PeopleSearch/PeopleFinders

PeopleSearch:

I decided to try out more resources before I close my blog. I saw a people-finding tool called PeopleSearch (www.peoplesearch.com) advertised on the Web. PeopleSearch is more geared to business needs, e.g., background checks, pre-employment screening, and detailed reports on both U.S. and foreign companies. PeopleSearch offers a Family Finding tool that is geared toward attorney's needs, such as for the purposes of wills/inheritances, to collect child support, etc. However, it appears non-attorneys are permitted to use this tool also. Through this tool, you can search for a missing child, ex-spouse, or parent of a child. This resource would have come in handy in tracking down Sam after he illegally took Jennifer out of New Jersey.

You have to fill out a form stating why you want the information. You are not permitted to use the information for a news story, to locate individuals involved in adoption, to locate celebrities or government officials (unless, presumably, you are related to them), to search for friends/acquaintances, or to cause physical or emotional harm. Employees at PeopleSearch.com will then search for the person.

Most of the business-related people-search resources at PeopleSearch.com cost in the range of $50 to $150, but they promise very precise, current results. For most of their services, you do not have to pay the full amount unless they pinpoint extensive, current contact information.

(Detailed reports on companies cost between $250 to $2250.)

For those wanting a simple, non-business-related people search, PeopleSearch.com has you fill in search windows for the person's first name, last name, and state, then enter. It then connects you to another site, PeopleFinders (www.PeopleFinders.com).

PeopleFinders:

When you are connected to PeopleFinders, it shows you basic information about the person that most fits your search terms. Sure enough, it was Melanie's daughter. I could tell it was her, because it listed her age, middle initial, and relatives (with their ages), including Sam. It listed her most recent city and state as Cape Coral, Florida, which, again, is not where Jennifer lives right now. It also lists other people by the name you searched for down below. If you do not think any of the people the system has brought up are the person you are looking for, PeopleFinder provides a form where you can enter the person's age and last-known city, as well.
I searched for other people, including myself, as well. The results were generally accurate, although it did not have my most recent address (which I moved to in January), and it listed my mother as being nine years younger than I am!

PeopleFinders works like Zaba Search and Intelius in that it automatically combs its database of public records. The information provided was basically the same that Zaba Search and Intelius provided. Like Intelius, PeopleFinder offers advanced searches for a fee to reveal more specific and varied information:

For $39.95 it will do a "complete background check," which will list the person's street addresses for the past 20 years, phone numbers, bakruptcies, tax liens, marriages and divorces, DEA [Drug Enforcement Agency?] registrants, and Web site ownership.

It offers a criminal report for an additional $20 and a business check for corporate violations/ficticious business names, etc. for another $20.

However, for only $9.95 you can search just for the person's street address history, names/aliases, and date of birth.

You can also purchase a 24-hour pass for $19.95 which will allow you to search for any person you want in certain databases, namely People, Real Property, Death, Divorce, and Marriage.

These prices and services were comparable to the other search sites I found, such as Intelius.