Category: Geeks r Us
Hi,
Well, let's try to keep this short and sweet, shall we?
I need to know how easy it would be for a person who lives in a different country than myself to track down information about people who are close to me. Specifically, I have three questions.
1. I've done a lot of online searching, and the general consensus seems to be that cell phone numbers are notoriously hard to track down. Is this accurate information?
2. Would there be back alley services on the deep web that would make this process easier?
3. If the people in question don't have much of an online presence, e.g. don't use social media, rarely order things online, etc., how hard would it be to find out information from background checking services such as place of employment? I used a background checking service once, and don't recall seeing that information, but I want to be extra sure.
Please don't ask about the situation that has lead me to these questions, you won't get an answer. Right now, what I need is cold hard facts, whether they're good news or not. Thank you.
Facts. The more you have, buy, and give out your information, the more public it becomes.
As to people close to you, it depends on how often you were associated with them.
In a nutshell. Keep your cell number and anything else you don't want public off applications.
Before the internet this was done by checking public records. Now it is just faster.
How much info a person can get, depends on how good of a researcher, and how much you've put up.
In your case, you have little so far.
Keep it that way.
Never put your address, phone number, city and other infor in these profiles.
Use an alternet email address from one you do business for you fooling stuff, and lie on the profile it as you to fill out.
Give as little info as possible in public.
Really, it comes down to two things. How much money they have to spend, and how badly they want to know. All that kind of information is just in databases. Its collected all sorts of different ways. If you're willing to pay for it, its as simple as making any other kind of transaction.
So would you say it costs a lot by most peoples' standards, or a reasonable amount of money?
People can always go to courthouses...everything you do is stored there...and they even keep text messages and stuff there.
Depends on what the person thinks is reasonable.
Hire a private investigator for 250 a day, and you'll get it.
Here's what I think however.
Most people are blowing smoke to scare you.
Lets say they look up some info, what are they going to do with it?
They don't live here, so?
If they get to pesty, report them to the police, and that will stop.
I should add. What they can learn depends on what you've given them access too.
Your social, your computer, email, address, complete name, location?
If I know Jane smith lives at 640 Tree Street in Kansas, I've got a place to start.
But if she just tells me she's Jane Smith, well.
See my point?
We can't help piling of data.
We get borned, and the first thing they do, if parents allow, is give us a name and a birth certificate. Lol
It really is not as easy as you'd think. I'm a landlord and do checks on people all the time. It really does take alot of work and you wouldn't believe how many people have the same name and are very close to the same age. Even if you use a paid service they can get alot wrong about a person. I haven't found a good free resource yet for cell phone info. Truthfully sometimes you get lucky and can find alot out for free but it is really getting harder and harder all the time to find out much about a person without useing a paid service and most of the on line paid service places are crap. All states have a different method for public record access some are very easy to use and some are very frustrating.
Well, you have to take currency conversions into account, too. In this case, the price hike would actually be pretty steep, if $250 is a general figure.
Also, this person knows first and last names, nothing more than that. Maybe the general area where we live, but certainly not a specific address.
In my research, I saw that free services really weren't as good as they used to be, and I tested a few of them myself to be sure. I was going by what came up when I typed in cell phone numbers, as this is my main concern, but didn't get any results.
the main reason I asked about place of employment specifically is because, if this person knew that information, they could potentially use it to harass someone at work, causing them to lose their job. I can't allow that to happen, so I need to know how likely that is.
If you've not provided the persons name and workplace, no.
Would it be worth 250, no matter what kind of money, for this person to do this?
Land lords should get more information to do research.
Social, name, work place, and ask for permission to pull credit reports.
Now your job is easier.
I get all of that and more. However, like I said finding out info on people isn't as easy as you'd think. Try even calling most HR departments now days to verify employment. You'll not get much if anything.
I don't know if it would be worth it. The way this person is talking, maybe.
It seems to me that anything can be done if one is determined enough, but it also seems like it would be a hell of an investment, and not one the average person is willing to take.
I feel reassured for the most part, but will continue to keep my guard up and see what happens.
I googled my name once, and found out someone with my same name is in trouble with the law for stealing over $200000. When someone found out, they asked me where the money was, jokingly.
Mostly, I can find emails I send, and other things that don't mean a rotten thing. If I paid money, I could learn more about me. LOL
Just as an example, I said that. That landlord person is right. Unless you give out major stuff, you won't be found. The person would have to be more than cruel, to do that. I'm praying, for your sake, that they're not.
Blessings,
Sarah
So this brings up the question I have of stuff on line: I knew a few teachers way back and wonder if they are still alive. Do you have to pay for obituary information or is there a way to get that information for free? I found a previous neighbor of mine and she is gone but I wonder about her daughter. So question is how do you get obituary news on people?
Obituary stuff can often be found by digging in newspapers and/or town records. I believe obituaries are public record unless strictly determined to be otherwise, which is extremely rare.
Yes, they are public.
Your library has them.
Easy just google their name with the word obit and it should come up if there is one.
Thanks. Will google the name with obit and see what happens. never thought of that; always say as old as I am, still can learn something every day.