How to Remove Yourself from TruePeopleSearch (2026 Guide)

Quick answer: Go to https://www.truepeoplesearch.com/removal, enter the name and an email address and complete the captcha, then click the link TruePeopleSearch emails you (it expires after 24 hours) and fill out the opt-out form it opens. Free, about 10 minutes plus the email step. The site says to allow 3 days for the record to come down fully.

What is TruePeopleSearch?

TruePeopleSearch is a people search site that publishes free profiles built from public records. A typical listing shows a person’s name, age, current and past addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and the names of relatives and associates. The site is free and requires no account, which makes it a first stop for anyone looking someone up. That is exactly why it matters for older adults: a scammer who finds a senior’s age, phone number, and home address on one page can dial their number already knowing enough to sound trustworthy.

Before you start

Set aside 10 to 15 minutes. Removal is free. Never pay a broker, or anyone else, to remove you. TruePeopleSearch is one of the quicker sites, but it still sits on a cleanup list of twenty-some brokers, each demanding its own form and its own flavor of verification.

You will need:

• A web browser on a computer, tablet, or phone
• An email address you can check right away
• The full name plus city and state for the listing you want removed

You can do this for a parent. The form asks you to confirm that you are the subject of the record or that the subject authorized you to remove it. Get their OK first, then use your own email if that is easier for you. Each listing you take down means one less telemarketing call, one less piece of junk mail, and one less scam text finding its way to them.

How to opt out of TruePeopleSearch

A heads-up before the steps: TruePeopleSearch changed its process in 2026. Guides written earlier describe searching for a listing and clicking a “Remove This Record” button. The current page works differently, so follow the steps below, which match the live site as of July 2026.

1. Go to https://www.truepeoplesearch.com/removal. The page is titled “Do Not Sell/Right to Opt-out.” An automated security check may run for a few seconds before it loads.
2. Scroll to the request box and use the “Exercise my rights as a” dropdown to say who is submitting. If you are the person in the record, choose the subject option; the dropdown also covers submitting on someone else’s behalf.
3. Enter the name and an email address you can check right away, complete the captcha, and submit. TruePeopleSearch then emails you a link to the actual opt-out form.
4. Open that email and click the link within 24 hours. If it sits longer than that, the link dies and you have to request a new one.
5. Fill out the opt-out form so the details match the listing you want removed. The site itself warns that missing or inaccurate information slows the request down, so take the extra minute to get the address history right.
6. Submit the form. You land on a confirmation page and get a confirmation email for your records.
7. If there are extra listings under old addresses or name variations, repeat the process for each one.

If the form gives you trouble, the site footer lists support@truepeoplesearch.com. Some earlier guides also list a toll-free number, (888) 838-4803, though the current site leans on the email route.

How long it takes

TruePeopleSearch says to allow 3 days for a record to be fully removed, a figure confirmed on the live opt-out page in July 2026. Many requests clear faster. Give it three full days, then search the site for the name to confirm the listing is gone. If it is still there, check that you clicked the emailed link before it expired, then submit the request again.

Check back in a few months

Removal is not permanent, because TruePeopleSearch keeps receiving new public records, like property deeds and court filings, and any one of them can create a brand new listing under your name. Managing a broker list by hand means blocking out time every quarter to work through every site again, this one included. KinKeeper’s Data Removal does that repeat work for you, filing removals automatically and re-checking each broker every 90 days.