How to use skip tracing tool?

Select DPPA and GLBA Purpose. Search by SSN to get the complete skip tracing details in one step. If SSN is not known, use a two-step process: Step 1 (Skip Trace Search). Search by name or address to find the correct person. For name searches, enter the full name and address or name and state (no city). Step 2 (Skip Trace Details Report). It can be ordered for each found individual record with SSN. Search by address without a name is also possible. Find current and previous residents as well as people associated with the address.

What are the results typically include in Skip Tracing?

Skip Trace Search (by name or address): Full name and aliases, known addresses with reported dates Date of birth and SSN Skip Trace Details (by SSN): Full name and aliases, date of birth, age and SSN Last known addresses and phone number Previous addresses and phone numbers for current residents at previous addresses Current neighbors (name, address, phone number) for all reported addresses Relatives and associates with phone, address, age and SSN. Not all information is available for all records.

What are the information sources of Skip Tracing?

Credit bureau repositories, DMV records, utility records, public records Specialized sources not available to the general public

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Q: What is Skip Tracing?

Basically, a "skip trace" is the process of using the information you have about somebody to discover their current location. Whether you're in the collections or financial industry or another industry professional that needs to locate people or verify important information, our skip trace tools may be just the solution you need. This skip trace tool is used to locate hard-to-find individuals, to validate employment information.

What is Skip Tracing, (aka skiptrace), and how do you get it? The term "skip" (as a noun) refers to a person being searched for. It's derived from the expression "to skip town", meaning to depart (perhaps in a rush), leaving minimal clues behind to "trace" the "skip" to a new location.

Skip tracing tactics are often conducted by a skip tracer, process server, debt collector, bail bondsman or bail agency enforcer (aka bounty hunter), witness location specialists, repossession agent, private investigator, lawyer, police detective, journalist, or by any person attempting to locate a subject whose contact information is not immediately known.

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Professional Skip Tracing

So, how do professionals go about a skiptrace? First, they need to get access to special private data that is often regulated by Federal or State guidelines and requires a permissible purpose to access.

Since Searchbug partners with several such data providers and pays hefty monthly fees to access this data, we are able to utilize economies of scale and offer our customers access to this same specialized data without any setup fees, monthly fees, or monthly minimums.

High quality data without a monthly fee so you get the best information and only pay for what you use.

High quality data without a monthly fee so you get the best information and only pay for what you use

What's included with Restricted Access

A Professional Account - Get access to Federally Regulated Data via a verification process. Once approved you get access to regulated data sources not available for general public. Get access to everything on Searchbug (no grayed out searches).

Skip Trace Search

This search alone is worth upgrading to a professional account. It's even used by special government agencies we can't tell you about. Get current and previous phone numbers, addressees, date of birth, SSN, contact info subject's relatives, neighbors, associates.

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Reverse SSN Lookup

Get full access to Social Security Number owner profiles. Includes names and aliases associated with the SSN you have as well as date of birth, previous addresses and phone numbers. Incredible data!

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Place Of Employment Search

Get access to specialized employment databases to help track down your subject's employer for possibly debt recovery or collection. Great for verifying resume employment history to prevent resume fraud.

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