You're selling old Halloween decorations, and someone texts about picking them up without mentioning which listing they saw. If you don't recognize the number, try looking it up before arranging a meetup: spokeo.com/reverse-phone-loo…

You've become friends with someone through an online community, and they want your home address so they can send you a birthday gift. You've talked for months but have never met in person. Would you share it, or is that crossing a line? 🚩

Before donating online, it's worth checking who's actually organizing it and where the money is going. A legitimate-looking photo and a heartbreaking story aren't enough on their own. Be careful if someone pressures you to skip the fundraising platform and send money directly.

Your old softball team is planning a reunion, but nobody knows how to reach a few former teammates. If you're helping track people down, Spokeo can help you look for updated contact information: spokeo.com/people-search?utm…

You find out that someone you've been dating looked you up online before your first date. How would you react?

While researching your family tree, you discover your grandmother had a brother nobody ever mentioned. You have his name, approximate age, and an old city, but that’s about it. If you want to keep digging, start here: spokeo.com/family-tree?utm_s…

🚩 Red flag or harmless? Someone you know from an online community regularly asks where you live, where you work, whether you live alone, and what you’re doing this weekend, but they share almost nothing about themselves. Are you brushing it off, or pulling back?

You get a message from an unfamiliar email address saying, “Hey, it’s me. I got a new email.” They know your name and mention something familiar, but never actually identify themselves. Before replying, see what you can find about the email address: spokeo.com/email-search?utm_…

If you could catch up with one person from your past for an hour, who would you choose? A childhood friend, old coworker, former neighbor, classmate... someone else?

Found someone’s phone? Check the lock screen for an emergency contact. If that gets you nowhere, turn it in where you found it. And if you post about it locally, don’t show every identifying detail. The actual owner should be able to tell you what their phone looks like.

An unfamiliar number says you won a Halloween giveaway you don’t remember entering. Before responding to claim your suspiciously convenient prize, see if you can figure out who’s behind the number: spokeo.com/reverse-phone-loo…

You find an old family photo and everyone recognizes six of the seven people in it. Your mom remembers a first name, your aunt remembers part of the story, and your grandmother has a completely different answer. You now have a family mystery to solve.

A friend asks if you recognize a number that keeps texting them like they’ve met before, but the person won’t say who they are. Instead of guessing, try searching the number: spokeo.com/reverse-phone-loo…

Cleaning out your contacts is digital archaeology. You’ll find an old roommate, a restaurant that closed years ago, someone named “Mike Concert,” and a friend you once talked to every day whose number may not even work anymore.

Are you planning on meeting up with a friend you made online? Here are few things worth doing beforehand to ensure your safety.

Someone you know from an online group emails you directly, but the name in their email address is completely different from the name they’ve been using. Before continuing the conversation, see what you can find about the address: spokeo.com/email-search?utm_…

Did you know? Caller ID can be spoofed, so a familiar area code or recognizable name doesn’t necessarily tell you who is actually calling. If an unexpected caller claims to represent a company you use, contact the company through a number you know is legitimate.

You’re putting together a guest list when everyone realizes nobody has your cousin’s current number or address. If your family has lost track of someone over the years, Spokeo can help you look for updated contact information: spokeo.com/people-search?utm…

You’ve been talking to someone online for a few weeks. They send photos and voice messages regularly, but every attempt at a video call gets canceled. Would that make you suspicious? 🚩

You find a stack of old college photos and suddenly have questions about people you haven’t thought about in 15 years. Did your freshman roommate ever move to New York? Did that couple actually get married? What happened to the friend who disappeared every weekend?