How to Track Down a Missing Person
There are many reasons why people try to track down other people. You can launch a search for a long-lost friend, love interest or a relative you haven't seen in years. But there are other, more dire reasons as well, like finding runaway child, an abducted child or someone who did not make it home, unexpectedly. There are different ways to track down people. The method of inquiry depends upon the circumstances surrounding the person you are trying to find.
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If you are trying to find a long-lost friend, relative or anyone else where the person is not in your immediate environment but not in physical jeopardy, you can easily find that person by using the Internet. When you search "persons" you will immediately find many websites that will offer their services for a fee. However, many of them are bogus, as was reported by Consumers-Guides.org in February 2009. Use the most highly rated website that was tested and recommended by site, NetDetective. According to Consumers-Guides.org, NetDetective has a nearly 100 percent accuracy rating with total, current information about nearly anyone.
All you need is a name or address and to pay $29.99 with a money-back guarantee for a three-year access membership (which is less than most scam people searches). NetDetective is used by most professional detectives but does not advertise its services the way other companies do. You do not need to be a licensed detective or private investigator to join. With this site, you can find out almost anything about anybody, including: full contact information, public records, criminal records, employment history, birth records and a full background check. -
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If you are trying to locate a spouse on the behalf of a young child, go to The Salvation Army charity for free help. The criteria for qualifying for this organization's help is that it is a distressed situation where one spouse is looking for the other because of a child's welfare being at stake. The organization offers free help to those in need who are searching for a spouse who is lost as the result of intentional abandonment, divorce, separation or who has moved away. This organization is not the one to use if you are looking for friends, minors, adoptive parents or a no-marriage partner. Contact your local Salvation Army office by mail, phone or fax to see if your need matches their criteria.
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If you are trying to find a lost or runaway child, a minor or someone who is physically or mentally disabled, distressed or ill, contact The National Missing Person Hotline (NMPH). This charity offers a middle ground whereby the runaway can contact the family without revealing his whereabouts. The NMPH works with the police but does not inform them. When you contact the NMPH about a missing child, it will use networks and contacts that pass along information to the missing child from the family. If the child has been missing for more than 72 hours, this charity also uses big public sites such as Big Issue, TV or milk carton ads.
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If you are looking for someone who has been abducted or in danger, contact the local police immediately and also The National Missing Persons Hotline. If the missing person is a child you can contact The National Center for Missing or Exploited Children (sample image above).
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If you are adopted and are searching for your birth parents, contact and register with The Adoption Contact Register or contact the National Organisation for Counselling Adoptees and Parents (Great Britain) search facilities.
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You can also check local hospitals and jails by telephone or visiting their websites to check their registers to see if the person you want to find is there. Hire a private investigator with years of experience to help you.
