How to check a phone number
If you have a person's mobile number, then with its help you can find out a little more information about the owner of the SIM card. Today we will look at all the ways to check a phone number. There are many services and sites on the network that offer users to provide all the information on a mobile number for a small fee. We will not discuss these options in detail, since it is illegal to distribute subscribers' personal information.
Expert opinion
Daria Stupnikova
Specialist in WEB-programming and computer systems. PHP/HTML/CSS editor for os-helper.ru site .
Ask Daria Also, most of these services are created by scammers in order to make a profit. In no case do not send paid SMS and do not send personal data to the owners of such sites!
Search Engine Check
So, you only have a phone number by which you need to find out any information about the owner: first name, last name, place of residence, pages on social networks, organization name, and so on. You can find some of this information (or all at once) in the Google or Yandex search engine. However, the method works under one condition - if the owner of the entered number left personal data on the Internet. He must publish his number on a blog, on a social network page, and so on.
You just need to open a search engine and enter the existing number. In search results, the most exact matches are at the top. If a person has attached their data to any account or page, you will find it here.
Another condition for a successful search is the publicity of the data. A person should not turn on a closed account, close access to unregistered users, and so on. Only then will you be able to access personal information.
Finding information on special sites
There are special sites on the Internet that publish all publicly available information about mobile numbers: region, operator name, city. You can also find information about suspicious calls - other users post reviews and warn visitors if spam calls come from a particular number or scammers try to get through.
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For example, the PhoneVerify service, which is available at the provided link. You can enter the phone number in the corresponding field and then click on the "Withdraw" button. A list with very modest information will appear below: region, operator, locality and phone type.
And another site called Chto-za-nomer allows you to read user comments about a particular phone. Open this link and enter the combination in the upper right corner, then click "Find". The room details page will appear on the screen, and a list of comments will be displayed at the bottom. Using them, you can understand the purpose for which they tried to call you at an inconvenient time, and also find out whether it is worth answering this subscriber at all.
As you can see, there is no confidential information on the sites presented (balance, name of the subscriber, his activity), so you can use them completely legally.
Checking on social networks and instant messengers
The next method relates to social networks. Most users have an account in some service or messenger. Try entering a combination of numbers in the search bar of a social network. If the user specified the relevant information and left it for public access, then you will find his page.
If you know the name of the owner of the number, you can find his page on VKontakte or Facebook. You need to proceed to restore the page, after which the system will ask you to specify the number and last name of the user.
The same applies to instant messengers, since registration in them is carried out using a mobile number. For example, you can enter a phone number in the Viber search and find a person if he is registered with the service. Along with the contact, you will find his photo, name, and so on (the user must provide this information in his account).
Video instruction
For a more detailed analysis of the topic of checking phones, we suggest that you familiarize yourself with the video instruction.
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Conclusion
Now you can find a person by phone number with due attention and diligence. You will have to check several social networks, instant messengers and search engines before you get the right information. However, if a person does not interact with the Internet in any way, then it will be almost impossible to find information about him.