Missed a phone call from an unknown number? Trace the number backwards to find out who it was

Have you ever walked away from your mobile phone and when you return you find a missed call?

Sometimes you can be in the same room and still miss a call due to other distractions or a low ringer volume on the phone. When this happens, your phone will register the phone number that was lost, and if you have that number stored in your contact list, you will be notified who it was. But if the number isn’t in your contact list, all you know is a random unknown number.

Have you ever screened your calls, missed calls on purpose and only talked to the people you really want to talk to? The problem is how do you know if you want to talk to the caller if you don’t recognize the number? You can let the call ring and then call back, but it is not advisable to call back an unknown number if you are trying to avoid talking to certain people. You need a method to find out who the mystery caller was.

So how do you find out who the mystery caller was? Well, you have a few options to choose from.

First of all, you can have the number registered somewhere other than your contact list on your phone. Possibly written on a notepad, placed in a folder, or elsewhere. However, looking for this could be a bigger job that you have time for.

Second, you can try entering the number directly into Google and try your luck there. If the number belongs to a registered business, you might be in luck and Google might tell you who was trying to reach you. However, if it’s an individual, you may not have much left in this attempt.

In this case, you can try reverse phone number tracking using a phone number lookup service. These services ask you to enter any phone number and can also return all sorts of personal data for who the number is registered to. By using this method, you can find out the name, registered address, and other identifying information about the mystery caller that you missed on your phone.

So if you’re ever in doubt as to whether or not you should call the mystery person back, just do a reverse trace and you’ll know exactly who the call was that you missed in the first place.