Author:
Lewis Jackson
Date Of Creation:
5 May 2021
Update Date:
21 June 2024
Content
If you are trying to get in touch with a long-term, anonymous friend or prospect and don't have that person's e-mail address available, this can be a lot more difficult. Fortunately, there are a number of tactics you can use to track that e-mail address. Keep reading to learn about each method.
Steps
Method 1 of 3: Method one: Find a Lost E-Mail Address
Search in the e-mail folder. If you have ever contacted this person with your current e-mail address or via an e-mail account that is no longer in use but still works, try the "search" function in your e-mail program. or in the e-mail site to find the lost address.
- Run a search with the person's name or domain name, if you know. If the full name does not produce results, break it down into individual searches by first, last, or nickname.
- Think about an e-mail exchange you might have done with that person in the past and search for high-probability subject keywords. For example, if you've ever worked together on a summer project, try searching with the keyword "summer project".
Ask in person or by phone. If you need to e-mail something to someone you know but lose your e-mail address, there's no shame in making a phone call or texting to ask. If you see them often, you can even wait to see them in person.- If you are trying to contact a potential customer or business partner, you can call the company and speak to the receptionist. As long as the employee's e-mail address is not confidential, the receptionist will often have a list of places where they can look up the contact name you are looking for.
Check the business card. When looking for a business e-mail address, ask yourself if it is possible that you have that person's business card. If so, look carefully. The e-mail address is normally printed on business cards.- If the business cards aren't where you normally keep them, look in your wallet, drawer, or any other place where a lost business card could slip in.
- If you can't find that person's business card, at least try to find one from the same company. This is often a stepping stone to finally finding the exact e-mail address of the contact you need.
Contact family or common friends. If you have a good relationship with someone in the other person's family or have mutual friends, send them a message asking for the missing e-mail address.- If you connect with this third party via an e-mail address or social media account, you can send that person a short e-mail asking if they know the missing e-mail address. or know someone you know.
- If you don't have a good enough personal relationship to get this third-party e-mail address, things can be more difficult, but you can still ask when you meet them in person next time. Give a brief explanation of how you lost your e-mail address and why you need it so this person feels safe giving it to you.
Use an old e-mail address to find new mail. If the e-mail address you have is a few years ago and you are concerned that it may no longer exist, there are several tools on the internet you can use to find a new address based on the old address.
- Please understand that these tools often require registration before a new e-mail address is linked to the old one. Hence, these tools are quite difficult to access, but worth a try.
- These online tools include:
- http://www.findme-mail.com/
- http://www.freshaddress.com/stayintouch.cfm
- http://e-mailchange.com/
Method 2 of 3: Method two: Search the Internet
Find the person's name. If the person you're looking for has a relatively unique name, you can find it by simply doing a search with an online search engine. When you see results relevant to the person you are looking for, look for that person's contact information.
- For best results, search for an "exact phrase" by typing the name in quotation marks.
- You can only search for names in the hope of encountering a result containing contact information, but you can also add customizations such as "e-mail," "e-mail address," "contact information. , "" contact information, "or" contact me ". By entering these preferences after the name, you increase your chances of finding results that contain contact information.
Please try related queries. Often times, searching for just one name does not produce results. If you refine your search for names with locations, companies, school names, or personalized information, you have a better chance of finding the right person and that person's e-mail address.
- Try entering the person's full name in quotes for an exact search. Enter your hometown, company name, school, or a club to which they are a member, followed by the name and outside the quotation marks.
- If you can find the URL of the website or the domain name of a company, school, or group that the person is a member of, you can even type the domain name directly into the search.
Check out your social media accounts. You can go to each of the popular social networking sites you know and use that site's search bar to search for contacts, but you can also use the name of the social networking site as customizations when searching. name of the other person on the Internet.
- Try it on Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, LinkedIn, Instagram, or any other popular social networking site you can think of. Each page will usually have its own search bar on the home page that you can use to do searches.
- You can also enter the person's full name into the search engine followed by the social media account name. This can yield the same results. If you include a customization such as a company name or a related location, the results you get may be more specific and useful.
Try online contacts. While there aren't a lot of online friends available and accessible to everyone, you'll likely earn something using one of them.
- Popular online directories include:
- http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/index.jsp
- http://www.peekyou.com/
- Popular online directories include:
Method 3 of 3: Method three: Guess
Look for high-performing work or school domain names. If you know the person's place of work or school, chances are you can find out their work or school e-mail address.
- Do an Internet search for the school or company name associated with that person. Most universities and companies are quite easy to identify because they want traffic to their website, but if the name is too popular, you may also need to enter the location keyword into your search command. me.
- Once you find the website, give it a try @ vinaphone.com extension of the e-mail you guessed (replace vinaphone.com with the actual website address).
Try out some of the most popular domains. If you are completely unsure of what to do regarding work or school domain names, you can try to pick up the most popular free e-mail address domains.
- If you're not sure where to start, try:
- Gmail (@ gmail.com)
- Yahoo (@ yahoo.com)
- Hotmail (@ hotmail.com)
- Note that these domains are unlikely to return the exact same results as work or school addresses, but if you've been desperate enough, they're worth a try.
- If you're not sure where to start, try:
Try name combinations. While this is by no means a guaranteed way to find personal e-mail addresses, if you are looking for any kind of "official" address, such as a work or school e-mail address. Username usually consists of elements from the first, last name, and possibly the middle name of the person you are looking for.
- If you can determine the naming pattern for the company or school address system by looking at other e-mail addresses on the website, you can find the username of the contact you are looking for. sword. For example, if each username includes the first letter of the first and last name, you can assume Nguyen Hung's e-mail address will be [email protected]
- Other possibilities include:
Warning
- While there are perfectly good reasons for finding someone's e-mail address, you should also know when to stop. For example, if you are trying to find the personal e-mail address of an attractive acquaintance, classmate, or a barista, don't put too much effort into it. If the e-mail address isn't public and you can't get it from a mutual friend, you could be seen as a snoopy and end up in a mess.
- It goes without saying that stalking is a crime. If you intend to use the information in this article to spy on someone online, you could face criminal prosecution when caught in the act.
What you need
- Printed e-mail, fax, or handwritten text
- Directory or office
- Business card
