How to find out which phone numbers are registered to a person

People often look for information on how to find out phone numbers registered to a person. Someone is interested in which mobile numbers belong to him personally, some to other people: soul mates, family members, friends, acquaintances or complete strangers.

The process of identifying phone numbers is not always easy. But in this article we will look at the available methods to find out which phone numbers are registered to a person and how many such numbers there are .

Is number punching legal?

Providing a phone number in Russia and other former CIS countries may be illegal . For example, if the identification of the number is carried out by an employee of a mobile operator or bank, who uses secure databases for this.

Penetration of cell numbers by employees of banks or operators threatens with a real criminal sentence. From time to time, news appears in the media that another employee of a large bank or operator is caught red-handed while trying to transfer confidential information to third parties. This is a very common story.

In 2021, 49 sentences . In most cases, the police caught the perpetrators. Those who, for a certain amount, punch out numbers and transfer information to an anonymous organizer. The latter are usually beyond the reach of authorities, so the market for illegal number punching is thriving .

But there are also completely legal ways to punch numbers. They allow you to find out a lot of information, but will not even be punished by a warning from law enforcement agencies. It is these legal methods that we talked about in this article.

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How does subscriber cellular communication work?

• the subscriber turns on the phone and gets in touch
• the signal from the phone (receiver-transmitter) passes to the antenna of the mobile communication station
• the location of the person with the phone is approximately determined
• the error depends on the geological features of the area, the number of cellular stations in a certain square of the region

The probability of finding a person is 100 percent, or almost 100 percent. No search is complete without data provided by billing

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Billing messages
, call history, duration, price.
Operators keep the subscriber’s personal data and call details completely confidential, in accordance with the law on telecommunications and communications, the protection of personal data of users. These billing
systems can be provided to law enforcement agencies upon investigation of crimes, by court decision.

The subscriber himself is prohibited from engaging in billing without permission from the relevant authorities. Billing

, a very effective, powerful, but expensive search tool.

Search the phone number in search engines

Almost any number can be fully searched on the Internet. So much so that you can find out not only various personal information about the owner, but also get his photo.

It’s best to start punching with a banal query in search engines. This will allow you to quickly determine whether the number belongs to any public organizations or scammers.

There is only one secret to getting numbers through Google and Yandex search engines. Look for a number in three formats:

• 89xxxxxxxxx
• 79xxxxxxxxx
• +7 (9xx) xxx-xx-xx

Websites typically ask users to enter numbers in one of these formats. Therefore, searching for each of them is the most effective.

What should you pay attention to in search engine results? For any information that differs from the basic information known about each number. On the first page of search results there may be reviews about the number from other people, websites of organizations to which the numbers belong, and even pages from social networks.

If you couldn’t find anything concrete, then the main thing is not to get upset. This is only the first way. The following methods will definitely help you learn more about a person.

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Looking for a friend's phone number through mutual friends

The search procedure will be simplified as much as possible if you turn to mutual acquaintances or friends for help. Perhaps the missing friend continues to keep in touch with one of them by phone, through instant messengers or social networks.

If there is information about the last place of work or study of the friend you are looking for, you should go to the addresses and chat with employees and fellow students. If you are very lucky, you can get his mobile phone number. To obtain information legally, it is legal to contact the human resources department or the dean’s office. You can apply orally or with a written petition. However, services like these do not always cooperate, citing the fact that they have the right to provide information exclusively to a person’s relatives.

Find a number via Viber and WhatsApp

Viber and WhatsApp messengers are powerful tools for finding additional information about a number. Both messengers store usernames and their photos in a virtually open format. To gain access to them, you just need to add the number as a contact in the messenger.

The dialed subscriber will not know anything . Adding a person to your contact book is silent. Moreover, you don’t need to directly add a contact. You just need to start adding. The person's name and profile photo will be shown before the contact is confirmed.

A simple message through the messenger, and now you have the person’s name and his photo in your hands. This information is enough to find a person on social networks by name and city. A successful search can also be performed using photos in similar services to FindFace, for example, FindClone .

