The Not-so-True People-Search Network from China
Summary: KrebsOnSecurity found a network of US-focused people-search sites, including TruePeopleSearch.net, FastPeopleSearch.io, PeopleFinderFree.com, Numlooker.com, Cocofinder.com and FindPeopleFast.net, registered through Alibaba Cloud in Beijing around 2020-2021 and fronted by executives whose names and photos trace to stock images. A January 2024 Techjury review and a three-year-old Reddit post both name Shenzhen Duiyun Technology Co. as the owner of Cocofinder, and the sites route report purchases to BeenVerified, Intelius and Spokeo for affiliate commissions.
Key Takeaway: The FTC fined TruthFinder and Instant Checkmate $5.8 million in September 2023 for operating as consumer reporting agencies while disclaiming that role, and this network shows how far the affiliate layer behind those brokers extends. Spokeo, Intelius and BeenVerified collect the subscription revenue while the identities behind the sites that drive sign-ups cannot be verified.
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