How to Remove Yourself from TruePeopleSearch (Step-by-Step, 2026)

Search your own name on TruePeopleSearch (often typed as "true people search") and you'll probably find your current address, a few old ones, your phone number, your age and a list of relatives. Anyone can see that page for free, without an account.

Removing it is also free. You need about five minutes and an email inbox you can open right away. Below is the full opt-out flow, plus what to do when the request fails or your listing shows up again a few months later, which happens more often than people expect.

Quick answer: go to truepeoplesearch.com/removal, enter your name and email, click the link TruePeopleSearch emails you within 24 hours, fill in the second form, and submit. The confirmation page says your record will be removed in three days or less.

At a glance
Cost	Free
Time needed	About 5 minutes
Account needed	No
You'll need	Your name, an email inbox, your phone number, plus your date of birth or address
Verification	CAPTCHA and an email link that expires in 24 hours
Removal time	Up to 3 days, according to the confirmation page
Can it come back?	Yes. Re-check every 3 months

What TruePeopleSearch shows about you

TruePeopleSearch is a free people-search site. It says it holds records on nearly every adult in the US. According to its privacy notice, the data comes from publicly available information, details people have made public themselves, and third-party data suppliers.

A typical listing includes your full name and known aliases, your age, current and past addresses, phone numbers, email addresses and a list of "possible relatives" and "possible associates." Someone can find all of that by typing in your name, your phone number, your email or your street address.

That's why it's worth removing early. Most people-search sites hide the useful details behind a paywall, which at least slows people down. TruePeopleSearch shows your address to anyone who knows your name and roughly where you live. If you're dealing with a stalker, an ex, or someone who has been using your username to impersonate you, this is one of the first places they'll look.

Before you start: find your listing first

The removal form doesn't ask for your listing URL, but finding the record before you begin saves time and helps you catch duplicates.

1. Open truepeoplesearch.com in a private or incognito window.
2. Search your full name plus your city and state.
3. Open your record and copy the page URL into a note.
4. Go back to the results and look for a second or third record. People who have moved, changed their surname, or use a nickname often have more than one.
5. Write down the phone number shown on your listing. You'll enter it in the second form, and using the one TruePeopleSearch already has makes it easier for them to match your record.

One more tip before you begin. The verification email expires after 24 hours, so do the whole thing in one sitting. If you'd rather not hand TruePeopleSearch your main email address, use a forwarding alias such as Apple's Hide My Email, Firefox Relay or SimpleLogin. The link still reaches you, and the broker doesn't get a new contact point to attach to your profile.

How to remove yourself from TruePeopleSearch, step by step

Step 1: Open the removal page

Go straight to truepeoplesearch.com/removal. You can also reach it from the homepage by scrolling to the footer and clicking Do Not Sell My Personal Information, then Visit our opt-out form, but the direct link is quicker.

Step 2: Fill in the first form

The first form only confirms who you are and where to send the next link.

• In the Exercise my rights as a dropdown, choose The subject of the request (meaning you're removing your own data).
• Enter your first name and last name. The middle name field is optional.
• Enter the email address you'll use for this request.
• Tick the agreement box.
• Complete the "I am human" CAPTCHA.
• Click Send Request.

A screen will tell you an email is on its way.

Step 3: Click the link in the email (within 24 hours)

Open your inbox and look for a message from [email protected] about completing your privacy request. It normally arrives within minutes. Check your spam and promotions folders if you don't see it.

Click Click here to fill out the form. If you miss the 24-hour window, the link stops working and you'll need to go back to Step 1.

Step 4: Complete the second form

The link opens a longer form with your name and email already filled in. This is where TruePeopleSearch matches your request to a specific record.

Add your phone number, then fill in either your date of birth or your home address. One of the two is enough to identify you. There's no reason to give a data broker more personal details than it needs, so skip the other field.

Match what's on your listing as closely as you can. If your record shows an old address or a phone number you no longer use, enter that one. Mismatched details are a common reason a request goes through while the listing stays up.

Step 5: Submit and save the confirmation

Tick the review checkbox, complete the CAPTCHA again and click Submit Request. You should see a green confirmation page saying your record will be located and removed in three days or less, and a confirmation email should follow.

Screenshot the confirmation page. If the listing is still live a week later, that screenshot and the date are your proof when you follow up.

How to check that your listing is really gone

Wait three days, then check properly. The confirmation page itself warns that a cached copy in your browser can still show your old record, so a quick check in your normal browser can make it look like the removal failed.

1. Clear your browser cache, or simply open a new private window.
2. Search your name and city on TruePeopleSearch again.
3. Paste the listing URL you saved earlier. A removed record should no longer load or should show that it can't be found.
4. Repeat for any other records you found under old addresses or name variations.

Your listing can still appear in Google for a while after it's gone from TruePeopleSearch, because Google shows the version it last crawled. That usually corrects itself once Google re-crawls the page. To speed it up, request a refresh through Google's Refresh Outdated Content tool. Google's Results about you page is also worth setting up. It lets you request removal of search results that show your phone number or home address, and it can alert you when new ones appear.

What to do if the removal doesn't work

The verification email never arrives. Check spam first. If nothing shows up after 30 minutes, start again from Step 1, ideally with a different email address.

The CAPTCHA keeps failing or "Submit" does nothing. This is usually the browser. Turn off ad blockers and privacy extensions for the page, or try another browser such as Chrome or Firefox, then restart from the removal page.

The link expired. Start over. There's no way to extend it.

