Are there really any free search engines for public records, phone, email and the like ?

public records search
Steve B asked:


I have tried the usual yahoo people search and whowhere, etc. They all drive you toward a PAY site. I’d like to see a list of websites that are totally free and do not direct you to pay sites. I cannot believe they do not exist, this is the internet!
FYI - I’m only looking for old friends. I’ve used classmates and reuion.com
Thanks!

  • ann s posted: 22 Dec at 10:20 pm

    zabasearch is a good one

    please remember that other people’s privacy is as precious as yours

  • SwtCherri posted: 25 Dec at 1:16 pm

    Try whitepages.com sometimes you can enter in a number and it will give you an address or name. Or show you their number. But i agree mos of the sites you do have to pay.

  • iammai posted: 26 Dec at 3:45 pm

    provides you these services free of charge, including e-mail. Now, keep in mind, IF the person you are looking for does have an e-mail that is listed here, the e-mail address will not show up for security reasons. However, you can send them a message that will show up in their in-box. I don’t know what other kinds of information you are looking for when you say “and the like” but you can find anything including: age, address, phone number.. that goes without saying that that person is actually listed. You will occasionally find someone who’s address or phone number is undisclosed.

    Just as a head’s up, sometimes there are buttons or links listed there that WILL direct you to pay-only sites.

  • Barry S posted: 27 Dec at 5:15 am

    by far the best free public records page is.