Is intelius.com Safe?

Allegedly free service, but charges once the number has been entered for search. Actually did present a location (town and state) and that the number was a landline, for the number I had searched, while attempting to entice me to pay for more information. However, given the misleading "free" claim, I question the accuracy of even this information.

avast say not safe take money and run. ***** Consumer complaints The Better Business Bureau of Alaska, Oregon and Western Washington has cataloged numerous complaints about the company's customer service, including a continual refusal to provide refunds to customers who claim not to have requested or received the services that they paid for.[33] Additional complaints have been made about misleading advertising and background information that has been inaccurate or out-of-date.

EXTREMELY misleading! You DO get charged 39.99 for a search that supposedly normally costs ***** At signup I had the definite impression I would not incur this fee if I cancelled the membership within the 7-day trial. WRONG! I cancelled well within the 7 days, on 9/11, and the next day I see the 39.99 hit in my checking account. To top it off, when I called C/S, both "Maria" and her supervisor, "Jacob" told me basically that's the deal. I'll also see the 7.99 charge. Stay Away! The report I got didn't even turn up a criminal charge I knew for a fact had been filed!

I was charged for a service I didn't ask for, I eventually got my money back only after contacting my bank. How much money does this company make off of people who don't see the small charge to their account. They also grab every cookie off of your browser ... so you can count on getting spam spam spam form them and affiliates for the next decade.