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The subscriber is always available

The mobile phone is a great achievement of man, a new technology that has advanced progress. Unfortunately, this technology can be used not for good, since a cell phone is a kind of radio beacon that will help track a person’s location.

As we have already found out, the entire territory where there is mobile communication is divided into cells. There are towers and special stations that have a specific address.

If you analyze the signal from a mobile phone, you can determine at what distance and where a person is (in a car, at home, on the street). It is also not difficult to determine the subscriber’s movement. You can take several towers and find out a person’s route with a small error.

Check through Sberbank Online

It’s rare, but it happens that a person is not in any of the messengers. Then the Sberbank Online application can help you find out his first name, patronymic and first letter of his last name.

Here you need to start making a money transfer using your phone number. Select 1 ruble as the transfer amount. However, even a ruble will not be debited from your account. There is no need to confirm the transfer.

After entering the phone number for the transfer, the Sberbank Online service will show the recipient’s first name, patronymic and first letter of the last name. Of course, if a person has a Sberbank card.

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Detailing with base stations

There are details that are ordered by law enforcement agencies, and they contain much more information. These include details about base stations, that is, it contains not only information about connections, but also information about where you were approximately, where you were at the time of the call with a certain accuracy. The degree of accuracy depends on the concentration of base stations in the specific area where the call was made.

Let’s say you made this call from approximately this square, another call from another square, and this allows you to determine your location points, that is, where you spend the night, where you are during the day, where your office is, how you roughly move around the city.

Such detail is not available to anyone except operational workers and intelligence officers.

Dial a phone number using special services

More detailed information about the number can be found through special web services. Just go to the website, enter a phone number and get additional information about a person or organization.

Reviews of the room are left by other users. Using such web services, it is especially effective to identify calls from scammers, call centers, banks or mobile operators. People complain about them very actively.

What services should I use? There are four best for CIS countries:

• who-calling.rf
• zvonkoff.net
• zvonili.com
• neberitrubku.ru

Each site contains a huge database of numbers with reviews from users. All services are free and do not require money or registration to access.

Of course, with the help of such services it is impossible to find out the identity of the caller, as is the case with other methods. However, they often make it possible to determine which company or organization the number belongs to. Need to use it .

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Billing options

• decoding (details) of calls, access to the Internet
• identification code is an identifier that every phone has, regardless of the number of SIM cards.
• recording calls from a person’s mobile phone, which are transmitted in the form of a radio signal to the nearest antenna of a cellular communication station, are recorded at the station, in the form of information where the radio signal is coming from, and the approximate coordinates of the person calling are identified.

The operator determines the location of the phone (and possibly the missing person) when the phone is turned on. When the device is turned on, it emits radio signals even when there are no calls. Radio signals are received by the operator's cellular station in the form of the cell number where the phone was located a certain time ago. The error radius is about 30 km.

Reception of radio signals from mobile devices, cellular station

If the phone is located in an urban area, interference is created from numerous power lines and communication stations. The coverage radius will be smaller, up to two kilometers. Accordingly, it will be easier to find the location of a person (phone).

Search for a number on social networks

Nowadays, few people are not registered on social networks. It’s no wonder that searching for a number on social networks often turns out to be a winner.

You can search manually . Enter the number directly in the search on VKontakte, Odnoklassniki, Facebook or Instagram to find all its mentions. A person’s number can be found both on his page and in his posts. For example, the person you are looking for could leave their contacts in communities.

Facebook is especially easy to sell out its users. In the world's largest social network, you can find a user's page by phone number. True, if such a search is allowed in the privacy settings of the page. Many users have this option enabled, so searching by number on Facebook is a must.

As is the case with search engines, it is recommended to search for a number on social networks in three formats:

• 89xxxxxxxxx
• 79xxxxxxxxx
• +7 (9xx) xxx-xx-xx

This will give you a better chance of finding a subscriber.

You can search for a number using social networks automatically. MySMSBox is responsible for this . Go to the website and enter the number in the search. In the main search results, the service will show which operator in which region the number belongs to. Scroll down a little further for more options.

