Steps
- Call the number and see if they say who they are or listen for their information on their voicemail recording.
- Look up the number on Google.
- Look them up following instructions from this YouTube Video.
- Look up the number in a newspaper archive like news.google.com. This can search classifieds and old news stories for the number.
- Search a blog search like Technorati.com for a mention of the number in a blog.
- Search MySpace.
- Have a friend call and ask who owns the number.
- Conduct a search on a website, such as LookUpCellNumberNow.com.
Tips
- When searching Google, make sure that you use all the "advanced features" for lookups like "55-555-5555" and 5555555555, etc.
- According to Alexa.com, a traffic ranking website, the three most popular reverse phone lookup websites are Reverse Phone Detective.com, Intelius.com, and USSearch.com. All three of these websites offer no-results, no-fee guarantees(so you don't pay if you don't get the information you need).
- If all else fails, use a reverse cell phone number lookup service. These services use databases of cell phone numbers to find the owner of a number - but they cost money to use. To compare your options, you can visit the Reverse Phone Lookup Directory
- To learn more about reverse phone lookups, you can also refer to LookUpCellNumberNow.com's articles. This site provides with articles and even a video about reverse phone lookups.
Warnings
- There are a lot of consumer complaints on websites like the BetterBusinessBureau.com about many online reverse phone number lookups, so be careful and don't get scammed... order from a larger, trustworthy site.
- Free directories often times make you sign up, alert the owner of the phone number you are inquiring about, and only have about .01% of numbers.
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