Anatomy of a Data Broker

YOUR DATA FOR SALE %24 A LOOK INSIDE THE DATA BROKER BeenVerifiedi You've seen the television commercials, and you may have used their services. They claim to provide information on who to trust, but can you really trust them? THEY ARE SELLING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION Beenverified.com takes your information from public and private sources without your permission, and sells it to anyone. GOVERNMENT RECORDS PRIVATE DATABASES Linked in SOCIAL NETWORKS Google f ? ANYONE WITH AN INTERNET CONNECTION AND $20 CAN HAVE ACCESS TO YOUR MOST PERSONAL DETAILS. Your information available to anyone on BeenVerified: • Name • Age • Phone number • Background • Home address • Family details • Criminal history and more... 2005526 4 BACKGROUND CHECKS RUN TO DATE THAT MEANS 112 IN Americans has been the victim of a BeenVerified background check. Who has been looking at YOU? EGREGIOUS PRIVACY BLUNDERS You supposedly have the option to remove your information from their database, but is it really gone? 13 Complaints have been filed with the Federal Trade Commision (FTC) against BeenVerified because of personal information reappearing on the site three months after the opt out was initially honored. MONTHS | ..they put your information back up on the site in 3 months. It's absurd. BAD BUSINESS PRACTICES While BeenVerified claims to deal in trust and reliablity, their business ethics and customer service disagree. The one thing you can rely on are unexpected charges. COMPLAINTS RIPOFFREPORT.COM COMPLAINTS PER MILLION MONTHLY VISITORS Advertising/ sales issues 16,32 12% BeenVerified Billing/ Collections issues 21% Customer 35% Service/ Product issues Reports and complaints filed to the Better Business Bureau BBB regarding BeenVerified.com ACCREDITED BUSINESS 2.83 Spokeo .14 .38 White Pages Peoplesmart I called my credit card company to do a chargeback and the customer service rep said they've had numerous problems with BeenVerified and she told me to just report my credit card lost/stolen to stop them from billing me. Got scammed and spammed. Not happy. IWith five children to feed I can't afford to get charges on my card. THE RESULT - MORE PROFITS $11,000,000 2011 REVENUE So run, run as fast as you can. Do nof use BeenVerified.com. It is a waste of your time and you will be scammed out of money, regardless if you cancel. $500,000 2009 REVENUE SAFE Protect your privacy at SHEP www.safeshepherd.com HERD SOURCES http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204136404577207183258570186.html http://www.bb.org/new-york-city/business-reviews/screening-background-and-employment/beenverified-inc-in-new-york-ny-108085 http://www.ripoffreport.com/Search/beenverified.aspx http://gripevines.com/index.php?topic-473.0 http://www.sitejabber.com/reviews/www.beenverified.com