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Advanced Background Checks

One of the larger US people-search portals, publishing names, current and previous addresses, phone numbers, emails, and lists of relatives sourced from "billions of public records." BBB names the operating entity as Mississippi Tornado Alley, LLC, with Confi-Chek, Inc. as an alternate name; Confi-Chek is a Sacramento data company founded in 1988 by Rob Miller, and lists Robert Miller as CEO. A 2018 federal FCRA suit accused the network of publishing expunged and sealed records, and Confi-Chek settled an Illinois right-of-publicity class action for $4.9M. Each brand keeps its own opt-out list, so removal here never clears sister sites like PeopleFinders.

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Advanced Background Checks overview

At a glance

Quick facts

Privacy Risk

LimitedModerateSubstantialExtensive

Data published: Extensive
Re-listing frequency: Recurring
Complaint record: Pattern of complaints
Opt-out friction: Moderate
Operator opacity: Mostly disclosed
Prior data incidents: None documented

Each broker is scored 1 to 4 across the six dimensions above; higher means more exposure, and the overall gauge is their average.

What each dimension means

Data published: how much and how sensitive the personal data they put out.
Re-listing frequency: how quickly you reappear after opting out.
Complaint record: volume and pattern of complaints across BBB, Trustpilot, and Sitejabber; no findable review presence counts against the broker.
Opt-out friction: how hard the removal process is to complete.
Operator opacity: how hidden the operating company and its principals are.
Prior data incidents: history of breaches or leaks of the data they hold.

Category: People-search portal
Operating entity (per BBB): Mississippi Tornado Alley, LLC
Historical / alias parent: Confi-Chek, Inc.
Management (per BBB): Robert Miller, CEO · Heather Miller, Officer
Headquarters: Sacramento, California
CA license: BSIS #12420
BBB rating: A+
Opt-out available: Yes
FCRA covered?: No

Background

Company history

AdvancedBackgroundChecks.com is one of the consumer-facing people-search portals operated by Confi-Chek, Inc., a Sacramento-based data company founded by Rob Miller in 1988.

Founded (Confi-Chek): 1988
Founder: Rob Miller
DBA incorporated: July 19, 2017
PeopleFinders leadership: Amber Higgins (not confirmed for this site)
Sister brands: 8+ properties

The site fronts the same data pipeline that powers Confi-Chek's flagship PeopleFinders.com and its other brands. A typical listing includes a person's full name, current and previous addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and a list of likely relatives.

The data is aggregated from public records, third-party data brokers, and commercial datasets. AdvancedBackgroundChecks.com does not collect data directly from the people it lists. The site is licensed in California under the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services (license #12420) and holds an A+ BBB rating (not accredited).

Different company than Advanced Background Check, Inc. of Dayton, Ohio (which operates abcheck.com). The Dayton company is a separate B2B background-screening firm founded in 1992 by David Machowsky and is unrelated to the consumer-facing AdvancedBackgroundChecks.com site profiled here.

Data Published

Data types

6 categories

Sensitive: elevated identity-theft, doxxing, or safety riskStandard public-record field

Full names, including known aliases and prior names
Current and previous home addressesSensitive
Approximate ageSensitive
Phone numbers (landline and mobile)
Email addresses (when supplied by upstream aggregators)
Names of likely relatives, household members, and known associatesSensitive

Data sources: The site advertises "access to billions of public records" - US public records (voter rolls, property records, court records), commercial data aggregators, and partner data feeds. Records appearing on AdvancedBackgroundChecks.com are not verified against the actual subject and may be stale or incorrect.

Sealed / expunged records are a sore spot. A 2018 federal class action (Garza et al. v. Confi-Chek, Inc. et al.) alleged Confi-Chek and its subsidiaries - including Advanced Background Checks - were publishing criminal records that had been expunged or sealed under state law. See the Litigation section below.

Contact

Contacts & links

Confi-Chek, Inc.

Operating company: Confi-Chek, Inc. (DBA AdvancedBackgroundChecks.com)
DBA / aliases: Mississippi Tornado Alley, LLC
Headquarters: 1821 Q Street Sacramento, CA 95811 United States
DBA address: 1915 21st Street Sacramento, CA 95811-6813 United States
Customer phone: +1 (855) 240-6392
Website: https://www.advancedbackgroundchecks.com/
CA license: Bureau of Security & Investigative Services #12420
BBB profile: Sacramento, CA - A+ rating, not accredited

Network

Sister brands

9 properties

Confi-Chek, Inc. operates several people-search and public-records brands, and they do not all sit on the same filing. A suppression here does not reach the Confi-Chek brands outside Mississippi Tornado Alley's California filing, so each of those needs its own request; for the domains that filing does cover, read the note below before you start.

Related broker network: Mississippi Tornado Alley LLC / Confi-Chek network

Advanced Background Checks is one of several brands operated by Mississippi Tornado Alley, LLC (with Confi-Chek as an alternate name on BBB filings). The LLC's California registry filing says an opt-out submitted "on any of these sites … will apply across all sites" for the sale of personal information, while the opt-out covering what each site collects from its own visitors has to be submitted separately on every website. We have not tested whether a record actually clears the sister brands, so treat the filing as the operator's claim rather than a result: run each brand's own opt-out below and re-check.

Owned or operated by Mississippi Tornado Alley LLC21 entities in this network · Rob Miller · SacramentoExplore the full map

Reputation

Trust signals

Mostly negative

Independent review platforms consistently rate AdvancedBackgroundChecks.com poorly. The dominant themes are inaccurate data, difficulty opting out, and unresponsive customer service. The BBB profile for the parent (Confi-Chek, Inc.) is currently flagged "out of business," which itself is a meaningful trust signal.

