Net Detective

www.NetDetective.com 10 Day Advanced Trial

Net Detective is a solution for conducting unlimited people searches, background searches, criminal records searches, etc. They are a  heavily used, and advertised, background check program that is fairly useful. Their parent company HD Publishing Group has been in business for over 12 years, and claims to have 1.2 billion records indexed.

As with any service, Net Detective has issues. One of these is that for the $29.95 - 3 year membership...one can really only acquire access to a people search utility. You can generally purchase a people search report for $5.00 or less, and services like USSearch offer a 24 hour unlimited search option for $7.45.

To upgrade to the advanced version of Net Detective you will have to shell out $29.95 per month. I have used both levels of service, and the advanced membership offers far more extensive options. Here is the strange part. Their reverse phone searches do not work very well at all. However, the criminal records search option within the advanced Net Detective option actually offers fairly comprehensive criminal records.

The offer a product which will work for many folks and the company also offers a 90 day money back guarantee so you can't go wrong. Give the service a try and if it doesn't find the records you need, simply request a refund. Of course this doesn't mean the system should be abused.

Thanks to some serious persistence , Net Detective is letting us offer an exclusive $4.95, 7 day trial of their advanced membership. This membership gives you access to their advanced product where you can conduct unlimited background checks, criminal records searches, people searches, and much more.


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Pros:
  • Safe to use with digital security by and
  • BestBackgroundCheck.org Tier 3 Service
  • Established in 1996 by HD Publishing Group
  • Reach customer support at (800) 853-9773
  • Memberships include unlimited search
  • 211 million name database
  • 1.2 billion records
  • 90 day money back guarantee
  • Business check (sales and employee number for employees)
  • How-to information (how to cloak email, disguise phone number, find unclaimed money)
  • Good for people who need to do many searches.
  • They sell tens of thousands of memberships a month.
Cons:
  • Advertising is misleading as basic membership is basically only allows people search, land line search, SSN validation, etc.
  • Customer has to sign up for basic membership before being allowed to upgrade to the advanced version where you can do actual background checks at $29.95/month. However, with the new trial offer, consumers can go directly to the advanced membership.
  • There are many reports from disgruntled customers all over the web; notably the Ripoff Report and BBB. Further scrutiny shows that HD Publishing is putting effort into fixing the situation.
Pricing:

$29.95 - 3 Year Basic Unlimited Membership

  • People Search
  • Previous Address Search
  • Neighbor Search
  • Phone Number Search
  • Business Search
  • S.S. Validation (not a SSN search)
  • Unclaimed Money
  • Identity Theft Kit
  • How to Obtain Your FBI File

$4.95 - 7 Day Advanced Unlimited Membership Trial

  • Background Checks
  • Criminal Records
  • Employment Background Checks
  • People Search
  • Sex Offener Lists and Maps
  • Arrest Records
  • Reverse Address Search
  • Reverse Phone Search
  • E-mail Address Search
  • Estimated income based on United States census data
  • Business Search
  • Specialty Search - Includes death index search, SSN validation, etc.
  • Background Wizard
  • New Home Buyers
  • Legacy Tools