There are a few simple steps that, if successful, can lead you to the right person. It is optimal for you to know more about this person: for example, what year he was born, where he studied or worked. This information will help reduce search time and effort.
You will need
- - a computer,
- - the Internet,
- - databases on city residents,
- - telephone,
- - contact information of the city archive,
- - passport.
Instruction manual
1
Find in your city all the local portals and sites of free classified ads. And post there a message about the wanted person. Promise a reward. Even if it is symbolic, people are more likely to begin to share information with you.
2
Look for databases on the inhabitants of this city on the Internet. This information is distributed for a fee and, as a rule, is not completely legal. The base is suitable for both personal information of subscribers of cellular and landline telephone communications, as well as passport data.
3
File a police report. Especially when it comes to a loved one, about the payment of alimony or about some kind of offense. Law enforcement agencies have their own ways of tracing people. And do not neglect them.
4
Contact the city archive to find out where the person you are looking for studied or worked in this city. As a rule, an application can be submitted not only personally, but also via mail or the Internet. Archive services are paid. How exactly it is necessary to submit a request to the organization, find out on the website or by phone. Do not forget to clarify other conditions for the provision of services: terms, cost, the ability to photocopy or photograph the documents you need.
5
Find common friends in this city. Contact them for help, for any additional information. Perhaps the person you need has already moved, and you are not looking there. Not only people can help, but also the organizations with which he dealt. For example, from a post on the school’s forum site, you can find out that your former classmate has long been living in Turkey.
6
Find out with the help of a city reference the telephones of those organizations where the wanted person studied or worked. Call, find out how you can get information from them. Sometimes a telephone call is sufficient, and some organizations may require a letter or a formal request.
7
Go yourself to the city you know. You can find out much more on the spot. But before the trip, you need to carry out preparatory work. Check the addresses and phone numbers of those you can contact. Make an appointment in person beforehand. Often, it’s just face to face that you can find out what will lead you to the track.
8
Contact the address office in this city. After presenting a passport, they give out information about the place of registration of residents. If your person does not live at this address, talk with your neighbors. They can tell where to look further.
9
Check out local popular newspapers and chat with reporters. If you tell a moving or dramatic story that they then use in their publication, they will help you. Journalists have their own connections in a wide variety of circles, including in law enforcement agencies.
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