Firstly, I’d just like to say that this can be improved. Ill write it as well as I can though.
So, for whatever reason you may have, you find yourself needing to get some personal information on somebody. But how do you go about doing it?
Firstly, you need to use the information you already have. If this is someone you know IRL, then you will have a name. However, if this is someone you know on the internet, then you will most likely have a USERNAME to go by. This is your starter.
Usernames
With the internet being a thing used by almost everybody in today’s world, a LOT of people have accounts on websites/forums which require a username. To keep things simple, a hell of a lot of people use the same username for every website they sign up to. This however, makes our job easier as well. The first thing I usually do when collecting someone’s info is to enter their username into a search engine. The following is a list of the one’s which I find the most helpful.
Google
Pipl – Highly recommended!
Zuula
So, your search should have brought up a whole bunch of shit related to that username. This should, hopefully, be the workings of that particular person on the internet. It is up to you to sift through the information that you find. Remember, you are looking for ANYTHING of interest, including the following;
– Name
– General Location
– Contact details of any kind (MSN, AIM, Email address, phone number, house number)
– Social networking sites
What should I do with the basic information?
Well, you use it to find MORE information, of course! This is how you get the ball rolling, and you will be on your way to gathering more and more information. Simply rinse and repeat the previous method of gathering information – By searching the internet for it.
You soon should find that you are building up a little document (Seriously, save it in a txt file) of information, which all slots together.
How can I get an address from this?
Getting an address couldn’t be easier, with the help of Whitepages (US), or BT residential (UK), AS LONG AS YOUR SUBJECT IS ACTUALLY IN THE DIRECTORY. You will need to know the general location of your subject, and their surname. A full name of the house owner sometimes helps by a metric shit ton, as many people with the same name can live in a certain area.
So, simply enter the details, and let the internet do the rest. It should bring up an exact address, complete with phone number and everything.
Finding Facebook Accounts
