit your needs best, here is a quick rundown of our recommendations once more.

Net Detective - Editor's Top Choice. If you need to find out anything about anyone this service has been proven by us and private investigators to be more thorough than many others available.

However, due to the popular demand of Net Detective we have heard they are going to raise their rates. Now, it's currently $29 for three years (which is much cheaper than other similar services.) and the rumor is Net Detective is going to start charging a monthly rate due to the fact that their service is one of the most highly sought after on the net.

If you visit their home page and Net Detective is still $29 for 3 years, we recommend you jump on it right away. Services this thorough can not offer this much information for that amount of money for very long.

Reverse Records - Works best is you DO NOT have the full name of the person you wish to look up. Use if you have a phone number, email address, home address or license plate number.

Locate People.org - This is designed as a people search service but, their database is updated very frequently and the records the keep are spot on. Use this service is you are looking for an alternative to Net Detective.

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