Monday, October 27, 2008

A Free Reverse Cell Phone Search To Find Out Who Owns Any Number

By Doug Timlin

A reverse cell phone search lets you instantly find out who owns any phone number. You can find out someone's full name, address, locations details and other background information by having nothing else but their phone number.

You usually have to pay for this type of service, but there is a free way to find out the same information. Let's cut right to the chase and find out how this is done.

With the phone number you want to get details about, go to Google and type in the number. Use the following format: "555-555-5555" (make sure to include the quotation marks). Click on the search button and take a look at what comes up.

You are hoping that this phone number has been published online at some point in time. People will post their phone number on the internet for various reasons; they might be posting a classified ad or entering information on a 'profile' page. If this number has ever found it's way on the internet, Google will find it.

Look over the results that come up and see if you have a match. If you see that the number is on a webpage, take a close look to see what you can find out about the owner. Hopefully you can see their name and address along with other details. You would be surprised by how much information will be left about someone on just a webpage.

This trick will often work - give it a stab and see if you can find what you are looking for. If not, you can still get full details on the person by spending a few bucks on a paid service.

There are companies that pay money to have access to all phone records (including unlisted and cell phone numbers) and then build massive databases for people to conduct a search through. Not only do law enforcement and government agencies use there services, but it is also available to the general public.

Fortunately it isn't expensive. You just type in the phone number (it's all done online) and the information will be immediately displayed on your screen. Not only do you see the owner's name and address, but you will also typically get other background information about the person.

You can use the link at the end of this article if you want to try a free sample search. It always impresses me by how much information you can find out about someone with only their phone number.

To save a few bucks look for a service that offers unlimited reverse cell phone searches for a flat one-time fee. This way you are only billed once and can then run a reverse cell phone search whenever you want. It's a lot less expensive than having to pay for each individual search.

There's a lot of reasons why you might need to use this type of service. Perhaps you are getting prank calls from a certain number and want to find out who is calling, or you want to know why a particular phone number keeps showing up on your spouse's cell phone. Whatever the reason, it's nice to know you can use a reverse cell phone search whenever you might need it. All the best! - 15478

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