Is TruthFinder Legit? Safety, Cost and Scam Check

Yes, TruthFinder is a legitimate people search site: it sells real reports, shows its prices and has a cancel process. It is not free, and almost every complaint is about billing, not about being scammed. Here is what it is, how safe it is and when it is worth paying for.

• Legit: yes, it delivers the reports it sells
• Free: no, it has a paid trial then a membership (see our TruthFinder free trial guide for prices)
• Biggest complaint: the trial turning into a monthly charge
• Person notified: TruthFinder has a help page on confidentiality; read it before you search
• Not for screening: it is not a consumer reporting agency

Is TruthFinder legit?

Yes. TruthFinder is a US company that sells access to public records, and its reports come from the same county, state and federal records other people search sites use, plus social profiles and web mentions. It states on its own help page that it is not a consumer reporting agency.

The complaints you find online are almost all about billing: a trial that renews into a monthly membership, and add-ons. Those are charges you agree to at checkout, so read the checkout page before you pay.

• It delivers. You pay, you get a report with the record types it lists.
• It shows prices. Plan prices are on its own pricing page.
• It has a cancel route. Its help page says you can cancel online or by phone.

What is TruthFinder?

TruthFinder is a subscription people search and background check service. You search by name, phone number, email or address and a report can include:

• Names, photos and birth information
• Current and past addresses
• Phone numbers and email addresses
• Social media profiles
• Relatives and possible associates
• Employment and education history
• Possible criminal, traffic and court records

For comparison, Deepscanner searches by name, email or phone number.

Reports are built from public data, so what you see is what anyone could dig up with enough time. TruthFinder speeds that up and puts it in one place. It does not have access to private messages, bank accounts or sealed records.

Is TruthFinder safe?

Safe to use, yes. The risk is the billing, not the search. Two things to know:

• Buy only from truthfinder.com. TruthFinder says any free TruthFinder membership offered elsewhere is bogus.
• Do not use it to screen people. It is not a consumer reporting agency, so reports cannot be used for hiring, housing, credit, insurance or tenant decisions.

Does TruthFinder work?

It works for finding public records, but no people search site is complete. TruthFinder's own help pages say results depend on the records available. Expect thinner results for young adults, people who moved recently and records in states that do not publish them online.

Is TruthFinder accurate?

Accurate enough to give you leads, not proof. Public records lag real life by months, and a common name can mix two people into one report. Check the photo, age and past addresses, and confirm anything important with a second source before you act on it. 260 people a month search "is truthfinder accurate" (OpenSEO).

Is TruthFinder a scam?

No. A scam takes your money and gives nothing back, and TruthFinder delivers the reports it sells. It gets called a scam because of the billing model: the $1 trial becomes a membership of up to $29.73 a month unless you cancel, and you cancel through your account or by phone.

Does TruthFinder notify the person you search?

TruthFinder has a help page on confidentiality that ranks first for this question, but we could not load it, so we do not quote it. Read it on truthfinder.com before you search. Deepscanner never notifies the person you look up.

Is TruthFinder worth it?

It is worth it if you will run many searches in a month or need address search. It is not worth it for one quick check. Here is how it compares for a single lookup:

Deepscanner's phone lookup page. Enter a number to get the free preview.

Deepscanner is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Do not use it to make decisions about employment, housing, credit, insurance or tenant screening.