Online Investigation Resources
Confirm Who You're Dealing With Online
Meeting people online is very easy but remember it's anonymous ... at least initially.
Most online dating sites offer member profiles,
which you should review to decide if you want to contact an individual.
Of course with email or by chatting online, you'll begin to learn more about that person.
However with online contacts, anyone can easily represent themselves as something different than who they really are.
It's a good practice to confirm their identity
before sharing personal information or meeting in person.
It's very simple to find personal information about someone when you know either their name or telephone number.
Learn how to do background research on people you are chatting with online.
While most people you meet are honest, it's important to recognize that some are not.
It's a red flag, if you learn inconsistent facts about someone.
But even if everything appears consistent, it may still be lies.
Start your background research with a basic phone and address check.
Use more advanced investigative tools for a more detailed background check.
- Online Telephone Directory Search
- Reverse Phone Search
- People Search
- Background Check
- Criminal Records
- Real Estate Reports
Use Kiss & Tell List!,
we'll show you how to do background checks.
Check Address and Phone Number
Use a basic research tool like an online telephone directory to confirm an address and phone number.
Online telephone directories are very powerful investigative tools and typically are free.
Did you know you can do a reverse lookup for an address using a phone number?
If you have the address you can find a phone number.
Check out the contact information you've been provided, before meeting a person
Check Business Information
Use online telephone directory services to
check out business information you've been provided.
Background Checks
Checking out a phone number and address is easy, free basic research.
If you need a more complete background check,
it's also very easy to get all public records about an individual or business, using online investigative tools.
For example, you can find out about property ownership, law suits,
bankruptcy, and divorces.
For this more detailed background information, you will usually pay a fee; but it's not very expensive.
Take a look at how to do online background checks.
Internet Crime
The Internet Crime Complaint Center
gives the victims of cyber crime a convenient and easy-to-use reporting mechanism
that alerts authorities of suspected criminal or civil violations on the Internet.
For law enforcement and regulatory agencies at the federal, state, local and international level,
IC3 provides a central referral mechanism for complaints involving Internet related crimes.
The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI),
the White Collar Crime Center (NW3C),
and the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA).
John Walsh has been the host of the America's Most Wanted televsion show since 1988.
This groundbreaking television program has helped take down over 1,050 dangerous fugitives
and bring home more than 50 missing children in the past 22 years.
The America's Most Wanted website,
supported by John Walsh, is a valuable resource to make your life safer.
As an example, take a look at the Safety Center on this website.
Criminal Registry Services
There are a wide array of national and local criminal registry services that you can check for known criminals.
Take a look at the
National Alert Registery,
which identifies registered sex offenders living near you.
Use Watch Dog Service
for alerts related to registered sex offenders.
Books and Other Resources
Do you need a complete background analysis?
Take a look at this book list.
These books will show how to do it.
Do it yourself by using online investigative tools or hire a professional to do it for you.
Membership
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for access to members only information.
Our free Guest Membership allows you to explore our website services and online dating information.
Our Gold Membership offers expanded services such as our SingleSpace Forum, access to member comments and feedback
as well as a wide range of valuable information about online dating.
Find out what's going on with the
Kiss & Tell List!
by visiting our website often.
Share your experiences with other members so their online dating experience will be fun, enjoyable and safer.