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How to remove yourself from Instant Checkmate

United States · Background reports · Difficulty: Medium · 5–10 minutes

Instant Checkmate is a PeopleConnect background-check site selling reports on criminal records, contact details, and address history.

What Instant Checkmate can expose about you

  • Full name
  • Addresses
  • Phone numbers
  • Criminal/court records

Step-by-step removal

  1. Search your name on the opt-out page and select your record.
  2. Submit it and enter your email.
  3. Click the confirmation link they send.

Open the official Instant Checkmate opt-out page →

PeopleConnect; email confirmation required.

Part of PeopleConnect, whose shared suppression tool generally covers Intelius and TruthFinder too.

Keeping it removed

Most people-search sites keep ingesting fresh public records, so a removed listing can reappear months later under a new URL. The reliable fix is cutting off the sources where you can (for UK users, start with the open electoral register) and re-checking periodically.

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Opt-out processes change. This guide was last reviewed in July 2026. If a step no longer matches what you see, tell usand we'll update it.