TruePeopleSearch.net

No. They're two different operations with confusingly similar names. TruePeopleSearch.com is a US people-search site whose California data-broker registry filing names Free Data Services, LLC of San Francisco as its operator. A March 2024 Krebs on Security investigation reported that TruePeopleSearch.net is part of a China-based people-search network registered through Alibaba Cloud in Beijing. Krebs on Security reported that the network's principal owners all appear to be fabricated identities, including a "Marilyn Gaskell" credited as founder, and that the sites send visitors to established US brokers (BeenVerified, Intelius, Spokeo) rather than acting as primary data brokers.

Per the March 2024 Krebs on Security investigation, TruePeopleSearch.net is part of a multi-domain network tied to China. Third-party sources cited by Krebs name Shenzhen Duiyun Technology Co. as the Chinese owner of sister site Cocofinder; no source we can cite names TruePeopleSearch.net's own operator or ties it to Shenzhen Duiyun. The network's other domains include FastPeopleSearch.io, CocoDoc.com, CocoSign.com, PeopleFinderFree.com, Numlooker.com, Cocofinder.com, and FindPeopleFast.net. CocoDoc and CocoSign maintain a Singapore physical presence at 15 Scotts Rd #03-12 15. Krebs on Security reported that the network's principal owners all appear to be fabricated identities, including a "Marilyn Gaskell" credited as founder.

The site presents itself as a free people-search tool with name, phone, address, and email lookup tabs. Per the Krebs reporting, the actual business model is affiliate-referral. Searchers see preview data, then are routed through 10-20 minutes of splash screens before being asked to subscribe (typically around $35/month) via established US brokers including BeenVerified, Intelius, and Spokeo. A commenter on the Krebs article claimed the data comes from Endato; unverified.

Yes, and the opt-out is unusually simple. Instead of an on-site removal flow, TruePeopleSearch.net uses a single Google Form (titled "Contact information", prompt "To remove your info, please kindly provide the following info"). It asks for your first and last name, an email address, the URL of the listing you want removed, and a removal-confirmation choice; only the free-text message is optional. Per the site you're off the database within 48 hours. There's no CAPTCHA and no separate verification email, though Google Forms requires a signed-in account to submit. Caveat. The Google Form clears the .net display surface but doesn't touch the downstream affiliate brokers (BeenVerified, Intelius, Spokeo). Opt out at those brokers too, and at the separate TruePeopleSearch.com if you're listed there. See our TruePeopleSearch.net removal guide for the full walkthrough.

It doesn't present itself as a consumer reporting agency, and we found no permitted-use statement offering its data for employment screening, tenant screening, credit decisions, or insurance underwriting. The applicable framework is state-level privacy law (CCPA / CPRA in California plus the growing list of state comprehensive-privacy laws). Note that Krebs on Security reported the network this site belongs to is tied to China, and the related CocoDoc / CocoSign domains in the same network have a Singapore physical presence, which complicates jurisdictional enforcement for US state-level statutes.

Krebs on Security reported it appears not. Krebs found "Marilyn Gaskell" named as the founder of TruePeopleSearch on LinkedIn and on sites that accept paid article submissions, and reported that the network's principal owners all appear to be fabricated identities. Each domain promotes a "founder" or "CEO" name (Sally Stevens at FastPeopleSearch.io, Alina Clark at CocoDoc, Stephen Curry at CocoSign, Eden Cheng at PeopleFinderFree, Lynda Fairly at Numlooker, Harriet Chan at Cocofinder). Krebs found these named executives' photos were stock or reused images and their profiles sparse, and said the principals appear fabricated.