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Three simple ways to do Reverse email lookup

What is email lookup?

Email lookup is a tool or technique that allows you to find someone's email address based on their personal data.

For instance, you could type in someone's first and last name or phone number, and the tool will deliver the person's associated email address.

Reverse email lookup refers to a service that helps people find out the identity and background of people via their email address. The application would ask you to enter the email address of that person and then show you matching results

Well wouldn't it be extremely cool if you could verify the identity of that "prince in Nigeria" asking you for money? Performing a simple reverse email lookup can offer great benefits besides scam and fraud detection.

This blog by Steven Goh highlights the merits and different kinds of data you can get from a reverse email lookup.

3 Simple Methods To Do Reverse Email Lookup

There are 3 main ways - free, paid, and an efficient, automated method using API. All 3 are available to everyone, so it's up to you to pick which one suits your use case the best.

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I would also recommend trying out Proxycurl for a free trial Reverse Email Lookup API takes a work email address and returns you a Linkedin Profile URL. I had so much fun trying it out !

I hope you enjoy reading this great content. Feel free to share your thoughts in the comment section below.

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