How to remove yourself from TruePeopleSearch and FastPeopleSearch

TruePeopleSearch and FastPeopleSearch show addresses, phone numbers, ages and relatives without asking for payment or an account. That makes them the sites a neighbour, an ex or a scammer is most likely to use, and they rank well in name searches. If you only clear two people-search sites, these are strong candidates.

They are separate websites with separate removal requests, but their opt-out forms are worded almost identically, so once you have done one, the other takes a couple of minutes.

1. Search your name on truepeoplesearch.com first and note the exact details on your record: name spelling, age, current and past cities. You will need them on the form.
2. Open the removal form at truepeoplesearch.com/removal. It is also linked from the "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information" link in the footer. The page may show a short bot check first.
3. Choose whether you are the subject of the request or an authorized agent, enter your name and email address, complete the captcha and press Send Request.
4. Click the link TruePeopleSearch emails you. The site says it may take some time to arrive, and that if you wait more than 24 hours to click it you will need to request a new one.
5. Fill in the form behind the link with information that matches the record. TruePeopleSearch warns that leaving things out or entering them inaccurately will only slow the removal down.
6. You see a confirmation page and get a confirmation email. TruePeopleSearch says to allow 3 days for the record to be fully removed.

TruePeopleSearch's privacy notice also lists a phone line for opt-out requests and says opt-out requests do not require identity verification. You do not need to send ID.

FastPeopleSearch's form is at fastpeoplesearch.com/removal. It redirects to its "Do Not Sell/Right to Opt-out" page. The steps on that page match TruePeopleSearch's: choose whether you are the subject or an agent, give your first, middle and last name and email, pass the captcha, click the emailed link within 24 hours, complete the form, and allow 3 days.

• The link never arrives. Check spam and promotions folders. If 24 hours pass, start again; the old link will not work.
• The page will not load. Both sites use a bot check. Turn off a VPN or strict tracker-blocking extension for the visit and try again.
• More than one record. If the search shows two entries for you (an old married name, a different middle initial), submit a request for each, with details matching that record.
• It came back. TruePeopleSearch says it treats opt-outs of publicly available data as a courtesy, that it regularly receives new public records, and that your information may appear again. It recommends refreshing your opt-out request periodically. Put a reminder in your calendar.
• Still in Google. Search results are cached separately. Use Google's Results about you for results showing your phone or address.

These two forms remove the listing from these two sites only. The same records feed paid sites too: do Spokeo, Whitepages, BeenVerified and the PeopleConnect brands in the same session. California residents can add the state's free DROP request; it goes to the hundreds of data brokers registered with the state. The full routine is in our data broker removal guide.

If your worry is your home address specifically, cut off the supply as well as the listings: a separate mailing address for deliveries and accounts means fewer new records tie your name to where you live. Our data broker guide covers virtual mailboxes and PO boxes.