The service allows you to find your phone on social networks, classifieds sites and instant messengers. The site quickly and clearly displays information about a person available on the Internet. The payout can be extremely large. In particular, if a person has not paid enough attention to the confidentiality of his online accounts.

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What can the operator do?

• accept or reject a request from a client to find a person (phone).
• control the movement of a person (phone) by sending special SMS messages, the receipt of which goes unnoticed by the person (subject to acceptance of the billing request).
• introduce high-tech systems for determining positions (location, coordinates of a person (phone)).
• use the list of geographic coordinates of stations of other operators and your own. The list is tied to specific addresses and routes. Accordingly, the coordinates of a person (phone) can be calculated.

Enter the phone number in the number database

Number databases are the first thing that comes to mind for most people when it comes to the need to call a person by number. But nowadays, number databases are practically useless.

You can find a live and free database of numbers, but the chance that it will provide any information about the person is minimal. The fact is that almost all open databases of numbers are old. They haven't been updated for years .

At the same time, the quality of the number databases is terrible. The number you need will certainly be in the databases. But all that can be found out is the region to which the phone belongs. This is not valuable information .

Therefore, searching and queries in number databases in 99% of cases is a useless exercise. But you are in a situation where all means are good, then you can try.

From time to time, fresh databases of numbers with real data about people leak into RuNet. The last such leak occurred in 2018. Then data about 78 million (!) numbers . All of them were originally posted publicly, but can no longer be found.

Where to look for bases? Everything is very simple - on the Internet, on forums, on Telegram. Websites with high-quality databases do not last long. Of the verified databases, we note the database on the website “ WhoseNumber ”. But it hasn't been updated since 2021.

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Reasons for searching for a contact

The main reason for contacting different services is the purpose of searching for a number. Looking for a phone number often occurs for important reasons. Often a phone number is searched for in order to lose the previous number, but there are also more important moments when a person has disappeared and cannot be found. Depending on the degree of importance, you need to choose the most convenient way for yourself to search for a phone number by last name and first name.

Previously, paper telephone directories were created for such purposes, in which registered subscribers were listed in alphabetical order. The search was public and very convenient. But over time, many new technologies appeared and the number of subscribers increased sharply. This made it necessary to contain all subscriber data in electronic form. This type of information has become closed to a large number of users. Electronic services have become more convenient and this method will not require you to spend a lot of time searching.

Search service

The most common reason is loss of contact due to some personal circumstances. The easiest way to return the loss is to ask your friends to dictate the subscriber’s phone number. This method is the simplest, most effective and efficient.

The second reason is the disappearance of the person himself. In the age of high technology, most gadgets are equipped with systems with which you can find a subscriber.

Sometimes a phone number is sought for a harmless prank. The reason is not common, but is used among people who are looking for missing relatives. To search for this type, they use open services that can be used in the public domain.

Not all search methods are legal. But not everyone turns to such a search, because there are more reasonable methods. Many search engines are paid, but there is a chance to find free ones, it all depends on their demand and popularity. Searching on the Internet and social networks is also quite effective. Despite the diversity, there are also negative aspects. Due to the large number of mobile operators and telephone numbers, a subscriber can easily change the number of his mobile device at any moment. And in any of the sources where there is data about him, they will not be changed immediately. The reliability of the information offered is compromised.

Dial a phone number through apps for iPhone and Android

But those who have the latest databases of numbers are the developers of auto-number IDs for mobile devices. Their databases contain millions of phones , including some private ones. However, don't expect to win over your girlfriend or ex-husband with these apps. This is more for determining information about different organizations.

Three applications are recommended for punching. First of all, the Yandex application ( iOS , Android ), which recently has a high-quality Caller ID built into it. The Yandex database is one of the largest, and the application itself works great. Determines numbers literally in a matter of seconds and does not slow down.

You can also use a similar application, Kaspersky Who Calls ( iOS , Android ). Its base is similar in size, but different, which is the main advantage of the alternative. The application also has a big disadvantage - it is paid.

