How to Find Out Who a Toll-Free Number Belongs to

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Free reverse number searches can identify toll-free numbers.

Toll-free subscribers pay significant premiums so that others may contact them directly without having to pay for a long-distance call. Toll-free numbers begin with 800, 866, 877 or 888. Unfortunately, calls placed from such toll-free numbers often show up on caller ID devices without further identification. Fortunately, free databases provide information about such numbers, including ownership.

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Step 1

Review your voice mail or answering machine for messages accompanying the call from the number in question. Many toll-free subscribers leave messages identifying themselves and explaining the reasons for their calls.

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Step 2

Conduct a reverse number search. Enter the number as it appears on your caller ID in the search field of your preferred Internet search engine.

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Step 3

Look up the number in a toll-free directory. One such directory is the National Tollfree Directory, which contains advertising listings of business toll-free numbers submitted by businesses (which means not all toll-free numbers are listed). Go to Internettollfree.com/800-number-reverse-lookup.html. In the center of the page, in the "Find a Business" box, enter the phone number, press the "Search" button, and review the results. If the toll-free number is in the database, information about it will be displayed.

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Step 4

Research the number in a user database. 800notes.com is a user database of phone numbers, including toll-free numbers, which provides user-supplied information such as the content of calls received, who owns numbers, frequency of received calls and more. Enter the toll-free phone number in the box toward the top of the web page, press the "Search" button, and review the results.

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