There
are many more steps you can take to
find people.
Find
people .com is a telephone and address finder.
Findpeople.ca is a spyware ad site.
There are a number of reputable firms
offering people finder services. These services often simply link
to other databases but can be effective in at least finding out of the
name exists.
Keep in mind that common names will often
return a large list of possible matches.
Of course, the phone directories such as
White Pages, SWITCHBOARD and AnyWho and other online phone
directories will often work. When you are looking for someone - try the
free, simple methods before you spend any money.
Find People Tip
Despite the vast
amount of free, publicly available information and community
sites, performing a people search for someone you have not seen in
a while usually involves a bit of detective work beyond the free
people search engine results. The obvious beginning for your
people search is to enter as much information as you remember
about the person you are looking for. This typically includes the
first and last name of the person you are searching for and the
city and state they reside in or last resided in.
TIPS ON HOW TO FIND PEOPLE
- Make a detailed profile of the
person you're looking for: Name, Age, All old addresses, Anyone
and anything that has crossed or walked that same path as this
person. Friends, neighbors, past jobs, schools. Ask yourself
"How do you know this person"? How did you meet this person?
What are his or her Habits? Likes? Dislikes? All this should be
in your profile.
- Change your thinking. This is
no longer the child or parent you want to love and hold; this is
now the person being hunted. You need to set emotions aside. And
as the hunter, you need to think like the one being hunted.
Example: If this person hates golf, don't look at the golf
course. But if he or she likes fishing, check the DNR records.
With every habit, every change in life, that person has left a
stone. The first stone was at birth, and the last stone is where
he or she is now. The person you're looking for is going to tell
you where to look - you're just going to verify the information,
by reading and understanding the stones.
- Verify and check each piece of
information in your profile. Decide if it is solid information.
Is the source reliable? Where did you get your information? Did
someone who may be trying to hide the person tell you? Are you
sure the person you're looking for isn't staying wit the
source? Even if you trust the person, verify all information.
Continue to evaluate the information in terms of believability.
- Consider how much you really
know. Do you know the person by a name? What verification do you
have that that is the person's real identity? Watch for
deviations, and let one stone lead you to the next. The stones
you want to be the most solid are: Full Name, DOB, House number,
Street Address, City, State, Zip Code, Phone Number. The more
current the information, the more solid the stone. When all
these stones are solid, this is most likely the place to do a
physical search, only when you have actually seen or verified
this person at this address do you know you're on a solid rock.
- Assuming you are correct on
the person's name, use the DOB to help make sure you have the
right person. There can be many people with the same name.
- Get the zip code. If you go to switchboard.com, you can enter your zip code, (you
may have to enter a last name as well). Now you have the city or
town and the state. If you have a 9 digit zip code it can be
tracked to the exact block within a city or town. Now you can
search in directories in that area, for your person. If they are
not in that (*swichboard or local) directory, call directory
assistance for that area. Many times people will have an
unlisted number, while not in the book, it's often in directory
assistance.
- If you have a phone number,
but no other information, the area code can be tracked back to
sections of the state in which it is used. The next three digits
are the exchange area; most exchange areas cover a small town,
or a section inside a city, say a 10 x 10 block area. You can
contact the phone companies in that area, or get a phone book
from the area, and make a map of the exchange area, based on
like exchanges in the book. Even most cell phones, the number
carries the exchange where it was issued. If you have a phone
number and zip code, you can cross over the maps and get an even
smaller area to search.
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