Broker profile

PeopleSearch123

  • People Search
  • MC2 Data network
  • MC2-linked 2024 leak

One of fifteen interchangeable skins on the MC2 Data people-search platform, legally fronted by Private Records LLC of Orlando, Florida - the same registration that covers privaterecords.net and Background Checkers. Reports claim 700 million public records, spanning criminal histories, financial records, household members, and social accounts, sold via a $14.95 report bundled with a trial that converts to ~$40-50 a month. The shared backend behind it exposed 106 million Americans' records in 2024.

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PeopleSearch123 overview

At a glance

Quick facts
Privacy Risk
LimitedModerateSubstantialExtensive
Data published
Extensive
Re-listing frequency
Recurring
Complaint record
No public record
Opt-out friction
Moderate
Operator opacity
Obscured
Prior data incidents
Major breach

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

A confirmed prior data leak holds the overall rating at Substantial or higher; a major or repeat breach forces Extensive, regardless of the other five dimensions.

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: the volume and pattern of complaints across BBB, Trustpilot, and Sitejabber. No listing, or a listing with no reviews, 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 · background reports

Operating entity

Private Records LLC

Address

1317 Edgewater Dr #1255 Orlando, FL 32804

Backend network

MC2 Data · 15 brands

Claimed records

700 million

Pricing

$14.95 report · trial converts to ~$40-50/mo

2024 data leak

106M records exposed

Opt-out

On-site form + email verification

FCRA covered?

No · the site disclaims consumer-reporting use

Background

Background

Site history

PeopleSearch123 is not an independent company - it's a brand skin. The site runs the exact codebase served by fourteen sister domains, its checkout stays in-house on the shared payment stack, and its careers link points at a different family LLC entirely. The legal front is Private Records LLC, an Orlando entity whose California data-broker registration names peoplesearch123.com alongside privaterecords.net, backgroundcheckers.net, and personsearchers.com.

Operating entity

Private Records LLC (Orlando, FL)

Backend manager

MC2 Data, LLC · withdrawn Oct 4, 2024

Shared address

1317 Edgewater Dr, Orlando (with MC2's manager, Researchence LLC)

Domain registered

Jul 6, 2018 · WHOIS privacy

Support

(833) 710-0305 · Sun-Sat 8am-11pm ET

The family's structure shows from two directions. The California registry carries five separate LLCs - Private Records, Truth Now, The People Searchers, We Inform, and Infomatics - filing from five different addresses across California and Florida, and between them those filings name the brand family this site belongs to. Then in August 2024 the network's shared database turned up passwordless on the open internet holding 106,316,633 records plus 2.3 million subscriber records. Researcher JayeLTee found every user record tagged with a brand ID mapping to one of fifteen sites, PeopleSearch123 included, and admin accounts under @mc2data.com tying them to one backend. MC2 Data, LLC never acknowledged it, and withdrew its Florida registration on October 4, 2024, about four weeks after JayeLTee made the leak public. The sites kept running.

The subscription is the product. The $14.95 report bundles a five-day trial that auto-renews at roughly $50 a month - and BBB complaints against the family's entities repeatedly cite $39.97 charges from "peoplesearch123" that cardholders didn't recognize.

Data Published

Data types

9 categories

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

  • Full names with aliases
  • Current address with map, and address historySensitive
  • Phone numbers with carrier info, and past numbers
  • Email addresses
  • Criminal-record reportsSensitive
  • Financial recordsSensitive
  • Life-event timelines (marriages, divorces, relocations)Sensitive
  • Household members and associatesSensitive
  • Social media accounts

Records are not verified against the actual subject - the same aggregated backbone serves all fifteen brands, so an error about you on one site is an error on all of them.

Contact

Contacts & links

From registry filings
Operating entity

Private Records LLC

Address

1317 Edgewater Dr #1255 Orlando, FL 32804

Site support

support@peoplesearch123.com · (833) 710-0305

CCPA-registered channel

support@privaterecords.net · (888) 270-9304

Opt-out

peoplesearch123.com/api/helper/optOutLight/search

Website

https://www.peoplesearch123.com/

CA registration

Private Records LLC · lists peoplesearch123.com

Network

Sister brands

15 brands, five fronts, one backend

The MC2 platform runs fifteen brand skins through five LLC fronts - Private Records (this site's), Truth Now, The People Searchers, We Inform, and Infomatics - each holding its own California registration, filed from its own address across two states. The family members Redact profiles are below.

Each brand needs its own opt-out. The backend is shared, but suppression propagation has never been confirmed. Work through every family site that lists you, starting with the flagship privaterecords.net.

