Do you want to know how to find a missing person on the internet? This wikiHow teaches you tips you can use to find a friend or relative you don't know exists. You just need a browser (browser) and free time to find the person you want.
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Method 1 of 3: Start Searching for the Missing Person
Step 1. Gather information about the missing person
Before you start searching, it's a good idea to take some time to think about the person you're trying to find. Consider missing person information and personalities that you can remember, such as favorite hobbies and idioms. You can also try to remember his nickname or place of birth. The person's date of birth can help you find them online. You should try to remember things that relate to him, such as his personality, things he likes and dislikes, or habits that characterize him.
Step 2. Start searching
Once you get information about the person you want to know about, start looking for them and don't procrastinate. The sooner you start looking, the better your chances of finding that person.
Step 3. Continue the search that you have done before
If you've been looking for someone before and stopped, don't start your search from scratch. We recommend that you continue the search that you have previously done.
Step 4. Find someone's presence on the internet using a search engine
You can use a search engine to start your search, such as Google, Bing, or Yahoo. Enter information about the person you're looking for, such as name, age, place of residence (if you know it) and occupation. The University of Buffalo created a list of the best search engines to find someone on the internet.
Step 5. Don't give up easily and find the desired person as often as possible
If you fail to find someone on the internet, you should not give up immediately and try to find the person again a few days later.
Method 2 of 3: Using Websites Dedicated to Searching for Missing Persons
Step 1. Use the services of a genealogical website
Genealogical websites, such as Ancestry.com or FamilySearch.org, provide records that help you create a family tree and search for relatives you didn't know before. Some online genealogical services even provide DNA testing services to increase the accuracy of the data you find in databases.
Consider using a DNA testing service to increase data accuracy. DNA genealogy services have succeeded in reuniting families with their missing relatives. If the person you are looking for is related to you by blood, a DNA genealogy service may be able to help you locate that person
Step 2. Use LinkedIn to search for someone by profession
If you know of a missing relative's job, try looking up his whereabouts on the LinkedIn website. You can enter any information you know about the job. For example, if he has worked as an editor at Gramedia, you can search for the keyword "Gramedia Editor" on the LinkedIn website. After that, you will see a list of people who have a job as an editor at Gramedia.
Step 3. Search for the whereabouts of the missing person on social media websites
Visit social media websites, such as Facebook and Twitter, and find out where friends or relatives are. Try searching for your first name, middle name, last name, and nickname.
Step 4. Search the criminal database available in the penitentiary
If you're having trouble finding information about the whereabouts of a missing friend or relative, consider searching a criminal database. The Federal Bureau of Prisons website has a tool used to search for prisoners in the United States by name.
Step 5. Use a website dedicated to people search
Try searching for a lost friend or relative using websites designed to locate a person, such as Pipl, Zabasearch, and YoName. This website searches for social media websites, blogs and other places that contain information about the whereabouts of your friends or relatives.
Step 6. Find court records
In America, the Department of Motor Vehicles website has a court records search feature that can help you track down a missing person. You can easily search for the name of the person you want and select the name and information that is similar to the person you are looking for in the search results generated by the website.
Method 3 of 3: Using Databases to Find Missing Persons
Step 1. Create an account on a website devoted to the search for missing people
Create an account on a website that has a missing persons database, such as NAMUS. NAMUS (National Missing and Unidentified Persons System) is a website funded by the United States government that allows law enforcement and the general public to locate and follow missing persons cases.
Step 2. Create a new missing persons case
If you want to create a new missing person case on the NAMUS website, we recommend that you include information and photos of the person. Try to include as much information as possible that will help others identify the person you're looking for. When gathering information about the person you are looking for, consider imagining how he or she looks now, rather than how she looked when she left.
Step 3. Create a poster with the missing person's face and information
NAMUS allows account holders to create and print missing persons posters. After creating and printing several posters containing information about the missing relative, post and distribute these posters in the area where you live as well as the area where he was last seen.
Step 4. Visit the NAMUS website as often as possible
When looking for a missing person, it's important that you be a person who doesn't give up. Therefore, we recommend that you check your account daily and join forums on the internet that connect you to other people who are looking for missing relatives.
Tips
- New records are added to genealogy websites and online databases every day. Therefore, it's a good idea to try looking for a missing relative on the website a few weeks later if your first search doesn't yield any results.
- Do not write the entire name in capital letters. You only need to capitalize the first letter of your first, middle, and last name. Some search engines may use the capital letters contained in the word to determine the search results that match your needs. Therefore, capitalizing all letters may limit the search results.
