Due to the US Freedom of Information Act, a great deal of personable and previously confidential information is now in the public domain. Anyone can take advantage of this and perform a search for anyone in the USA and uncover all kinds of confidential information about them. Background checks can be undertaken on anyone, revealing any prior convictions, driving offenses, birth records, marriage records, financial information and lots more besides. Reverse searches can be undertaken, revealing the identity of someone based on just a phone number or an address. The uses people find for these sites are limitless. The sites listed here are used routinely by private investigators in their line of work, however they are also being increasingly used by civilians wanting to check up on their neighbors, wives, husbands, employees, daughters boyfriends and so on. With thousands of databases available on the net, all specializing in different types of searches, the average person wouldn't know where to start. The sites listed below make performing any kind of search easy by collating and organizing all the information in one place. We found that many of the sites listed below are very similar to each other, making it hard to distinguish between them. However, NetDetective, our No. 1 choice in this category, is a clear winner. Read on for our full set of reviews on the best online detective sites on the net...
NetDetective is our No. 1 online detective site for its ease of use, professional layout and design, and the massive number of searches that can be performed. NetDetective is also endorsed by the National Association of Independent Private Investigators. Whether you're an individual looking to locate someone in the USA; whether you want to run a check on your employees, work colleagues or daughter's new boyfriend; or whether you're a professional private investigator, this site will equip you with everything you need to undertake some serious investigations into anyone you choose...
Gov-Resources.com provides you with the resources you need to conduct a variety of missing person searches and background checks. The site, like many others in this category, provides the links to these external resources in a logically designed manner, allowing you to access the sites that best suit your search with ease. Gov-Resources.com is also one of the cheapest of our recommended online detective sites, retailing from just $19.99 for one year's access!
CivilRecords.org is a very popular online detective site and provides many search resources, linking to many search databases in a number of different countries, all categorized by the type of search you want to perform. Categories include people search, driving records search, criminal records search and so on. Follow the link below to read our full review on CivilRecords.org and to see the complete list of the various search categories available...
Cost:
- 1 year membership: $29.99
- 2 year membership: $34.99
- Lifetime membership: $39.99 [Pop-up Currency Converter]
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RecordsFinder.net ranks highly with us because of the plethora of search resources it provides you with, allowing you to find people, run background checks and much more. RecordsFinder.net is the brand new name for the hugely popular UndercoverDetective.com website. It's structured logically and comes with interactive maps allowing you to search by country, state and province. Looking for an ex-girlfriend or an old classmate, or perhaps you want to run background checks on your employees or babysitter? Then RecordsFinder.net is a great place to start...
Cost:
- 1 year membership: $29.99
- 2 year membership: $34.99
- Lifetime membership: $39.99 (usually $99.99) [Pop-up Currency Converter]
Editor's Verdict:
When you join PeopleLookup.info you are presented with a map of the US, where you can click on the various states and be taken to a list of resources specializing in people searches in those areas. The reverse lookup guide takes you to an on-site set of search forms where you can perform a reverse search and find people by searching for their phone numbers (in 5 different databases) or by searching for their address. These search boxes work for US people searches only...
Cost:
- 1 year membership: $29.99
- 2 year membership: $34.99
- 5 year membership: $39.99 [Pop-up Currency Converter]
Editor's Verdict:
Locate People (at LocatePeople.info) is another popular choice for would-be private investigators and those wishing to locate people or perform background checks on them. Like so many other online investigation sites, the search box on the front page is for illustration only, and shows you what the search interface will be like on the various search resources supplied in the members' area. The search resources supplied by LocatePeople.info will allow you to perform a wide range of US and international searches based on a variety of criteria. The search resources are organized logically and the site is professionally designed...
Webstigate is extremely similar to LocatePeople.org in terms of its layout, design and the search facilities available. Indeed, there is really nothing to choose between them. Much like LocatePeople.org, Webstigate provides you with the resources to perform a wide range of searches based on a number of different search criteria. Whether you're looking to track down a deadbeat spouse, a long lost lover, or perform background checks on your neighbors, Webstigate will give you all the information you need, organized in a logical manner...
Cost:
- 1 year membership: $29.99
- 2 year membership: $34.99
- 5 year membership: $39.99 [Pop-up Currency Converter]
Editor's Verdict:
Investigate123 is pretty much the same as our No. 6 choice in this category, LocatePeople.org, and very similar to our No. 7 choice, Webstigate, with nothing to choose between them. Much like these other two sites, Investigate123 provides a number of search resources for performing people searches and running background checks based on wide range of search criteria...
WebInvestigator is again pretty much identical to LocaltePeople.org (our No. 6 choice) and Webstigate (our No. 7 choice), from the design and layout of the sales pages to the design and layout of the members' area. The pricing structure also matches that of Webstigate, meaning that your standard registration fee will allow you to perform all manner of searches: people searches, reverse searches and background checks, but you will have to purchase additional points or credits to be able to view all the private data that your search might reveal...
CourtRecords.org is exactly the same as CivilRecords.org, our No. 3 choice in this category, except that it's a lot more expensive! Both CourtRecords.org and CivilRecords.org are basically storefronts for the popular CIS (Complete Investigation Services) website, although why CourtRecords.org charges so much more for membership we don't know! CourtRecords.org therefore has all the same great features offered by CivilRecords.org, but at a much greater cost. Our advice? If this website takes your fancy, then sign-up for the exact same services at CivilRecords.org and save yourself $10 on each of the joining options!
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