The third application that is useful in punching numbers can also identify ordinary people, even with details. We are talking about the GetContact application ( iOS , Android ). It shows how the owner of the number is recorded in other people's contact books. Running the number through GetContact can determine that behind the number you are investigating is “Valera Deputy” or “Valera Roof”. Interest in further breaking through the number may decrease. In general, a useful application.

By the way, if you want to remove yourself from the GetContact database (and you most likely are there), then use these instructions . This is the only way to leave.

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Detailing with analytics

What follows is the most secret detail. This detailing already comes with analytics, that is, what you get, you no longer need to analyze. A special program overlays your movement on a map of the area, and in addition to the detail file, you also receive a file in which your movement, location points and other information useful for the operational worker and the investigator are noted.

This detail is the most serious; among other things, it contains the IMEI, that is, even if you took out the SIM card and put it in another phone, it will be visible. There, the information is already systematized in as much detail as possible and is used for further operational activities; in particular, you can establish your location down to the apartment.

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Top up your number in a mobile phone store

One of the oldest ways to identify the owner of a phone. It was used even before Viber and social networks were invented.

Go to the nearest communication store and ask the operator’s employee for the service of replenishing your phone account. Of course, indicate not your number, but the one you are calling. To make sure that the number is entered correctly, ask the salon employee to give the last name. Most often, managers of communication stores call you your full name without a second thought. The main thing is to act confidently and calmly.

Did not work out? No problem, try at another salon.

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Database

On the Internet you can often find resources that offer to find a subscriber’s number using your last name and first name. They are based on databases developed by cellular operators themselves. Such databases should not be publicly available, since the distribution of personal data by a cellular company is illegal. If such information easily falls into the hands, then it contains old data that is unlikely to help.

Additionally, for permanent use of the database, in the future you will need to purchase certain conditions for using the service. This use will be convenient for those who need to constantly find numbers. If you need to find a phone number just once, then it would be wiser to find a free version of the program.

Finding a phone number in this way is considered quite effective, but the downside is the cost of databases provided on the Internet. Considering how fresh this base is. It is important to pay special attention to the choice of base and seller so that money is not wasted. It is better to immediately spend more time searching for the required site.

Write a statement to the mobile operator

There are also official ways to get through a phone number and find out the owner. The first method involves contacting the telecom operator directly.

You can submit a request from any operator to obtain information about the owner of a particular number. The request is sent by submitting a special application at the communication salon.

The main point of the statement is the reason for the interest. It must be specified in such a way that the operator considers it significant for satisfying the request. For example, a request with the reason for interest “I want to find a girl on Instagram” will definitely be rejected.

It’s another matter if the person hiding under the number being punched threatens you or your family. There have been many similar cases, especially with debt collectors, in recent years. And quite often, operators really accommodate subscribers and disclose information about the contact they are looking for. Again, with a correct and honest statement with valid reasons for the request.

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Who can find a phone number using billing?

Officially, the cellular operator does not have the right to disclose information regarding the location of the device and, accordingly, its owner. Data is provided only at the request of law enforcement or judicial authorities. To obtain the material of interest, you need to write a statement to the police, on the basis of which the service officers will take actions aimed at solving the problem. The statement will be justified when searching for a stolen device. If you need to find a subscriber for personal purposes, you should postpone this option. In this case, use other methods of solving the problem, simpler and more accessible.

Contact the police

Most often, operators do not want to deal with serious phone identity requests themselves. In such cases, they send people to the police.

The police can seriously help you reveal a person’s identity using their phone number. But only after opening an administrative or criminal case.

In other words, you need to contact the police to file a report against the person. If the authorities accept the application and open a case, they will send an official request to dial the number to the operator. Tom will have nowhere to go, and he will provide the necessary data.

It should be noted here that the information disclosed by the operator may not reach you specifically. You will also have to be patient. It often takes weeks to satisfy a police request to a telecom operator.

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Contacting law enforcement agencies

The last available method for finding contact information is to contact law enforcement. Such measures are resorted to when there are compelling reasons, for example, the disappearance of a person. To do this you need:

• visit the nearest police station;
• write a missing person report;
• hand over the paper to the duty officer for registration;
• clarify when you can get the first results.

