The reverse cell phone directory can be a useful resource to enhance Internet dating safety. When you meet an attractive stranger online, you don’t know if anything they tell you is true, including their name. If an correspondent gives you his cell phone number, you can use the reverse cell phone directory to learn his last name, or to verify if the name he gave you is authentic.
I recently came across a woman on an internet dating site whose profile suggested that she lived close to me. When we met, she disclosed that she considered us incompatible since she lives over 90 miles away. I could used a reverse telephone directory and learned the truth much sooner.
Some reverse telephone directories provide a name and city or town free of charge, and offer more detailed information at a fee.
When an acquaintance or business contact provides you with a landline number which leads you to an answering machine, the question arises: how can I find someone’s cell phone number? While there are no white or yellow pages of cell phone numbers, there are several options. The most obvious–a Google search–can often yield results. There are also free cell phone directories compiled from information submitted by members, which require you to submit your own name and number to access the service. If you frequently find yourself searching for cell phone numbers, subscribing to a National Cellular Phone Registry is your best option. A subscription at $20-40 per year will provide access to hundreds of millions of cellular records.
I recently met a woman named Lisa from a dating website for coffee. We exchanged phone numbers, but she prudently didn’t disclose her last name or address to me, a man she just met. The next afternoon, I was aroused from a nap by the phone ringing. {The caller ID indicated that the caller’s first name was Lisa, raising my hopes}.
Female Caller: “Michael?”
Me: “Yes.”
Female Caller: “It’s Lisa.”
Me:“Hi.”
Female Caller: “How are you, darling?”
Me: “???? Okay…”
Female Caller: “Can I call you right back?”
Click.
I held the phone in my hand, mystified. The affectionate lady’s voice sounded different from the woman I met the day before, but my curiosity was irresistibly piqued. Then I remembered free reverse lookup service. I typed in the number my date gave me, and a last name (that was different from that of my mystery caller’s Caller ID tag) appeared in seconds. A couple of weeks later, she sent me an e-mail “I will give you my last name since I know know that you are not in prison and aren’t a stalker.”
Well, she was right about the prison part.
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