TruePeopleSearch Removal: How to Delete Your Listing

In short: To complete a TruePeopleSearch removal, go to truepeoplesearch.com, submit the opt-out form, and click the email confirmation link before it expires. TruePeopleSearch says the listing should come down "within as little as 72 hours or up to 45 days," according to DeleteMe's removal guide, but because the site re-scrapes public records, the same listing can come back and needs rechecking every few months.

TruePeopleSearch opt out is a free, DIY process that lives entirely on the company's own site — there's no paid button to push, but there are a handful of steps that have to be done in order or the request never goes through. Here's the exact path, what to expect afterward, and why this isn't a one-and-done fix.

How do I find and remove my TruePeopleSearch listing?

Start on the homepage, not a search results page. According to Security.org's walkthrough, the removal link only appears "at the very bottom of the homepage — and the homepage only." It is not on profile or search pages.

The most complete single walkthrough of the actual form, from DeleteMe's removal guide, runs like this:

1. Go to truepeoplesearch.com and scroll to the footer. DeleteMe's instructions say to "scroll to the bottom of the page" and "click the 'Do Not Sell My Personal Information' link in the footer," per DeleteMe's guide.
2. Pick the subject-of-request option from the dropdown. DeleteMe's guide instructs: "From the 'Exercise my rights as a:' dropdown, select 'The subject of the request.'"
3. Enter your first and last name and your email address, then "click the agreement box," "click the 'I am human' checkbox," and "click the 'Send Request' button," as DeleteMe lays out.
4. Click the link in the confirmation email, then "select the button marked 'Click here to fill out the form,'" per DeleteMe. The same guide warns that "the link expires within 24 hours."
5. Fill out the second form, which arrives pre-filled with your name and email. DeleteMe's guide says to "fill in your phone number and EITHER your date of birth or your home address," and "do not fill in both, as you don't want to give people search sites any more information than absolutely necessary to complete your opt out request." Submit it to finish.

Two other guides describe a different path through the same tool and may reflect a different version of the form, so treat them as alternates rather than additional steps to stack on top of the sequence above. Security.org reports a flow where, after clicking the footer link, you enter your email, pass a CAPTCHA, and agree to the terms first — then you're taken to a search page where you type your own name, pick the matching profile from a list of possible results, scroll to the bottom of that profile, and click "Remove This Record." Security.org cautions against clicking sponsored ad panels on the profile page, since those "will simply send you off to a different people search website" instead of removing anything. CyberForget's guide describes yet another version, a dedicated page at truepeoplesearch.com/removal where you paste your profile's exact URL along with your email and a CAPTCHA, then click "Request Removal." If the footer link or the DeleteMe-style form isn't what you see when you visit the site, one of these other two descriptions likely matches what's in front of you — the end result in all three cases is the same: an email confirmation you must act on.

What happens after I submit — how long does removal take?

TruePeopleSearch sends a confirmation email that has to be clicked before anything happens. CyberForget warns that "if you don't click the verification link, the opt-out request is never processed," and calls that the top reason people believe TruePeopleSearch ignored their removal request.

Check spam if the email doesn't show up quickly. Security.org reports finding its own confirmation email "in the spam folder" rather than the main inbox.

TruePeopleSearch's own timeline, as reported by DeleteMe, is that "your record should be removed from the TruePeopleSearch site within as little as 72 hours or up to 45 days." CyberForget reports most users seeing removal within "24–72 hours" of clicking the verification link. To confirm it worked, search your name, your phone number, and the saved profile URL again — a successful removal returns a "record not found" or "no results" page.

Why does my listing reappear, and how often should I check?

Because TruePeopleSearch builds its profiles from public records and other broker feeds, a removal only deletes the listing as it exists right now — it doesn't stop the site from rebuilding a new one later. DeleteMe's guide puts it plainly: "Some people search sites relist individuals' profiles when they find more of their information." That's why recheck frequency matters as much as the initial opt-out.

CyberForget's advice is to set "a calendar reminder" to recheck every "3–6 months," and to also opt out of the upstream data aggregators that feed sites like TruePeopleSearch in the first place, calling that "the biggest lever" for reducing how often listings come back.

This pattern isn't unique to one site. The FTC's 2014 report on data brokers found that people-search brokers generally don't offer a true deletion option, because it would be futile — they refresh their data by crawling the same public records, which simply puts the same or similar information back online. The agency's recommendation to lawmakers was that any rule covering these brokers should require them to disclose the limits of their opt-out clearly, including the fact that close name matches can still surface in results even after a removal.

What if I have multiple profiles?

Treat each profile as its own removal. Security.org is explicit that TruePeopleSearch "will take down only the profile you specifically requested to opt out," and if your search turned up several records — common with popular names — "go back to step one and repeat the process" for each one.

This matches what the FTC found industry-wide: an opt-out submitted under one name variant may not capture records filed under a different spelling, so consumers may need to submit separate requests to the same broker to cover all of their listings, according to the FTC's data broker report.

Is there anything other than the web form?

Yes. DeleteMe's guide lists alternative contacts for anyone who prefers phone or mail over the online form: a mailing address at "PO Box 7775 PMB 29296 San Francisco, CA 94120-7775," plus a support email address and phone number published alongside it in that guide. Both routes are slower than the web form, so use them only if the form fails you.

Does removing a listing from TruePeopleSearch cover the lookalike sites?

No. CyberForget's guide flags several separate domains — TruePeopleSearch.info, TruePeopleSearch.io, and various ".net" variants — each with its own opt-out form that has to be submitted on its own. Security.org tested TruePeopleSearch.io directly and reported it "doesn't seem to be a legitimate people search site," saying searches there redirected to a different data broker entirely rather than returning results. Treat any domain besides truepeoplesearch.com as a separate removal job, and don't assume one opt-out clears your name everywhere.

What to do next

• Recheck your name, phone number, and saved profile URL on truepeoplesearch.com every 3–6 months, since removed listings can be rebuilt from refreshed public records.
• If you found more than one profile, repeat the full opt-out steps above for each one — TruePeopleSearch only removes the specific record you submit.
• Read our complete people-search comparison to see how TruePeopleSearch's process stacks up against other sites that likely list the same information about you.
• For the data broker feeds that resupply TruePeopleSearch in the first place, work through our data broker deletion guide.