subject: Trace A Phone Number For Free [print this page] Trace A Phone Number For Free Trace A Phone Number For Free
Tracing a phone number is much easier today with the presence of the internet. Gone were the days when you can only imagine it or better still, watch it in movies where the feds will track down a caller if only the person can stay on the call for up to a minute. Such method of tracing a telephone number is definitely expensive because it involves a sole use of gadgets and resources that are not within the reach of the everyday person.
Today, right in the comfort of your room, you can do complete investigations on just about any phone number at all. All you need is a valid phone number and this can be gotten from the caller ID on your phone. I may not know exactly why you want to trace a phone number but I know that for whatever reason you want to place that trace, there is a better way of doing such.
All you need is the internet and a web resource that is called "reverse phone lookup". This service is provided by websites called reverse phone lookup directories. These directories are owned by professionals who understand your needs and have gone ahead to purchase rights from phone companies to give you phone information. As such, you do not have to worry; all you need to do is punch in the telephone number you want to make a search on and click the search button. The search will generate the corresponding reverse information on the phone number. This information usually includes the name of the owner of the phone number and the address of the owner of the telephone number. With such information, if you are interested in more, you can use other websites to gather marriage information, financial information and criminal records on the owner of the phone number.
However, you may not be able to trace a phone number for free. This is because reverse phone number lookup directories owe it to the phone companies to regulate the distribution of such information to prevent abuse. If it is free, everyone would have access and in such cases, abuse is inevitable. Therefore, you will usually have to pay a token which is not more than $20 in most cases. This will afford you access to making searches in the member's area.
If you are a first timer, do not just select any reverse phone company; rather, select only after proper examination. You can also check review sites and forums for guidance. This will prevent you from being scammed.