OmniTrace Private Investigator Reveals Search Methods

Here is a post about  OmniTrace search methods from our youngest and perhaps most enthusiastic OmniTrace Private Investigator:

By Rachel Weiss

Hello my name is Rachel Weiss, and I am originally from Boston, Massachusetts, the home of the Boston Red Sox.  I come from a family that is made up of a set of fraternal twins, whom are my brother and sister, my mother and father, and me.  I recently graduated last year from college with a Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Psychology.  In my spare time I love to enjoy the outdoors, whether it is going to the beach, or just being outside walking around somewhere.  A big part of me is definitely still a homebody, and I love spending time with my family as much as I can.  

One of the things I love about my job is using search methods to reunite people with Read More

Locate Someone Free – Search The White Pages!

Locate Someone Free

You can locate someone free by searching the White Pages.  These are available free via the Internet as well as hard copy telephone books.

Our researchers often use free online telephone directories and telephone books to locate someone and verify their address and phone number information.  We have our own library of telephone books covering cities all over the USA as well a list of our favorite online white page web sites.

So, why do we use hard copy telephone books instead of online white page directories to locate someone free?  Good question!  We mainly use older telephone books to Read More

The County Clerk’s Office Can Help You Search For People

Search For People 

A while back, we wrote a post on how to search for people with free help from the city clerk’s office.  You can read that post here:  City Clerk’s Office Can Help You Find People.

When you search for people and you know the county where they reside, the county clerk’s office is another great free resource.  Here is a nice website to help you find any county in the USA:  NACO – Find A County.

An easy way to find the address and phone number of a particular county clerk is to Read More

Staying Organized and Keeping Good Notes Will Help You Search For Someone Lost

Search For Someone Lost 

When OmniTrace begins a new search for someone lost, we ask our client, who is requesting the search, for as much information as possible about the lost subject of the search.   We take extensive notes and use the following worksheet (feel free to make a copy for your own use):

Missing Persons Search Form

During the course of a search for someone lost, we attempt to fill in all the blanks in our worksheet.  We also take notes on any research that we conduct such as: Read More

Searching For Someone? We Can Help You!

Searching For Someone

Have you been searching for someone without success?  Perhaps you are considering using the services of a professional search company, such as OmniTrace.  

Why not visit the many search pages on this website first?  We have compiled hundreds of free investigative tools and links that may allow you to find the one you seek.  To get you started searching for someone, click here:

Searching For Someone

USA People Search

USA People Search 

Have you been conducting a USA people search on the Internet, visiting many people search websites, calling directory assistance, ordering public records, but still cannot find the person you are looking for?  Have you contacted people who you thought were the right person, only to have your hopes dashed over and over?  How many hours have you spent on your USA people search?  Are you tired of spending $10.00 here and $15.00 there on ineffective, so called professional people search websites? 

Those are important questions!

The main reason we are providing our blog is to give you the free people search tools you need to find Read More

Finding People For Free With Help From The U.S. Post Office

Finding People Free Post Office Search

Some of our more experienced investigators at OmniTrace (we mean our old guys!  ) were finding people and lost birth family members long before the Internet was around.  They used some great, free people finding resources that are now, unfortunately, very much overlooked and underused.   

The United States Post Office is one of the best resources for finding people for free.  In many instances, when beginning your people search, you will have an old address of the person you are trying to find.  This old address might be: Read More

Social Security Number | Search For Someone For Free

Search For Someone Free

Did you know that having the first 3 digits of a person’s social security number (SSN) can help you search for someone for free?   

The Social Security Administration (SSA) began issuing SSNs around 1936.  Typically, a person was not issued a SSN until they turned fourteen or thereabouts (usually when they were first employed).  Around 1986, the SSA began issuing SSNs to children as young as five.  Since 1990, SSNs are typically issued to children shortly after they are born.   The first three digits of a social security number reveals the state where it was issued. 

How is this important when searching for someone?  We thought you’d never ask! 

If you know the first three digits of someone’s social security number and know roughly how old they are you can narrow down your search to a Read More

The City Clerk’s Office Can Help You Find People!

City Clerk’s Office – Find People

Are you trying to find people or that special someone who may live or work in a particular city?  Yes?  Then before you start surfing the Internet–wasting needless energy and causing yourself undue discomfort–try contacting the City Clerk’s Office. 

It’s true… The City Clerk’s Office can be a great resource to find people.  Here’s why:

1. They can search voter records in the event your missing person is a registered voter.
2. If your missing person has a particular trade or profession, the City Clerk’s Office can provide you with a list of Read More

Find People With Directory Assistance

Find People – Directory Assistance

Despite the many resources available on the Internet to find people, using old fashioned Directory Assistance can be a great resource.  Why? 

• Because directory assistance address and phone number records are updated daily.
• You have cheap access to a trained directory assistance operator.

Here are some tips on using directory assistance most effectively to find people:

1. Dial 1 + Area Code + 555-1212 and voila… You’ll have an operator on the line in no-time-flat.
2. A directory assistance operator has to handle a large volume of calls. So, don’t Read More