Lynn, But the sites offer this info. for free. Jim Culbert On Wed, Apr 19, 2017 at 10:12 PM, Lynn McAlister <cmsdistrict7@att.net> wrote: > Most of these sites (Intelius, e.g.) are basically compilations of information once available for free through the telephone book. Some of them claim to include criminal records, land sales, etc. - don't know if they do or not because I've never needed to do a background check on someone, but I suspect it's all information freely available elsewhere on the internet. Some of it must be taken from mailing lists - for example my in-laws' names appear as residents of our home even though they've never lived here, presumably because at one time my husband lived with them so when his name moved, theirs moved with it. In my opinion it's just another example of people using the internet to insert themselves as middle men and charge for information they did not generate and shouldn't profit from. But that's just my opinion. > > Lynn McAlister (6121) > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 19 Apr 2017, at 17:55, Tony <mingay@xtra.co.nz> wrote: >> >> Hi All, >> Have been looking at several sites that give USA phone numbers and addresses, the last being ‘familytreenow’ another has been ‘Intelius’, ( although I think the former used the latter), in which lists of possible relatives are given. >> My questions are:- >> 1) On what basis are those lists formed, ie same address or phone number at some time in their lives? >> 2) What is the best way to use those lists and/ or how do others use the lists? >> 3) How much certainty can I put on the data they contain, particularly were it cannot be found elsewhere? >> Regards Tony. >> Anthony John Mingay >> Member of the Guild of One Name Studies, 1985 >> (once of Kent & Suffolk now in NZ but still researching the surname MINGAY and its variants Worldwide. >> > > > _____________________________________________ > > Information and admin page: > http://one-name.org/guild-information-administration/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GOONS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message