This guide is split into two types of services – Reverse cell phone look up and people search. Reverse phone number look up allows you to locate an individual’s address based on a known telephone number while people search allows you to find a person using their name. There are a myriad of services to choose from. Here is further information to aid you understand each service better.

A reverse cell phone look up is simply the process of obtaining a phone number and using it to track down the user’s identity (names) and address. At times, you may wish to go further and figure out the person’s background, tenancy history, criminal history or public record information.

There are mainly many reasons why you may want to use a phone number to identify a person, or company, but most of these reasons fall under the following categories;

• Nuisance phone calls, covering heavy stalkers and breathers

• Repeated or annoying charity, sales or survey callers

• Finding a lost family member, friend, or loved one

• Premium pricing scams, where in case you call the number back, you will be charged a huge amount. At times, you may wish to know a company or a person’s address to file suit or to take action.

People Search is very close to reverse cell phone look-up, except that you only have a person’s name, rather than their phone numbers to commence you search. Using this service, you can either buy a report with simple address information or go a step further and obtaining information such as criminal history checks, tenancy check, background checks and public record checks.

There is a variety of reasons why you might need to use people search services, including;

• Seeking to reunite with a long lost relative, friend or work colleague

• Landlords seeking to check out a potential tenant tenancy history

• Someone simply curious, where an old friend is currently living

• Businesses requiring additional information about a potential employee

Do not call lists are very useful if you are being called by annoying sales people. Simply try and list your number to an official do not call list. Many countries offer such a service, which consist of a list that you add your number to. Then, legally, charities and companies that make cold calls must go through their databases and delete your number. However, this will not stop calls from call centres outside your mother country. The best way is to ensure you only give your number to people you trust.