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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Pay less than the price of a coffee for peace of mind and to find out if the phone you are paying on ebay, (in my case £700), is clean, not stolen, and most of all not tied to a contract that someone... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I previously wrote a bad review (mostly out of anger due to sky twisting things) I’ve now received a lot of help from Checkmend to try and resolve an issue that nobody else has been willing to h... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Sent my phone to one of the well known UK recyclers only to receive an email that this company had flagged it as stolen. Got the report from Checkmend which showed an Asset Watch so I followed this up... See more

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  1. Electronics & Technology

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CheckMEND is a service that helps the public and traders to avoid buying stolen property. We prevent over £35m per month of stolen property from being traded. Consumers are always at risk when buying used or refurbished property; a CheckMEND search before you buy can help you avoid a nasty surprise later. A CheckMEND report will alert whoever performed the search (retailers, corporations, insurers, police or members of the public) to the item’s history and status. You may purchase a used item that works for months or years, but when you try to sell it to a responsible trader, their check with us shows it was stolen before you bought it. This proactive crime prevention doesn’t always make us popular, but it does mean we’re doing the right thing. In the unlikely event that a record reported to us is incorrect, we provide full support to resolve it with the provider. Please, don’t leave a bad review because you didn’t like a result over which we have no influence. If you engage with our support team, we will always try to help.


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4.5

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

243 reviews

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DO NOT USE

Website claims all devices are clean and they are not. Have tested several times with different devices that I know are blacklisted / finances / under contract and still says clean. Unreliable results. Waste of money. Stay away.

October 11, 2018
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Not worth the money

Didn’t show accurate information then just simply didn’t let me log in to the account. The 7 days warranty on a check.... yeah that’s a myth too

October 9, 2018
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This has helped me very much on several…

This has helped me very much on several when i was planning to buy second hand phones and new ones. Its saved me money. I would recommend checkmend to people who are cautious and wise when buying phones. Glory to God.

October 7, 2018
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Quick and easy, Gives peace of mind buying

Excellent service, very easy to register and check any phone status with IME or serial number. Quick Results displayed. I purchase two phone S9 plus and iPhone 8. It displayed the results in second and send me an email with PDF. Very impress with the service and it gave me peace of mind buying expensive phones from gumtree sellers

September 11, 2018
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Checkwhat?? Device id? Its an iphone7?arrrrrhh

I used checkmend b4 and had no problem just put imei and wait for report! Now they have add crap that i had no idea about and not any idiot proof guides it made me waste my time and furious at how bewildering it now is

July 27, 2018
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

i have paid for checkmend service for one laptop

i have paid for checkmend service for one laptop status , which i was thinking to buy. i thought why we should not check the laptop should be ok as a buyer point of view.

i just wanted to check its checkmend status .

but i have not received any result instantly or even after three days and also i sent email to support no one has bothered to answer till to date.

really disappointed.

June 13, 2018
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Hi there, Our support team have sent you a response on this matter. Please make sure you check your junk folders if you have trouble locating it.

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I signed up for a report for my phone…

I signed up for a report for my phone and they never sent the report, they charged me 2 times on my credit card. They will not call you back no help at all. Horrible!!!!

April 4, 2018
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Reply from CheckMEND

Hi there,

If you have been charges twice, please contact our support team so they can look in this by emailing: support@checkmend.com

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