Sometimes, you may need to find an individual but all you have is their telephone number. Perhaps there are reasons why you do not want to call the person you are looking for. Maybe you need their mailing address or email address rather than their phone number. In these cases, it is easy to use the Internet to perform a reverse telephone number search.  With a reverse phone search, you are searching records using the phone number.  Sites that provide this free service include AnyWho and Reverse Address Directory, to name only a couple.  By using a search engine like Google with keywords like ‘reverse phone search’ you can find pages and pages of web sites that can help you.

Of course, a free reverse phone search is only going to work if the phone number is a listed number currently in service. If you are unable to find the information you need through a search of this nature, there are two options available to you. You can hire a professional investigator, also known as a private detective, to find the information for you. Or, you can do the investigating yourself. Most people would rather do their own searching rather than pay the expensive fees of an investigative professional.

One option is to search on your own first, then hire a professional if you’re unable to find the information you’re looking for. A good first place to start is your local courthouse or library.  Here you can perform a public records search that may help you discover what you need to know.  Public records include things like bankruptcies, marriages, divorces, birth records and death records. Some localities have web sites where you can search for records online.  This is certainly easier than spending hours sifting through countless papers.

Sometimes, the information you need can be accessed with a simple search engine query.  Try entering the number into a search engine like Google or Yahoo.  Experiment with entering the number with and without dashes.  If you’re lucky, the number will be enough to lead you to the address, or at least the email address, of the person you are seeking.

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