Free Reverse Cell Phone Lookup Service

There is an insider trick to conducting your own free reverse cell phone lookup searches. Grab your pen and paper and follow along with me using the number you need to trace as we walk through this exercise.

If you're anything like me, you probably visit Google, Yahoo or some other search engine on a daily basis (if not daily, at least several times per week). These search engines roam the Internet constantly indexing new websites and web pages into their vast databases. You can use the power of Google's search database to conduct your own free reverse cell phone number search.

Everyday, people all over the Internet unknowingly make their unlisted phone numbers and cell phone numbers publicly available over the Internet. How do they do this? Maybe they lost a dog or they're trying to sell a car and they take out a classified ad in their local newspaper. Most newspapers nowadays publish their entire paper, including the classified section, on their websites. If the person buying the ad put their cell phone or unlisted phone number in the ad, there is a high probability that phone number is now available to search.

In addition to newspaper classifieds, people also use their cell phone numbers when they register on websites, participate in message boards and many other online endeavors. Each time they put their number down, a search engine spider is going to find it!

How does this help you and your free reverse cell phone search? Take the phone number you're searching for and input it into the search box on your favorite search engine. Remember to try the different variations people use for phone numbers. For example, some people write their phone number in a format like 555-555-5555 while others will put it down as 555.555.5555. There are many, and I do mean many, ways people will format their phone numbers.

Try these different variations into the search engine. Try it with and without quotation marks as this will sometimes help you get better search results. In our tests, this strategy works about 40-50 percent of the time, although it often takes quite a bit of time to consider all of the variations a person may put their phone number down in.

Once you get a hit on the number, your next step is to investigate the website you found it on to see if it offers any clues to the cell phone number owner's identity. Sometimes all you will find is actual number listed and you're back to where you started. Other times you'll get only a first name and no last name.

Sometimes you hit the jackpot and get the full name, address and more of the owner. Like I mentioned earlier, it can take hours to get to this point. If you don't have hours to invest in conducting your own free reverse cell phone lookup, I suggest considering one of the other services available to make your search faster.

Reverse Cell Search - How It May Lead to Identity Theft

A reverse cell search can bring users receiving unwanted phone calls a tremendous advantage. Once you find out where the calls are coming from, then you can ask your wireless service provider to block that number for you. On the down side, a reverse cell search can also be the beginning of identity theft.

Reverse Cell Search - The Dangers It Can Bring

A reverse cellular phone search diminishes the anonymity that has become traditionally associated with a wireless phone service. Instead of enjoying continued safety and security that a landline cannot offer, the name and address that is registered to a particular cell phone is information that can be accessed immediately.

Other people may use your name to establish a phone service. The service may be under your name while someone else uses it and the phone company bills you for the calls made and received. As soon as you find out that this has happened to you, then you need to report this to your wireless service provider to have the phone line cut off immediately. You will need to open a new account if you wish to continue the service. You also need to choose PIN numbers and passwords that cannot be easily guessed by other people. Oftentimes, it should be a combination of both uppercase and lowercase letters as well as numbers.

It may be difficult to convince the telecommunications companies of the fraudulent charges made on your phone bill or that you have indeed become a victim of identity theft. Once this happens, you can also contact the appropriate government agency for further assistance. For long distance calls and cellular phone calls, the Federal Communications Commission is responsible for handling disputes and violations of the law. You can simply visit their website or drop them an email for support on your problem.

Remember that identity theft is not limited to phone fraud through a reverse cell search. It can also infiltrate other parts of your life including tax fraud, passport fraud and even mail theft. As long as you are alert and vigilant, then you do not have to be a victim of this fast-spreading crime.