How to Remove Yourself from TruePeopleSearch
Last verified October 22, 2026
TruePeopleSearch is a free people-search site. Anyone can search by name, phone number, or address — no account, no payment — and get a page of personal details about the person they looked up. Its help pages say a search can turn up current and past addresses, phone numbers, relatives, friends, roommates, and email addresses. Because it costs nothing to use, it is one of the first places a curious neighbor, an employer doing a quick informal check, or a scammer ends up. You did not create your listing, and you were not asked.
The good news: this removal is one of the simpler ones. It runs through the site's own removal page, it is free, and the record comes down in days, not weeks. Here is the walkthrough — and, at the end, the honest part: why you will probably have to do it again someday.
The short answer: Go to the official removal page at truepeoplesearch.com/removal. Enter your email address and your name, complete the robot check, and submit — the site emails you a link to the actual opt-out form. Click that link promptly: wait more than 24 hours and you will have to request a new one. On the form, enter the information that matches the record you want removed — first, middle, and last name — and say whether you are the person in the record or an authorized agent acting for them. Fill it in fully and accurately; the site warns that leaving information out or entering it wrong will slow the process down. When you submit, you land on a confirmation page and get a confirmation email as well. The site states: "Please allow 3 days for your record to be fully removed from our site." One removal covers one record on this site only.
| Broker | Official opt-out route | Cost | Covers | Removal timeframe | Re-listing behavior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TruePeopleSearch | Removal page — truepeoplesearch.com/removal; the opt-out form itself is reached through a link the site emails you | Free — the site asks for no payment and no account | Removal of one record from TruePeopleSearch; the official pages do not cover clearing several records in one session, so each record gets its own request | The site states: "Please allow 3 days for your record to be fully removed from our site." | The site's pages do not address listings returning; across people-search sites generally, new public records can rebuild a removed profile — re-check and re-file (see "Will it come back?" below) |
What can a TruePeopleSearch listing show?
The site's own help page says a search returns details like these, and its Privacy Notice lists the same kinds of information among what it collects:
- Your real name and any aliases
- Current and past addresses
- Phone numbers, including mobile numbers
- Relatives — and on the results side, friends and roommates too
- Email addresses
- Business ownership
Not every listing shows all of that, and broker data can be old or wrong — a previous home, a number you gave up years ago, a relative listed at the wrong address. Old or wrong is still personal, and it is still free for anyone to read.
Before you start
- Use the site's own removal page, and only that page. The removal is free. If a site asks you to pay to remove you from TruePeopleSearch, it is not the official route.
- You need an email inbox you can open right away. The removal page does not contain the opt-out form itself — the site emails you a link to it, and the link goes stale after 24 hours. Start when you can finish.
- Expect a robot check. The removal page includes a CAPTCHA step before it will take your request.
- Have your details ready, exactly as they appear. The form asks for the first, middle, and last name on the record, and the site warns that incomplete or inaccurate information will hinder the removal.
- One record at a time. If the site has split you into more than one listing — an old address, a name variation — plan on a separate request for each one (see "What if you have more than one listing?" below).
How do you remove yourself from TruePeopleSearch? The steps
- Open the official removal page. Go to truepeoplesearch.com/removal.
- Enter your email address and name, and complete the robot check. That is all the removal page itself asks for — submitting it tells the site where to send the opt-out form.
- Click the link in the email — promptly. The site emails you the link to the actual opt-out form, and that emailed link is the only way to reach it. If you wait more than 24 hours, the link will no longer work and you will need to go back to the removal page and request a fresh one. If the email does not show up within a few minutes, check your spam folder.
- Fill out the form with the details on the record. The form asks for a first, middle, and last name, and has an "Exercise my rights as" choice — pick the subject if the record is yours, or authorized agent if you are filing for someone else. Enter information that matches the record you want removed, and fill the form out fully and accurately: the site warns that leaving information out or entering it inaccurately will hinder the process.
- Submit, and keep the confirmation. Submitting lands you on a confirmation page, and the site also sends a confirmation email. Keep that email until you have confirmed the listing is gone.
- Check back after 3 days. In the site's own words: "Please allow 3 days for your record to be fully removed from our site." After that window, search your name again on truepeoplesearch.com to confirm the listing is gone. One heads-up the site's help pages give: even after your record leaves TruePeopleSearch, it can still show up in Google's results for a while, because Google refreshes its index on its own schedule — the site points to Google's outdated-cache removal tool if you want to ask Google to drop the stale copy sooner. That lingering Google result is Google's copy catching up, not your listing coming back.
What if you have more than one listing?
It is common. Data gathered from many public sources often splits one person into several records — one under a former address, one under a maiden name, one with a middle initial. TruePeopleSearch's official pages do not say anything about clearing several records in one go, and the form is built around a single record — the information you enter has to match the record you want removed. So plan on one request per record: finish the first removal, then run the removal page again for each additional listing.
Practical approach: after your first removal clears, re-search every name variation and every city you have lived in, and repeat the process for anything still showing.
Will it come back?
It can — and this part is the general pattern across people-search sites, not something TruePeopleSearch promises or warns about on its own pages (they do not address it either way). These listings are built from public records and other data sources, and when fresh data arrives — a move, a new filing, a new phone listing — a profile you already removed can be created again. That is the honest pattern everywhere in this category: removal is maintenance, not a one-time event. The practical habit is to search your name here a few times a year and re-file for anything that has reappeared.
Frequently asked questions
Is removing myself from TruePeopleSearch free?
Yes. The removal runs through the site's own removal page and asks for an email address, your name, and a robot check — no payment and no account. If a page asks for payment to remove you from TruePeopleSearch, you are not on the official page.
How long does TruePeopleSearch removal take?
The site states: "Please allow 3 days for your record to be fully removed from our site." That clock starts once you have submitted the opt-out form through the emailed link. Re-search your name after that window to confirm.
Why does the removal start with an email?
Because the opt-out form itself is only reachable through the link the site emails you — there is no form sitting on the removal page. The link goes stale after 24 hours, so start the process when you can click through and finish it.
Do I have to remove each listing separately?
Expect to. The site's pages do not cover removing several records at once, and the form is filled in to match one specific record. People often have more than one listing — old addresses and name variations each get their own page — so re-search after the first removal clears and repeat for the rest.
Will my TruePeopleSearch listing come back?
It can. TruePeopleSearch's own pages do not address the question, but across people-search sites the pattern is consistent: listings are rebuilt from public records and other sources, and new data can recreate a profile you already removed. That is why removal here — like everywhere in this series — is maintenance: check back a few times a year and re-file when needed.
My record is gone from TruePeopleSearch but still shows up on Google. What happened?
Google keeps its own copy of pages it has indexed, and it refreshes that copy on its own schedule. The site's help pages note this delay and point to Google's outdated-cache removal tool, which lets you ask Google to drop the stale result. The listing itself is already removed — the Google result is a leftover snapshot.
One site down, 53 to go
TruePeopleSearch is 1 of the 54 people-search sites we check at GoodFence. If finding every duplicate listing, confirming each removal, and re-checking a few months from now sounds like a chore you would rather hand off, that is exactly what GoodFence does every month.
Start by seeing the full picture: run your free exposure scan at getgoodfence.com. It shows you which sites are listing you, with no obligation — and if you want us to handle the removals, we'll take it from there.