Archive for July, 2008

A reverse license plate search can be accomplished by a number of methods. This type of search is done when you are trying to find out the name and address of the person who owns the vehicle with the license plate number you have.

If you are in a situation where you need to figure out the owner or owners of a vehicle (i.e. a hit and run or someone left behind an object you wish to return to them), you have several options you can choose from. However, at this point in time none of these options are free and are a paid service which can easily cost you a fair amount of cash.

First, you can hire a private investigator if you are truly serious about finding an owner. There are a number of options available on-line, and most can find out the information you desire within 24 hours. However, this is not a cheap option and will set you back several hundred dollars minimum.

There are also a number of on-line websites and organizations which specialize in obtaining personal information and investigating individuals for a price. They will normally charge you around $100 per request, depending on the website, and will give you a time frame in which they will need to process your request and get back to you.

However, if the reason you are doing this search has anything to do with an accident, you might be better off both financially and time-wise to give your information to either the police department and/or your insurance company. Often times both of these groups conducts these searches as part of their jobs. Make sure you file an appropriate report if there was an incident as your local police department will wish to be notified.

Individuals will sometimes do a reverse address search for the purpose of discovering who is at a particular address and how to contact them. This may be due to any number of reasons including tracing a piece of unknown mail where you only have the return address and no name. Other times you may be trying to find the name of a business via their address for the purpose of forwarding information to them.
Doing a reverse address search is easier than doing other types of searches. With the address in hand, you know exactly where a certain place is and the rest of the information will be easy to find. Usually, these searches are very successful and will end with your knowing the person’s name and typically their phone number too.

One method of searching via reverse address is to use any free white pages search engine. All you have to do is type in the address and press search, and your results will be shown momentarily. You will almost always have the person’s name and phone number.

Another free option is to go to your local post office (this is only useful if you are sending mail) and give them the address on your envelope, and ask them to be the one’s to write in the person’s name and still maintain that person’s confidentiality.

There are also free websites available, which provides similar services, but you should be cautious of any hidden charges which may suddenly pop up before you receive your results. If in the end the free searches do not reveal any good results, your only option may be to request a pay service which will give you all of the information you need. Make sure you verify the current fees before you proceed.

A reverse phone search is a method of checking any phone number you have and determining who/what the number belongs to. 

Whether your reason is annoying prank calls, you forgot to ask a client his/her phone number, or someone left a message you are unable to make out but you have their phone number on caller ID, doing a reverse phone search can be very beneficial.

The method of doing a reverse phone search is actually very easy and usually very successful. As long as you have the telephone number and area code (total of 10 digit numbers), you should be able to find out a fair amount on whom the caller was.

There are a number of free sites on-line which can be used. Keep in mind sometimes there is no information provided due to the service being free and relying solely on volunteered information, which is obtained from a public database. One of the most extensive free sites is Yellowpages.com; it’s a good website available 24/7, which you can use to do a reverse phone search.

At this point, you have the choice of paying for a service, which can investigate the number and search for the owner or merely call the number back and see what you can find out yourself.

If the problem persists and you are unable to find out who the person is, you still have some options. First, if you are using a cell phone you can set your cell to block the number from calling you. If you are using a landline, some caller ID units offer the same option. If not, you can request your phone company block the number manually but keep in mind they usually charge you to do this.

With most cell phones, it is not necessary to figure out who a number belongs to as the caller ID feature built into your cell phone will automatically tells you. And if you missed the call, you can still go back into your call history and do the same. But sometimes we receive calls and there is no information provided. With the use of wireless phones becoming more commonplace every day, this is especially becoming important.

Regardless of why you received the call, you want the information of who called you.

Unlike with a regular phone search, this is slightly more difficult. There are free websites available which will allow you to do searches on any number you provide. However, often these are not updated with all cell phone numbers, only land lines.

If you attempt to search for the number and nothing comes up, your only option is to use a paid service. Research your options well as new websites are being created every day. Try to use an established and well known website. A minute or two of perusing the site will usually show you how professional a business is.

Remember also that most of these sites are only for U.S. based phone numbers. If you are attempting to look up a number from overseas, in most cases your search will be fruitless.  Your only option here is to call it back or ignore it.

Remember, if the number is related to a prank call, you can have the number blocked and report the calls to your phone company and the police. *60 can be used from a land line to screen and block any calls you might receive.