TrustpilotNo dedicated listing for AdvancedBackgroundChecks.comNo listingAs of Verify manuallyCheck Trustpilot ↗

Better Business BureauAdvancedBackgroundChecks.com (Sacramento) · not accreditedNot RatedAs of 2026-05View profile ↗

SmartCustomer (formerly Sitejabber)9 reviews · ranked #46 of background-check sites1.5 / 5As of 2026-05View reviews ↗

Fabricated or stale information - listings show unrelated people with the same last name, ex-partners at addresses they never lived
Data more than a decade old surfaced as current
Phone numbers go unanswered; opt-out requests ignored for months
Multiple reviewers reported needing to retain an attorney to force removal

Common complaint themes:

The "out of business" anomaly: Confi-Chek's BBB record shows the business as defunct. The AdvancedBackgroundChecks.com website nonetheless continues to serve live consumer records and accept opt-out submissions. If the BBB record is accurate, that means there's no formal corporate counterparty to complain to. If the BBB record is stale, it suggests Confi-Chek has not updated its public-facing business registrations in a long time.

Litigation

Litigation history

2 notable cases

Advanced Background Checks was named directly as a defendant in one federal FCRA case alongside its parent Confi-Chek and sister sites. Confi-Chek separately settled a major Illinois Right of Publicity class action over PeopleFinders' use of personal data in ads.

Garza et al. v. Confi-Chek, Inc. et al.

Parent-company litigation

Federal court · 2018 · FCRA + Texas state law

Docket: 2:18-cv-01968
Filed: 2018
Plaintiffs: 6 Texas residents
Theory: FCRA + Texas state law
Co-defendants: Advanced Background Checks · PeopleFinders · Enformion · PublicRecordsNOW · PrivateEye

Six Texas residents alleged that Confi-Chek and its subsidiaries willfully published and sold expunged and/or sealed criminal records in violation of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act and Texas law. The complaint also alleged the defendants used website mechanisms requiring users to waive jury trial and class action rights before accessing records.

ClassAction.org - case summary & complaint details ->

Eisenberg v. Confi-Chek, Inc.

Parent-company litigation

Cook County, IL · Illinois Right of Publicity Act · ~$4.9M settlement

Docket: 2021-CH-05599
Court: Illinois Circuit, Cook County
Theory: Illinois Right of Publicity Act
Settlement fund: $4,896,540
Per-class-member payout: $89 - $178
Class period: Nov 2, 2021 - Jan 1, 2023

Class action by Illinois residents alleged that Confi-Chek used class members' names and identifying information to advertise paid PeopleFinders subscriptions - without consent - in violation of the Illinois Right of Publicity Act. Class members were Illinois residents whose profiles were displayed and clicked on PeopleFinders.com during the class period. Confi-Chek denied wrongdoing but agreed to settle.

We have not found a public Federal Trade Commission enforcement, state Attorney General consent decree, or California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Delete Act action targeting AdvancedBackgroundChecks.com or Confi-Chek directly as of the last-updated date below.

FAQ

Q & A

Common questions

Is Advanced Background Checks a data broker?

Yes. AdvancedBackgroundChecks.com is a US people-search portal operated by Confi-Chek, Inc. of Sacramento, California. It advertises access to billions of public records and publishes free people-search listings with name, address, phone, age, email, and relative data sourced from public records, commercial aggregators, and partner feeds. It is licensed in California under BSIS license #12420.

Who owns Advanced Background Checks?

The current BBB filing for AdvancedBackgroundChecks.com names Mississippi Tornado Alley, LLC as the operating entity, with Confi-Chek, Inc. and Advanced Background Checks as alternate names. BBB lists Robert Miller as CEO and Heather Miller as Officer. Confi-Chek, Inc. (founded 1988 by Rob Miller in Sacramento) is the historical / alias parent, and PeopleFinders.com is its flagship consumer brand under that older framing; the PeopleFinders executive team (Amber Higgins, Darrel Brown, Walter Turner) is not confirmed as the current operating leadership of AdvancedBackgroundChecks.

What information does Advanced Background Checks publish?

The six categories AdvancedBackgroundChecks publishes are full names including known aliases and prior names, current and previous home addresses, approximate age, landline and mobile phone numbers, email addresses when supplied by upstream aggregators, and names of likely relatives, household members, and associates. The 2018 Garza v. Confi-Chek case alleged the site also publishes criminal records that had been expunged or sealed.

Can I remove myself from Advanced Background Checks?

Yes. The self-service opt-out is at advancedbackgroundchecks.com/removal. Suppression here does not reach the Confi-Chek brands outside Mississippi Tornado Alley's California filing - PeopleFinders, PrivateEye and the rest each need their own request. For the domains that filing does cover, including USPhoneBook, the operator claims one request applies across all of them for the sale of personal information; we have not verified that, so check each site. Customer phone is +1 (855) 240-6392. See our Advanced Background Checks removal guide for step-by-step instructions.

How long does Advanced Background Checks take to remove information?

Advanced Background Checks does not publish a specific SLA. The self-service removal page processes within minutes to hours in best-case reports, but the BBB and Sitejabber records show reviewers reporting opt-outs ignored for months and some needing legal counsel to force removal, so real-world timing is inconsistent.

Is Advanced Background Checks covered by FCRA?

No. AdvancedBackgroundChecks.com is not a Consumer Reporting Agency under FCRA, and its terms prohibit use for FCRA-covered decisions. However, Confi-Chek and its subsidiaries (including this site) were sued in 2018 in Garza v. Confi-Chek under FCRA and Texas law for allegedly publishing expunged and sealed criminal records, the closest the network has come to FCRA exposure.

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Last updated:

May 19, 2026