Weird Options

[Oscar]

Is there any way to trace a number? I got these really weird texts from someone playing a prank and I need to find out who it was! It wasn't some random kid. They knew what college I went to and obviously my cell phone number. I call them, but no answer. Strange? Yes, very much!
There probably isn't a way, though.

[Saffy]

That's pretty creepy.

I get a number of weird calls and being the paranoid guy I am, I often background check them. You can often just type the number into Google to see if any information pops up. I also use Canada 411 which offers a reverse look-up for phone numbers to give you the address and name of the individual in some cases. I'd imagine there's a similar reverse telephone look-up for the United States, but I've never actually looked.

It's amazing what you can do with just someone's phone number who "accidentally" called you. I remember once finding the guy's name and a picture of his house on Google Street View. And all that came from typing his number into Google.

Hope that helps!