Your listing is still up after a week. Re-check in a private window first. If it's genuinely still there, submit the form again with details that match the listing exactly. If that fails too, email [email protected] with your listing URL and the date of your original request, or call the opt-out line listed in their privacy notice, 888-838-4803. Keep a copy of everything you send. A short email is enough:

Subject: Request to delete my personal information

Please remove my record from TruePeopleSearch. Listing URL: [paste link]. Name: [your name]. City and state: [city, state]. I submitted the online opt-out on [date]. Please confirm once it has been removed.

You live in California. You have one extra tool. Since August 1, 2026, data brokers registered in California must process requests sent through the state's free DROP platform, which sends one deletion request to every registered broker at once. Registered brokers must check DROP for new requests at least every 45 days, and data a broker treats as public records may fall outside it, so use DROP alongside TruePeopleSearch's own form rather than instead of it.

Why your information comes back (and how to slow it down)

Removing your listing deletes the record TruePeopleSearch has today. It doesn't stop the site from building a new one tomorrow. TruePeopleSearch's privacy notice says this plainly: it regularly receives new public records, so your information may appear again even after you opt out, and it recommends refreshing your opt-out from time to time.

The triggers are usually ordinary life events. Buying a home creates a property record. Registering to vote at a new address creates a voter record. A new phone line, a court filing or a business registration can do the same. Any of them can rebuild your profile within weeks or months.

There are a few things that make relisting less likely:

• Set a 90-day reminder to search your name on TruePeopleSearch and repeat the opt-out if needed. It takes five minutes.
• Remove yourself from the bigger brokers too. Sites like Whitepages, Spokeo and BeenVerified draw on the same upstream data. Each one you clear makes it harder for a fresh profile to come together.
• Use a PO box or mail-forwarding address for subscriptions, warranties and online orders where you can. New residential address records are one of the most common relisting triggers.
• Check what's public under your usernames. People-search sites are only part of your footprint. Old forum accounts, gaming profiles and social media pages often reveal the same city, photos or full name. Running a free digital footprint check shows you which of those accounts still exist so you can lock them down or delete them.

Don't forget FastPeopleSearch and other look-alike sites

A lot of removal guides call FastPeopleSearch a "sister site" of TruePeopleSearch. They do look alike and show similar data, but California's data broker registry lists them under different companies. TruePeopleSearch is registered to Free Data Services, LLC, and FastPeopleSearch is filed separately. Removing yourself from one does nothing on the other.

The same goes for the long tail of similar sites. Many of them scrape the same public records and rebuild the same profile under a different domain, each with its own opt-out form. After TruePeopleSearch, search your name on FastPeopleSearch, Whitepages, Spokeo, Nuwber, ThatsThem, USPhoneBook and CyberBackgroundChecks, and remove yourself from each one you appear on.

It helps to keep a simple list with the site name, the date you opted out and the date you'll re-check. Six months from now you won't remember which forms you already filled in.

Should you pay a removal service instead?

You don't need to pay anyone to get off TruePeopleSearch. The form is free and works for most people on the first try.

Paid services such as DeleteMe, Incogni and Optery make sense in a different situation. They submit opt-out requests to hundreds of data brokers for you and keep re-sending them when your data reappears. Incogni, for example, re-sends requests every 60 to 90 days. If you've been doxxed or just don't want to spend an afternoon every quarter filling in forms, that ongoing monitoring is what you're paying for.

A sensible middle ground is to remove yourself from TruePeopleSearch and the five or six biggest sites by hand, set your 90-day reminder, and only pay for a service if your listings keep coming back faster than you can clear them.

Removing your listing is step one

Getting off TruePeopleSearch takes your address and phone number out of the easiest free lookup on the web. It doesn't touch the accounts you've created over the years under the same handle, and those can tell a stranger just as much.

If someone wanted to track you down, the next thing they'd try is your username. The same approach investigators use to find someone online by username works on you too. WhatsMyName App checks a username across 732 sites in about a minute, for free and without an account, so you can see every profile still tied to your handle and decide what to delete. Our guide to checking your digital footprint walks through the rest of the clean-up. While you're at it, it's worth checking for fake accounts using your name.

TruePeopleSearch removal FAQ

Is TruePeopleSearch removal free?

Yes. The opt-out costs nothing and you don't need an account, so there's no reason to pay anyone to remove this one listing.

How long does TruePeopleSearch removal take?

The form takes about five minutes. The confirmation page says your record will be removed in three days or less. Clear your browser cache before checking, because a cached page can still show the old listing.

Does TruePeopleSearch notify the person when someone searches them?

No. TruePeopleSearch doesn't tell people when they've been looked up, and there's no way to see who searched your name.

Will my information come back after I opt out?

It can. TruePeopleSearch says it keeps receiving new public records, so a new listing may appear after a move, a property purchase or a new phone number. Search your name every three months and repeat the opt-out if needed.

Can I remove a relative's listing?

Each listing needs its own removal request, and you can use the same email address for several of them. Enter that person's details on the second form so TruePeopleSearch matches the right record, and confirm each request separately.

Why can't I find my record on TruePeopleSearch?

Try searching with your old address, a former surname or a nickname, and leave out the middle name. Records are often filed under older details. If you still can't find yourself, you may not be listed, which is worth confirming every few months.

Does removing my TruePeopleSearch listing remove it from Google?

Not straight away. Google may keep showing the old page until it re-crawls it. You can speed that up with Google's Refresh Outdated Content tool.

Can I opt out of TruePeopleSearch by phone or email?

Yes. TruePeopleSearch's privacy notice lists a phone opt-out at 888-838-4803, and you can email [email protected] with your listing URL. The online form is still the fastest option.

Is FastPeopleSearch the same company as TruePeopleSearch?

No. The two sites look similar, but they're registered under different companies in California's data broker registry. You need to opt out of each one separately.