Phone

Using phone contact book apps

https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/how-tos/2019/04/08/using-phone-contact-book-apps-for-digital-research/

# GetContact
# Free, need SMS requirement (burner) + email
# Banned in some countries but works good
# List one possible name

# TrueCaller
# Free, need Google or Microsoft account
# Works good, list one possible name and tags

# CallApp
# Free, need Google or Microsoft account OR SMS
# Works good, lists comments from users about number, gives a 
# reliability score to number, shows how often the number was searched

# Dalily
# No requirements, free
# Focused only on Arabic-speaking countries
# Can search by either name or number, and also will provide all contact book
# information (email, etc), not just name and number 

# Eyecon
# Free, SMS requirement
# Photograph and one name for the contact

# Viewcaller / Showcaller
# No requirements, free
# Only one name, very basic details

Phone number verification and validation

# The International Numbering Plans gives a nice database to find the country
https://www.numberingplans.com/?page=analysis&sub=phonenr

# Numverify can help to find informations about a number
# API
https://numverify.com/
# HLR Lookups
# A central database that contains details of each mobile phone subscriber that is authorized
# to use the GSM Core Network

# It can be used to know
# - If a mobile number exist
# - If it can receive calls or messages

# You can use providers to make HLR requests
# Not free! but cheap (like 0.010EUR per lookup)
https://www.hlr-lookups.com/
https://www.hlrlookup.com/

Ignorant

https://github.com/megadose/ignorant
# ignorant does not alert the target phone number
# ignorant allows you to check if a phone number is used on different sites like snapchat, instagram.

ignorant 33 644637111

# Modules (atm) :
# - Amazon
# - Instagram
# - Snapchat

Getting informations using a phone number

# When you have a phone number, you can use some messaging websites/applications
# If the target is registered, it can provides additional informations

# /!\ Some applications might tell the target you've reached them /!\

https://medium.com/@Ginger_T/how-can-we-use-messenger-apps-in-osint-682cbc634f
Facebook Messenger
# Profile picture and details from Facebook bio
Facetime
# If you add a contact on Apple it wil tell you if the target can use Facetime
# If so, you know the target is using an Apple Product
ICQ
# Profile Picture, Nickname, Name, BIO & last seen.
# Will show when someone is on-line.
Skype
# Display, username, profile picture.
# It will provide the name as per the server not your contacts
# Also location information of where they say they are from along with a date of birth.
Telegram
# User's profile photo, username and bio
# From the desktop app, you can see previous photos
Strava
# Profile picture and the name on Strava server not in your contacts.
# Will also show the location they are from if this field has been completed and Bio info.
WhatsApp
# Profile picture, last seen, status and about me