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| with someone you knew in the past? I think we | | | | - Check online postal records. |
| all have at some time or other. Finding a long-lost | | | | - Check college or high school alumni records. |
| acquaintance can be challenging. You can perform | | | | - Check online employment records. |
| a people search offline in the more traditional | | | | - Check online military records. |
| ways or you can conduct your people search | | | | - Check all of the thousands of online public |
| online. For an easier search method see I | | | | records. |
| recommend visiting Online Investigation Network. | | | | Obviously, both the online and off line methods will |
| STEPS FOR OFFLINE PEOPLE SEARCH | | | | take a lot of time and work on your part. |
| - Contact former acquaintances or co-workers of | | | | Newspaper ads and private detective can get |
| the person if you know how to contact them and | | | | very expensive very quickly. But fortunately |
| ask if they know where the person lives. | | | | there is a better way to do a people search. You |
| - Check telephone books in towns where you | | | | can try one of the online investigation services. |
| think the person most likely lives. | | | | Some of these services are rip offs but the |
| - Hire a private detective to find the person. | | | | reputable ones provide access to court records, |
| - Place ads in the newspaper in the town where | | | | DMV files, online white page directories, telephone |
| you last saw the person to see if anyone knows | | | | records, property ownership records, marriage |
| their whereabouts. | | | | divorce records and almost every public personal |
| - Place ads in the local newspapers in the cities | | | | information database that is available online usually |
| where you think the person most likely lives. | | | | for a small one time fee that is less then the cost |
| STEPS FOR ONLINE PEOPLE SEARCH | | | | of a single classified ad in a local newspaper. |
| - Check the person's name in online directories to | | | | This information used to only be available to |
| see if anything comes up. | | | | licensed private investigators, police and |
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| websites. | | | | |