TruePeopleSearch is a free people-search website that lets anyone look up personal information about almost any American. Unlike paid services like BeenVerified or Intelius, TruePeopleSearch provides results at no cost, which makes it one of the most heavily trafficked people-search sites on the internet.
The site aggregates data from public records, voter registrations, property records, court filings, and commercial data sources. Because it is free and requires no account to search, it is commonly used by stalkers, scammers, telemarketers, and anyone else looking to find personal information about someone.
A typical TruePeopleSearch profile includes:
All of this information is available to anyone who types your name into the search box. No account or payment required.
TruePeopleSearch has one of the more complex opt-out processes among people-search sites. Unlike Spokeo, which requires just a URL and email, TruePeopleSearch requires:
Why two CAPTCHAs? TruePeopleSearch uses dual CAPTCHAs specifically to discourage automated removal tools from processing opt-outs at scale. This is deliberate. They make money from having your data available for free searches, and they do not want it to be easy to remove.
Navigate directly to truepeoplesearch.com/removal. Do not search for your name first as this generates additional data points for their records. Go straight to the removal page.
Fill in your first name and last name exactly as they appear on your TruePeopleSearch profile. Enter a valid email address where you can receive the verification link. Then provide either your date of birth or your street address. TruePeopleSearch uses this to match you to the correct profile.
Complete the first hCaptcha challenge. This usually involves clicking on images that match a description, such as selecting all images with traffic lights or crosswalks. Take your time as failing the CAPTCHA will require you to start over.
Click the submit button after completing the first CAPTCHA. The page will advance to a confirmation step.
TruePeopleSearch will present a second CAPTCHA challenge. Yes, you need to solve two CAPTCHAs for a single removal request. Complete this second challenge to proceed.
TruePeopleSearch will send a verification email to the address you provided. Open the email and click the confirmation link. If you do not see the email within a few minutes, check your spam and junk folders. The email comes from TruePeopleSearch and may be filtered by aggressive spam filters.
Clicking the verification link should complete the removal process. You should see a confirmation page indicating that your opt-out request has been received and will be processed.
Multiple profiles? If you have more than one listing on TruePeopleSearch (different name variations, different cities), you must submit a separate opt-out request for each profile. Each request requires its own set of two CAPTCHAs and email verification.
TruePeopleSearch states that removal requests take up to 2 weeks to process. In practice, most removals are completed within 48-72 hours. After processing, searching for your name should no longer return your profile.
Keep in mind that Google may still show cached results for your TruePeopleSearch profile for several weeks after removal. You can request removal of cached results through Google Search Console, or wait for Google to naturally re-crawl the page.
TruePeopleSearch continuously collects data from public records, voter registrations, property filings, and commercial data sources. Your profile can and likely will reappear within 30-90 days after you remove it. This is not a bug. It is their business model. They want your data on their site because that is how they generate ad revenue.
This means you would need to go through the entire dual-CAPTCHA removal process every 30-90 days, indefinitely, just for this one site. And TruePeopleSearch is just one of 2,359 data brokers that have your information.
Removing yourself from TruePeopleSearch is a 10-minute task. Now multiply that by 2,358 more brokers, each with their own opt-out process, their own CAPTCHAs, their own verification requirements. Then repeat every 90 days.
Other sites that likely have your information right now:
This is why automated removal services exist. The math simply does not work for manual removal at scale.
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