Background Checks: How To Find a Lost Friend

Friday February 8, 2008 

When I was in High School I had a great friend. I hung out with this person everyday! That person moved during my senior year. Unfortunately, this took place long before the internet, text messaging, cell phones, and email. Because of this it wasn’t long before we lost complete contact with each other.

That was then. Now there are literally hundreds of ways of finding friends from the past. As a private investigator I used to charge $500 for one of these simple people search background checks. I want to give you the tools you need to perform your own people search. Hopefully, you will be able to find that long lost friend.

The first thing you can do in your search for that lost friend is to simply visit Google. Did you know that Google is more than just a search engine to find websites? Google can be used to find phone numbers and do reverse phone number searches. It can also be used to find people.

How does Google work in a people search? When you enter a name in it gives you the results of every website with that name on the website. Granted, you will get a lot of incorrect searches. A search for “Steven Clark” would return results for every Steven Clark. Because of this, Google should only be the first step you try in your search.

If Google returned to many results, the next thing you want to try is myspace. With myspace you can search for people by name. You can also search by zip code if you can’t remember the person’s last name.

The biggest obstacle to using myspace to perform a people search is finding women. When women get married they change their last name. Chances are, you do not have this information. Myspace might help you connect with friends who know the person you are looking for.

The next and most successful way to find some one is to search local records. This can be tricky, but it doesn’t have to be. If you know the person’s full name, you should be able to search local records to find them. Even if you are searching for a woman that is married you will be able to find marriage licenses.

You can search local licenses at the county courthouse to find most of the records you are looking for. You can visit the county tax assessor to find if the person owns property.

These tools should get you pointed in the right direction to finding that long lost love. People searches of this stature are one of the toughest investigations to perform. If you are unsuccessful at first, don’t give up. Even us professionals spend hours on one investigation.

I have made it easy for you to search local records from the comfort of your home. You can find more information at my website at http://anonrecovery.com/detective

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