Everyone has someone they want to locate. It may be an old friend, an old lover or more seriously, it could be a run away teen, a bail jumper or someone that owes you money. While it's common to use an online people search service to locate someone it's also possible to use a reverse email search to locate someone. You could even find out their current place of employment to collect on a judgment or past due child support.



The average person does not realize the wealth of detailed information that can be obtained from a reverse email search investigation. Many professional skip tracers, licensed private investigators and bail bond recovery agents are not aware of the benefits from an email investigation either.

Every incoming email has an email header. This header may be visible when you read the email or you may have to adjust your settings to obtain the headers but they are there. The headers tell you a great deal of information about the sender of the email including their location. This information, in the hands of an expert, can be useful in locating the sender of the email.

But more effective is sending an email to someone you are trying to locate. By sending an email with a clever pretext you may be able to get the recipient to divulge their exact location. By sending an email with the proper attachment you may be able to obtain incredible detailed information about the persons location and identity.

All of the methods mentioned above are extremely effective tools in an email investigation or reverse email search when performed by an experienced expert as part of a thorough detailed investigation. But if attempted by an amateur, incorrect results could be obtained or the subject of the investigation could be alerted to the investigation. causing them to go further underground.

If you need a reverse email search investigation to locate someone be sure to hire an expert that specializes in this field. Check to see if the person you are hiring is considered an authority in the field before turning your problem over. The last thing you want is an inexperienced or heavy handed attempt at a reverse email search that burns your investigation.

Try to find a PI that also handles a lot of skip tracing work and has a people finder search service. A professional skip tracer has years of experience in locating hard to find people. Combine that wealth of knowledge wit the technical savvy it takes to trace emails and you have a powerful combination.

Last check out the pricing and turn around times for the results of the skip trace. Is the pricing competitive? Beware of fly by night companies that are too cheap and offer "instant" searches. This information will almost always be old, inaccurate and out of date. Be careful of sites offering "unlimited" searches for one low price. If it looks like a scam it probably is.