Owned or operated by Private Records LLC22 entities in this network · Orlando, FLExplore the full map
privaterecords.netbackgroundcheckers.netpersonsearchers.com

Reputation

Trust signals

No direct footprint

PeopleSearch123 has essentially no review presence of its own - no Trustpilot page, zero reviews on SmartCustomer (formerly Sitejabber), no BBB profile. Its complaints surface under the family's other names, and they all describe charges from "peoplesearch123" the cardholder didn't knowingly authorize.

TrustpilotNo listing foundNo listingAs of 2026-08Check Trustpilot ↗
BBB (Private Records LLC)Orlando, FL · listed out of business, Not RatedNot RatedAs of 2026-08View profile ↗
SmartCustomer (formerly Sitejabber)Listing exists · zero reviewsNo reviewsAs of 2026-08Check SmartCustomer ↗

  • Unauthorized ~$39.97 charges labeled "peoplesearch123"

  • Repeat charges continuing after card cancellation

  • Trial-to-subscription conversions without clear consent

  • Unreachable or unhelpful customer service

Litigation

Litigation history

Breach litigation adjacent

PeopleSearch123 hasn't been sued by name. The litigation that matters targets the backend it runs on.

Bujok, Jones & Smart v. MC2 Data, LLC

Dismissed Feb 6, 2025 · no class certified

S.D. Florida · Three class actions, consolidated Nov 2024 · Filed October 2024

Defendant

MC2 Data, LLC

Records exposed

106,316,633 + 2.3M subscribers

Database size

2.2 TB · passwordless

Brands implicated

15, including peoplesearch123.com

The August 2024 leak that defines this network, and one MC2 never publicly acknowledged. Researcher JayeLTee found the open server on August 18, emailed the operator on August 20 and saw it closed within hours, and published on September 4, naming fifteen brands including PeopleSearch123. Cybernews reported the leak on September 20, saying its team had first spotted the database on August 7. MC2 Data, LLC withdrew its Florida registration on October 4, 2024, and class complaints followed that month. They were consolidated as Bujok v. MC2 Data, LLC that November and dismissed on February 6, 2025 after a settlement notice - with prejudice for the named plaintiffs, without prejudice for the putative class - with no class certified.

We have not found an FTC enforcement action or state Attorney General action against Private Records LLC, MC2 Data, LLC, or PeopleSearch123 as of the last-updated date below.

FAQ

Q & A

Common questions
Is PeopleSearch123 a data broker?

Yes. It's a subscription people-search service claiming 700 million public records, covered by Private Records LLC's California data-broker registration. It's one of fifteen brand skins running on the shared MC2 Data platform.

Who owns PeopleSearch123?

The legal front is Private Records LLC of Orlando, Florida - the same registration covers privaterecords.net, backgroundcheckers.net, and personsearchers.com. The platform behind all of them was managed by MC2 Data, LLC, which withdrew its Florida registration in October 2024, weeks after its breach became public. No filing documents who ultimately controls the constellation.

How do I remove my information from PeopleSearch123?

Use the opt-out form at peoplesearch123.com/api/helper/optOutLight/search. Search your name and state, click REMOVE on your record, submit the verification form, and click the confirmation link they email you - the site's stated window for that email is 48 hours. It's free and takes about five minutes at the keyboard. Our PeopleSearch123 removal guide covers each step.

Does opting out here cover the other fourteen sister sites?

Assume no. The brands share one backend, but suppression has never been confirmed to travel between them, so each site that lists you needs its own request. Only some of them can be finished on the form. PrivateRecords and PrivateReports work like this one, while InmatesSearcher, MugshotLook, Check Secrets and Background Checkers refuse every request their forms receive and take a written request instead.

Why was I charged $39.97 (or $49.97) by PeopleSearch123?

The $14.95 report bundles a five-day unlimited-search trial that auto-renews at roughly $50 a month; BBB complaints most often cite $39.97. Cancel at (833) 710-0305 or support@peoplesearch123.com, and dispute the charges with your card issuer if support stalls - that's how most BBB complaints against the family got resolved.

Is PeopleSearch123 covered by FCRA?

Not by its own account. The site disclaims being a consumer reporting agency and says its reports aren't for employment, tenant, credit, or insurance decisions. That's the operator's label rather than a legal finding, so if a report was used against you in one of those decisions, you may still have rights under the FCRA.

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Last updated:

August 10, 2026 · Opt-out confirmed from a real walkthrough - the working form is the family's optOutLight flow at /api/helper/optOutLight/search. Profile otherwise drafted August 6, 2026.