How to Look Up Reverse Cell Numbers
Receiving harassing text messages from an unfamiliar cell phone number can be annoying, particularly if the person's phone number doesn't accept calls. If you're receiving obnoxious text messages and want to know the owner of the mobile phone number sending them, you can do so by employing a number of free, online search techniques--including "Reverse Cell Phone Lookup." If you determine an identity, be it corporate or personal, for the number sending you unwanted texts, you may be able to contact someone who can put an end to the messages once and for all.
Instructions
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Visit any of the free, online mobile "Reverse Lookup" directories listed in the Resources section--"Reverse Mobile Lookup," "ReverseMobile" or "Void Caller"--and input the mobile number into the "Search" field. Hit "Enter" and wait to be taken to your results.
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Cross-reference the phone number with social networks like Facebook and Myspace. Enter the mobile number into the relevant website's "Search" field and hit the "Enter" key. If any users have listed this number as theirs, you will see their profiles included in the results.
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Perform a search on Google, Bing or Yahoo! using the number as your search term. If the number whose owner is harassing you is doing the same thing to many people, there may already be a discussion or entire webpage devoted to it--information that may contain a solution to your problem.
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