Address given a phone number?

[cerevro]

Hi gentlemen.

Does anyone know how can I get the address of someone given that I have his phone number?
I am trying to help a friend find a contractor who run away with her money without completing the job he was supposed to do.
Any advise would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

 

[pablice]

 

[NorthernBear]

If you have the guy's phone number try going to whitepages.ca and entering it in the reverse phone number section. If it is a landline number quite often this site will tell you the address.

 

[oldjones]

Any phone number can be Gooogled, and will bring up any pages where it is mentioned, whether they were put up by the owner of the number or customers doing reviews.

 

[bcd]

Or 411.ca

 

[sauna1701]

Try police or Better Business. Even if you don't get satisfaction, at least contractor is documented for future victims.

Mike Holmes is also an option. If you are lucky you get more than you originally paid for.

 

[oldjones]

Try police or Better Business. Even if you don't get satisfaction, at least contractor is documented for future victims.

Mike Holmes is also an option. If you are lucky you get more than you originally paid for.

Not to mention that the police have phone-number tracing tools not available to us.

 

[SkyRider]

I am trying to help a friend find a contractor who run away with her money without completing the job he was supposed to do.

I wish the police would spend time and resources chasing contractor crooks rather than chasing consenting adults engaged in private paid sex. As someone already mentioned you can do a reverse lookup if it is a listed landline. However, many contractors nowadays operate using a cellphone out of an unmarked van.

 

[IM469]

I am trying to help a friend find a contractor who run away with her money without completing the job he was supposed to do.

How did she get his number in the first place ? Why do you need his number ? If you are going to confront him, why not contact him by phone and book an appointment? If you are going to report him to the police - they will track him.

If he is doing this as racket (out of his truck), you may find that he is using a pre-paid cell phone with no address (or identity information) tied to it.

 

[SkyRider]

If you are going to report him to the police - they will track him.

Depending on the circumstances, the police will likely say it is a civil (not criminal) matter and to to get a civil lawyer.

 

[punter]

Been there, done that. Those web sites that claim to give you an address matching a phone number are a scam. I got a US address for a contractor who I know lives in Toronto. You could try calling the CRA and reporting him for evading taxes, since he is probably taking cash from clients and not paying his due taxes.

 

[Taxman2011/12]

Taking this thread a little off topic....

Why in the world would your friend pay up front a contractor
- that he /she had no address for
- possibly had no references for
- maybe never saw previous examples of his work

It looks like your friend handed $$ to some one they really didn't know very well, and then trusted them to do a good job. Ever heard of part payment up front (a good faith retainer) and the balance upon successful completion of the job? Reputable contractors do not require all their money upfront. Do you pay your mechanic before he fixes your car?

Reporting the guy to CRA seems like a good idea, and CRA can really do a number on a tax cheat IF they get their hooks into them [that part I have seen in action, close-up, I usually get a call to get involved after it's too late for the tax cheat though]. But...

The reality is that CRA will want you to build a pretty good case for then before they take the ball and start running with it (they gets lots of spiteful ex-husbands and ex-wives trying to stir up things, when there's really no case there). If you can't provide more info than a name and cell phone number, there will likely be zero follow up. In other words, if you can't find the guy, they aren't going to find him for you.

The lesson(s)? here are that proper planning is required if you're undertaking either a home reno project or helping CRA chase tax cheats.

 

[SinnamonFairbanks]

google his number with "quotations" like "905 723 ****" and see what shows up. There could be some advertisements linked to that number. Also go to facebook and do the search there (the same kind, with quotations) a business or a personal page might show up. If a business page shows up, look to see who has liked it, you might find that him, his friends and family have liked it and you can go from there. You can get a lot of personal information from facebook. I use it all the time to look up my clients.

You can also do this with their email address.