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PeopleSearch123

People Search
15-brand shared backend
On the 2024 MC2 leak list
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One of fifteen near-identical brands found on a shared people-search backend whose admin accounts were @mc2data.com addresses, registered to 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. That shared backend leaked in 2024; Cybernews counted about 106 million records.

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PeopleSearch123 overview

At a glance

Quick facts

Redact's exposure rating

Substantial

LimitedModerateSubstantialExtensive

Data published: Editorial estimate
Re-listing frequency: Editorial estimate
Complaint record: No public record
Opt-out friction: Moderate
Operator opacity: Obscured
Prior data incidents: On the 2024 MC2 leak list

Our editorial assessment from public sources as of October 8, 2026, and our own opt-out testing as of October 8, 2026. Each dimension is scored 1 to 4, higher means more exposure, and the overall gauge is their average, unless a confirmed breach holds it higher. It is an opinion, not a finding about the company's conduct or legal compliance. Dimensions marked "Editorial estimate" are estimated from the kind of service offered rather than observed on this site. How we score

On the 2024 MC2 leak list: a security researcher listed PeopleSearch123 among the sites with users on the exposed server. We found no filing showing who ran that server. Being on the list still holds the overall rating at Substantial or higher.

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
2024 exposed server: 15 brands · @mc2data.com admin accounts
Claimed records: 700 million
Pricing: $14.95 report · trial converts to ~$40-50/mo
Shared server's 2024 leak (MC2 Data): On a researcher's 15-brand list · 106M records on the server
Opt-out: On-site request form + email confirmation
FCRA covered?: Says it isn't a CRA · the site disclaims consumer-reporting use

Background

Site history

PeopleSearch123 is one brand among several. The site runs the exact codebase served by fourteen other domains, its checkout stays in-house on the shared payment stack, and its careers link points at a different LLC entirely. It's registered to 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)
Server admin domain (2024): @mc2data.com · MC2 Data, LLC (Delaware; Florida registration withdrawn Oct 4, 2024)
Address: 1317 Edgewater Dr, Orlando
Domain registered: Jul 6, 2018 · WHOIS privacy
Support: (833) 710-0305 · Sun-Sat 8am-11pm ET

The 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 brands this site sits alongside. Then in August 2024 their 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. He wrote that he didn't know if MC2 Data owns all these websites, and no filing we can cite documents any relationship between MC2 Data and the five LLCs. We found no public acknowledgment of the leak from MC2 Data, LLC, a Delaware company, which withdrew its Florida registration on October 4, 2024, about four weeks after JayeLTee made the leak public.

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 other brands' 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 aren't verified against the actual subject. All fifteen brands drew on the same backend in 2024, so an error about you on one site is likely an error on the others.

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

Related sites

15 brands, five filings, one backend

The fifteen brands on the backend exposed in 2024, whose admin accounts were @mc2data.com addresses, are filed with California under five LLCs, each from its own address across two states: Private Records (this site's), Truth Now, The People Searchers, We Inform, and Infomatics. No filing shows common ownership. The brands 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 one of these sites that lists you, starting with privaterecords.net, which shares this site's registrant.

Owned or operated by Private Records LLC21 entities in this network · Orlando, FLExplore the full map

privaterecords.net

backgroundcheckers.net

personsearchers.com

Reputation

Trust signals

No direct footprint

PeopleSearch123 has essentially no review presence of its own. There's no Trustpilot page, zero reviews on SmartCustomer (formerly Sitejabber) and no BBB profile. Its complaints surface under the other brands' 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 ↗

What reviewers and complainants say, from the sources above. Redact hasn't verified these complaints.

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 MC2 Data, LLC, whose @mc2data.com accounts administered the server it was found 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, which we found no public acknowledgment of from MC2 Data. Researcher JayeLTee found the open server on August 18, emailed the server's admins 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 haven't found an FTC enforcement action or state Attorney General action against Private Records LLC, MC2 Data, LLC, or PeopleSearch123 as of the date at the foot of this page.

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 brands found in 2024 on a shared backend whose admin accounts were @mc2data.com addresses.

Who owns PeopleSearch123?

It's registered to Private Records LLC of Orlando, Florida. The same registration covers privaterecords.net, backgroundcheckers.net, and personsearchers.com. In 2024 they were among 15 brands on an exposed server whose admin accounts were @mc2data.com addresses; the researcher who found it said he didn't know if MC2 Data owns the sites. MC2 Data, LLC, a Delaware company, withdrew its Florida registration in October 2024. No filing documents who ultimately controls Private Records LLC or how it relates to MC2 Data.

How do I remove my information from PeopleSearch123?

Use the request page at peoplesearch123.com/api/helper/optOutLight/search. Choose Remove My Information, fill in who the listing is about, with their birth date and their city, state and ZIP, give an email address, and click the confirmation link they send you. It's free and takes a couple of minutes at the keyboard. Our PeopleSearch123 removal guide covers each step.

Does opting out here cover the other fourteen sites?

Assume no. The brands shared one backend in 2024, but suppression has never been confirmed to travel between them, so each site that lists you needs its own request. All of them now serve the same request page. That includes InmatesSearcher, MugshotLook, Check Secrets and Background Checkers, whose earlier forms failed on every attempt when we tried them in August, as well as PrivateRecords and PrivateReports.

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 these brands 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 verified October 8, 2026.

The opt-out summary now reflects PeopleSearch123's single-page request form, reviewed on this date with nothing filed. August 10, 2026 · The earlier search-based opt-out was confirmed from a real walkthrough. Profile otherwise drafted August 6, 2026.

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