FedProbeNow Business Verification

Check the business before you pay it

We check businesses and public business records, then send you a short written summary that cites every source and the date we checked it.

What we check

  • Business entity registration and status (state Secretary of State records)
  • Professional and trade licenses held by the business
  • Domain age, registration data, and website history
  • Reviews and complaints about the business (BBB, regulators)
  • U.S. Treasury OFAC sanctions list search on the business name
  • Public court filings involving the business
  • Scam-pattern checks of offers, contracts, invoices, and websites

What we never do

  • No checks on individual people: no background checks, people searches, or locating anyone
  • No reports for employment, tenant screening, credit, or insurance decisions. Our reports are not consumer reports under the Fair Credit Reporting Act and may not be used for those purposes
  • No surveillance, no pretexting, no access to private accounts
  • No legal advice, and no promise that a business is honest
  • We are not a licensed private detective agency and don’t do work that requires one

Not sure if your request fits? Ask first; it costs nothing. If an order turns out to be outside this scope, we refund it in full.

Website & Offer Scam Check

$29 · delivered within 1 business day after we receive your details

You found a store, seller, or offer online and want a second look before you pay.

What we check

  • Domain registration date and ownership-privacy status (ICANN RDAP)
  • Website history (Internet Archive)
  • Business registration of the company named on the site, where one is named
  • Complaint and scam-report search (BBB, BBB Scam Tracker, regulator warning lists)
  • Contact, policy, and checkout red flags
  • Payment-method risk

What you get

A 1–2 page written summary with a Proceed / Caution / Stop rating and a source list with dates.

Pay $29 by cardEmail to order“Pay by card” opens secure Stripe checkout: cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Cash App Pay, Link, and pay-later options (Klarna, Affirm, Afterpay) where eligible. Prefer email? Use “Email to order” and we’ll send a payment link.

Rental Listing Check

$39 · delivered within 2 business days after we receive your details

You found an apartment or house listing and are about to pay a deposit or application fee.

What we check

  • Reverse-image search of the listing photos for reposted or copied listings
  • Same address listed elsewhere at a different price or by a different company
  • If a management company is named: its registration and status
  • City of Chicago building-violation records for the address (Chicago addresses)
  • Payment-request red flags

What you get

A 1–2 page written summary with sources. We do not research individual landlords; if the lister is an individual, we show you how to look up the owner of record yourself in free county property records.

Pay $39 by card Email to order

Contractor Business Check

$59 · delivered within 2 business days after we receive your details

A homeowner in Illinois about to pay a contractor or roofer a deposit.

What we check

  • Illinois Secretary of State entity status, formation date, and registered agent
  • City of Chicago general-contractor license and insurance status (Chicago jobs)
  • IDFPR roofing license (roofing jobs)
  • Public building-permit and violation records tied to the business name
  • BBB complaints and how the business responded
  • Contract and payment-schedule red flags compared against the Illinois Home Repair and Remodeling Act checklist (not legal advice)

What you get

A 2–3 page written summary with sources and a list of questions to ask the contractor.

Pay $59 by card Email to order

Review & Complaint Pattern Check

$79 · delivered within 3 business days after we receive your details

You want to know whether a business’s public reviews and complaints hold up.

What we check

  • Complaint history with BBB and public regulator actions involving the business
  • How the business answers complaints

What you get

A 2–3 page written summary. We look at patterns only; we do not identify or research individual reviewers.

Pay $79 by card Email to orderThis check is ordered by email. We’ll reply with a secure payment link.

Vendor / Business Due Diligence

$129 · delivered within 3 business days after we receive your details

A small business about to sign with, or wire money to, a new vendor or partner.

What we check

  • State entity status, formation date, registered agent, and good standing
  • Licenses that apply to the vendor’s trade
  • Domain age, website history, and contact consistency
  • U.S. Treasury OFAC sanctions list search on the business name
  • Public court filings involving the business (CourtListener and free county court indexes)
  • Complaints and regulator actions
  • Payment-change and invoice red flags (business email compromise patterns)

What you get

A 3–5 page written summary with a source appendix.

Pay $129 by card Email to order

How it works

  1. Pay for the check you need by card.
  2. Send the details. After payment you land on an order page that explains exactly what to send (business name, website, address, license numbers, what you’re paying for). The turnaround clock starts when we have them.
  3. We check public records and save a dated note of each source.
  4. You get a written summary by email, with a Proceed / Caution / Stop rating, what we couldn’t confirm, and suggested next steps.

If we miss the stated turnaround, you can ask for a full refund. If a business can’t be found in any registry, we’ll tell you; that is often the most important finding.

Records can be incomplete or out of date. A clean result is not a guarantee, and a flagged item is not proof of wrongdoing. Educational and informational only; not legal advice. See the Terms of Sale.