Who Called Me? 5 Ways to Identify Unknown Callers

When you take your phone and see there is a missed call from an unknown number, a logical question arises: "Who called me?" This is especially relevant nowadays, as many adults nowadays can hardly remember landline phones and are used to the world of mobile devices, where you always see the number of the caller and their name if it is saved in the contact book.

Considering all this, many people feel discomfort when they see a stranger trying to contact them. That is why services like reverse phone lookup and location tracking by phone number are gaining more and more popularity. We do not want to fall behind the trends, so here are the top 5 services to identify the caller in our mind.

GEOfinder is a service that attracts a lot of customers nowadays thanks to its toolkit and quality of service. The feature that interests us today is called reverse phone lookup. For those who are not familiar with such services yet, here is a short introduction:

Reverse phone lookup is an online service that allows people to check who a phone number belongs to and, if available, where the number is registered. It will also inform you if there is any information on the internet about the chosen number associated with any phone scams.

Thus, if you see a notification about an unknown number calling, you can open the GEOfinder website, register with the service, find the "phone number lookup" item on the menu, and check who called you without any additional fuss or worries.

The registration with the service is free of unnecessary steps and consists of only a couple of steps.

1. Open the official website.

2. Enter the number you want to check and click "Find".

3. Purchase the subscription.

After that, you gain access to the user space where you can switch between other features, including reverse number lookup. You can also contact customer support to activate the 1-day trial for only $1 to check everything before paying for the full plan.

TrapCall is a service that has a very self-explanatory name, and the word "trap" is used in the title not in vain. Many users call it a real trap for unknown calls and scammers for the feature it has to block unwanted numbers.

Talking in more detail about what the service can do, we must mention that it has 3 subscription plans, and depending on which one you choose, you get different toolkits. Among its most popular and requested features are: 

• deanonymizing "no caller ID" or "number hidden" calls;

• blocking the "robocalls" – advertising spam calls from companies selling something;

• manual blocking of calls from annoying or unwanted numbers;

• recording of incoming calls, which is extremely useful if you need to have evidence of harassment or scam for the police.

The app also offers a free week for all newcomers to give them a chance to learn more about it and decide if they would like to join.

PeopleFinder is a service aimed at helping you find a person based on that small bit of information about them. It is not only a phone number lookup; it is also a name lookup, address lookup, and so on.

In its essence, PeopleFinder is a huge warehouse of all types of data about people that the service can get from any open source: address books, Yellow Pages, social media, etc. Thanks to that, the service is free and available for anyone from any corner of the world. However, the principle of its work is its downside as well because it depends on the information available online. If a person has a weak online presence, PeopleFinder will hardly help you.

So, you are getting a call from an unknown number, and you want to check who it is using PeopleFinder. What are your steps?

1. Open the PeopleFinder website and select whether you want to look up a person by name, phone number, or address.

2. Enter the required information (in the scope of this article, it would be the phone number) and click "search".

3. Give the service some time to check all the resources it has and view the results when they are ready.

Note: This particular service works only for the United States.

Truecaller offers a phone number lookup service that is very similar to GEOfinder's. The main difference between these 2 services is that Truecaller has Android and iOS applications, while GEOfinder operates online. Although a full-scale application might seem an advantage at first glance, things are not so certain. An application means you need to find it, download, install, monitor the updates, and be ready for random errors appearing from time to time, etc. GEOfinder, in turn, is fully online, and the only thing it requires is an internet connection.

After discussing all those services, it makes sense to clarify how to use Truecaller or GEOfinder if the phone number calling you is hidden. The easiest way to reveal it is to contact your mobile phone service provider and request a list of all the numbers that tried to contact you for a certain period. Most often, even the unknown or hidden numbers will be revealed. Sometimes, this service can be paid, sometimes it is free, but regardless, the result is worth it. When you get the needed number, simply check it using any of the services mentioned above.

The desire to know who is calling you is natural nowadays, which is why many services exist to help you with this. If the number is hidden, ask your operator for the list of recent callers; if it is not, things become even easier. Check it with GEOfinder or any other similar service, and you will always be informed about the caller's identity. This helps to avoid scams or commercial calls that may come up at the most inconvenient times.