Removing an older relative's information from data brokers
Brokers compile and sell lists segmented by age, wealth indicators and household composition, which is exactly what fraud operations buy. An older adult living alone with a published address, phone number and estimated home value is a marketing product, and the buyer is not always selling gutter cleaning.
Household
Five people. One bill.
- Coverage
- 1,000+ sources each
- Cadence
- Rescanned every two weeks
Why the generic advice doesn't fit
Most privacy guidance is written for someone with no particular threat. Yours is specific, so the priorities change.
- Phone exposure matters more than for most people, because the attack is usually a call.
- Estimated income and home value fields, which sites like ThatsThem publish, drive targeting.
- You may be acting on a relative's behalf, which has real limits — see the caveat.
- 01Reverse-phone sites first, because the call is the attack vector.
- 02Sites publishing estimated income or home value.
- 03Free people-search sites.
- 04A phone carrier's scam-blocking features alongside removal.
Two fields, no account, no card. See what is actually out there before deciding anything.
We verify identity before filing, which means we need the person's own participation or a valid power of attorney. This is deliberate: a service that removes anyone's data on a relative's say-so is a service that can be used to isolate someone. If you hold power of attorney, tell us at intake and we will handle it properly.
The sites to take down first
Free and unpaywalled, which means anyone can use them with no account and no skill. These are the real risk.
Who else we write for
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