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If you're tired of getting spam and potentially fraudulent calls and text messages, you're not on your own. Getting calls from unknown phone numbers can be annoying since you never know whether it's coming from somebody you know, or somebody pretending to be from your broadband company. Because these callers tend to hide their phone numbers when calling, it's difficult to determine exactly who is on the other end of the line. A free reverse phone number search service can help you figure out who is making the call. Here are some of the best reverse phone search tools to use. 

TrueCaller:

This is one of the most widely-used, free-of-charge phone number search apps. You can get it on any mobile platform or on the web. When you get a call from an unknown number, it sends you a notification of the name or number of the person who is calling you. You can also use the app to search for the number and find out exactly where the person is calling from. It has an extensive collection of over a billion phone numbers from across the world, so it's likely that next time an unknown number calls you, this app will be able to tell you who it is. 

AnyWho:

This reverse phone lookup tool uses yellow pages to help you determine the identity of the person calling you. You can go online and use this tool to lookup either a landline or a mobile number and determine the name of the person to whom the number is registered. You can also use AnyWho to find the location of the person on a map, along with more specific information about the caller, such as if they are calling from a company. 

Nuwber:

Nuwber is a people search service that you can use to quickly get accurate, reliable data on a caller. If you have a piece of information about your callers, such as the number that they are calling from or their name, you can enter this information into Nuwber and find out more about them and why they are calling you. It pulls information from all publicly-available data to provide you with up-to-date information on your caller including contact and personal details and social media profiles. 

Zlookup:

Zlookup is regarded as one of the best reverse phone lookup services, going through several telephone number records to find the identity of a person or company that is calling you. All you need to do is enter the phone number into the app and you will be provided with the information that you need, including the name and location details of the caller. 

Instant Checkmate:

This reverse phone number search tool is very popular online since it uses thirty diverse sources to search for and provide you with data. The app uses public records and a background checking tool to find relevant information on a caller. If you are suspicious of a caller and believe that they are trying to scam you, you can use this tool to look them up for criminal activity, as it allows you to search the criminal database and directories for a certain number. You can use either the free or premium service depending on the features that you need. 

If you keep getting unwanted calls from unknown callers, any of these tools can help you find more about who's calling you and why.