Truth score 49 out of 100, Mixed truth signals. Customer satisfaction: mostly dissatisfied

49/ 100

Truth score

Mixed truth signals

Customer satisfactionMostly dissatisfiedFrom independent reviews, weighed by their number

Trustpilot446 reviews1.6

SmartCustomer347 reviews1.6

BBB141 complaints in three yearsA+

instantcheckmate.com

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Rating: 1.6 ⭐⭐ on Trustpilot1.6 ⭐⭐ on SmartCustomer
Reviews: 793 reviews
Years in business: 16 years
Address: 2261 Market Street, Suite 46165, San Francisco
Email address: support@instantcheckmate.com
Phone number: +1 877-564-3003
Contact page: instantcheckmate.com/contact/
Website: instantcheckmate.com

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Is instantcheckmate.com legit and trustworthy? Truth score 49 out of 100, mixed truth signals: 6 of 10 public checks clear, 2 to be cautious about, 2 for information. Legitimacy confidence: mixed. Customer satisfaction: mostly dissatisfied.

instantcheckmate.com's website address was registered 16 years ago, and is locked against transfer to someone else. Be cautious: its 446 reviews on Trustpilot average only 1.6 stars out of 5. Its 347 reviews on SmartCustomer average only 1.6 stars out of 5. One known data breach involves the company (InstantCheckmate), the latest 7 years ago.

Important context: Truth Signal weighs public evidence about this business. A high score means strong evidence that the business is established and legitimate, not a promise that every purchase will go well. A low score means the evidence is thin or raises concerns, not that the business is a scam.

Positives

Its website address was registered 16 years ago.

Be cautious

A substantial number of independent reviews (446 on Trustpilot), but it falls short with only 1.6 stars out of 5.
A substantial number of independent reviews (347 on SmartCustomer), but it falls short with only 1.6 stars out of 5.
One known data breach involving the company · InstantCheckmate, the latest 7 years ago.

How to check if instantcheckmate.com is legit

2 be cautious · 6 clear · 2 for information

To check if instantcheckmate.com is legit yourself, look at the same public records we did: the company register, who owns the web address and since when, customer reviews, visitor numbers, how long the site has existed, social profiles, malware lists, data breaches and email security. Each row below shows what that record says about instantcheckmate.com; open a row to see the facts and the source to check them yourself. Step by step: how to know if a shopping site is legit.

Who they are

Company detailsBased in the US; serves the US · BBB rating A+For information

The Better Business Bureau rates it A+, and accredits it; 141 complaints closed in three years

Country

Where the company is based: US
Why we believe that: the site's structured data states its country, its legal pages give an address in California, its terms are governed by the laws of California, its phone number starts +1, its postcode is a US zip code, its Better Business Bureau profile is a US listing
Which countries the company serves: US
Why we believe that: its structured data names the area it serves

Better Business Bureau

Better Business Bureau profile: Found
BBB rating: A+
BBB accredited: Yes
BBB complaints closed in three years: 141
BBB customer reviews: 44
BBB business started: 17 Jun 2010
BBB file opened: 8 Mar 2012

SourcesBBB profile

Domain registrationIts website address was registered 16 years agoClear

Its website address is locked against being transferred to someone else

Domain age: 16 years
Domain transfer lock enabled: Yes

Website detailsWe read 2 of its pages: contact and termsClear

Company contact email is available
Company contact phone number is available

Pages foundContact Terms

HTTPS enabled: Yes
Contact email or contact form available: Both
Contact phone number found: +1 877-564-3003

What its pages say

Quoted word for word from instantcheckmate.com.

Phone support: “Call us during office hours at (877) 564-3003” Contact page

SourcesHomepage Contact page Terms page

Reputation and track record

Customer reviewsTrustpilot 1.6 stars from 446 reviews · SmartCustomer 1.6 stars from 347 reviewsBe cautious

Rated 1.6 stars out of 5 from 347 reviews on SmartCustomer
Rated 1.6 stars out of 5 from 446 reviews on Trustpilot

Platform	Rating	Reviews
Trustpilot	1.6 out of 5	446
SmartCustomer	1.6 out of 5	347
G2	Not found
Capterra	Not found
Reviews.io	Not found
Feefo	Not found

Independent review platforms: 2
SmartCustomer rating: 1.6 out of 5
SmartCustomer review count: 347
Trustpilot rating: 1.6 out of 5
Trustpilot review count: 446

Visitor trafficReal people visited its website in 24 of the last 24 months (Google Chrome usage data)For information

Real people have visited its website since February 2021 or earlier
It is among the 50,000 most-visited sites on the internet (Cloudflare Radar)

Google Chrome usage data

Popularity among Chrome users: top 500,000 sites
First known user traffic: Feb 2021 or earlier
Months with real traffic, of the last 24: 24
Traffic pattern: sustained
Rank jump in the last 12 months: none
Rank drop in the last 12 months: none

Cloudflare Radar

Popularity across the internet: top 50,000 sites

Web history and authorityThe Internet Archive first saved a copy of its website 16 years agoClear

Website archive history: 16 years
Wikipedia page: no

Social presenceIt is on 4 social media platforms (Facebook, LinkedIn, X and YouTube); the largest audience is 214,606 followers on FacebookClear

Its YouTube channel has 4,650 subscribers and 31 videos, the latest uploaded 2063 days ago

Platform	Profile	Audience
Facebook	Profile	214,606 followers
Instagram	Not found
X	Profile	Unknown
LinkedIn	Profile	1,693 followers
YouTube	Profile	4,650 subscribers
TikTok	Not found

Social platforms with discovered profiles: facebook, linkedin, x, youtube
Social follower counts: 220,949 followers in total
YouTube channel: 31 videos, 4,650 subscribers, last upload 2,063 days ago

Safety

Malware and phishingGoogle Safe Browsing shows no malware or phishing warnings for its websiteClear

Malware or phishing threat status: None

Data breach historyOne known data breach involving the company: InstantCheckmate, the latest 7 years agoBe cautious

Known data breaches found: 1

Instant Checkmate

In 2019, the public records search service Instant Checkmate suffered a data breach that later came to light in early 2023. The data included almost 12M unique customer email addresses, names, phone numbers and passwords stored as scrypt hashes.

Accounts affected: 11,943,887
Date: 12 Apr 2019
Data exposed: Email addresses, Names, Passwords, Phone numbers

Breach data: Have I Been Pwned

SourcesInstantCheckmate on Have I Been Pwned

Domain and email securityIts email is protected: mail forged in its name goes to spamClear