You can buy a background report for $3.95, but in doing so you will be signing up for a premium subscription. If you fail to cancel this within three days, you will be billed $29.95 a month. A premium subscription entitles you to 400 searches a month.  FastPeopleSearch offers a five-day trial for $1. Again, if you fail to cancel, you’ll be billed $29.95 a month.