The advantage of using this option is a quick search, since law enforcement agencies have their own database. If a person’s data is included in it for some reason, the police will find the person they need without delay.

The disadvantage of this method is that there is a compelling reason for accessing the Ministry of Internal Affairs database. Otherwise, time will be wasted. You should not place high hopes on obtaining confidential information from a missing friend. Employees have the right to refuse the applicant, citing the fact that he is not a parent or close relative of the missing person.

Internet services

Internet services provide only paid services. The cost is not prohibitive, but you will still have to pay about 100 rubles for the room. To use this service, you need to find an Internet source, enter information about the owner in a special field and the personal number of the person doing the search. After sending the request, a notification will be sent to your mobile phone. The information from the message will then need to be entered into the computer and the request submitted. In a short time the request will be processed and the result will come. This method is very convenient and easy to use.

The method is effective, but quite risky. Sometimes money is debited from the account, but the promised service is not provided. But if you choose the right source of information, there is every chance of getting the information you need.

Also, special programs are created to search for contacts. After downloading the application, you need to register, fill in certain fields, and the contact of the desired person will appear on the monitor screen.

Service - find out your MTS number

from MTS is provided by the operator free of charge. In order to use the service, you need to go to call numbers on your phone and dial the command *111*0887#. The service is provided by the operator worldwide and is available in your home region.

Using a mobile application

The “My MTS” mobile application makes it possible to quickly find out your number. If the application is installed on your device, you just need to log into it. As soon as you enter the application, your number will be displayed on the main screen. In addition, the application will allow you to immediately view information on the balance of funds on your phone, the connected package, its validity period and the balance of services for the current month.

USSD command (combination)

The Ussd command is a simple and effective way to find out the personal number on the device. To do this, you will need to go to call numbers on your device and dial the combination *111*0887# and press the call key. After completing the steps, you will receive an SMS with a phone number. We recommend that you write down the received number in your phone book, notepad, or any other convenient place so that you always have access to it.

By caller number

Another simple way. If you have a positive account balance and there is someone nearby you can call, just dial that person. He will display the phone number of the caller, that is, yours, and he will dictate it to you. This method will work if the number anonymity service is not activated. As practice shows, 5-7% of users use the anonymity service. Therefore, you will most likely be able to find out your own number using this method.

By SMS

Send an SMS to 0887 with any text. In a couple of minutes you will receive a response with your phone number. The service is provided by the operator free of charge.

Call to operator

Calling the operator is another way to find out your number. You can call *111#, then follow the instructions, selecting the desired menu items, and find out your number. Or you can dial 0887, it will be faster. However, 0887 works for free only in the home region. So if you are at home and not traveling, this method will be free and faster.

In your personal account

In order to find out your phone number through your personal account, you need to go to the MTS website: https://login.mts.ru/.

Next, you need to authorize. To do this, you need data: password and phone number. If you have not previously registered in your personal account, you will receive a password via SMS, it is free. The password will be sent to your number in a few seconds. After receiving your password and logging in, go to Settings. In the settings you can see your number. In addition, you will be able to see all the numbers that are linked to your name. You can close unnecessary numbers and even generate a report on them, which will be sent to the email you provide.

Checking the number on a USB modem

Each USB modem allows you to find out your phone number. In order to find out the number you need to do the following:

• launch "Connect Manager";
• click on the “Calls” section;
• in the window that appears, dial the following combination *111*0887#;
• Next you need to go to messages;
• In a few minutes you will receive an SMS with your phone number.

Determinant for ipad

On an iPad, finding your number is quite easy. The procedure is slightly different compared to viewing the number on the iPhone. In order to find out the mobile number on the iPad you need:

• go to settings;
• go to the “Basic” item;
• go to the “About device” item;
• Next, select a number for cellular data.

The number line for cellular data will display your current phone number.

All sorts of different things

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, by the way, nothing worked from your link either, but in a different way. Here it turned out in the spirit of Shishkin.

AGAIN QUESTION: who still has a database or who knows how to make an English font in the Motorola C350.

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