A reverse cell phone search is one of the online tools that I use frequently. This type of search will let you uncover who owns any phone number, making it useful in a number of cases. All you do is type in the phone number and you'll then get to see who owns the phone, their address and at times you'll also get background information on them.

Let's quickly see how this is done and also how you can run a free reverse phone search.

You can probably think of a few reasons why you would use this kind of search. There's different scenarios that you might find yourself in where you don't recognize a number and want to know who owns the phone.

Often times it's because you've missed a call and see the number on your call display. Or maybe you're getting prank calls from a certain phone number that you don't recognize.

To find out the owner of a specific phone number, you will need to use a reverse cell phone search database. There are companies that purchase phone records and then compile huge databases of information on all types of phone numbers. You can then run a search through their database when you need to.

Since these companies do charge a small fee for running this kind of search, here's a quick way to try to run a free reverse cell phone search.

Try punching in the phone number into Google and then look at what comes up. Sometimes what will happen is that the phone number will be published on some webpage that has information on the owner. You can also try Yahoo. Now please keep in mind that this usually doesn't work, and often times you'll end up on a non-reliable website that is just trying to sell you a reverse phone search.

Your best bet is to use a reliable reverse phone search company. You can either pay for a single search, or buy a membership that gives you unlimited searches. If you choose the membership option then you can login whenever you want and run a search.

Always look for a company that offers a moneyback guarantee since you want to be sure that you get the information that you're looking for. If the company offers a guarantee, then you know that they have confidence in the reverse cell phone service that they offer.