Fortunately, the reviews I read here stopped me before I gave up my credit card info. I can say this, though: I entered the name of a person I was looking for and Spokeo came back with partial information. Crucial portions were asterisk'd out, and I was given the opportunity to pay to see them. I then entered the same info on whitepages.com (free, no membership, no credit or personal info asked for) and was freely given everything that Spokeo was charging for. Now, all I needed was an address and phone number and I understand that I wouldn't have gotten it if this person was unlisted, but even if I needed more info, after what I've read here and my own experience, I wouldn't trust Spokeo as far as I could throw them.
Dear Robert,
Thanks for your comment. Spokeo People Search allows you to search for anyone by Name, Reverse Email, Reverse Phone or Username. Our database covers a multitude of social networks, public records, marketing lists and more to reveal demographic details, public profiles, etc. Our Premium membership gives you exclusive content not available to non-subscribers, and is activated immediately after payment is processed. We offer much more than just a phone directory type listing. We hope you choose us for your searching needs in the future.
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Spokeo.