Can I use a phone lookup to screen a tenant or employee?
Last updated November 14, 2026
No, not with Ms. Number. It states it is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act and must not be used for hiring or housing decisions, or for credit and insurance.
Get Ms. Number on the App StoreWhat the pages say
Site footer, on every page: Ms. Number is not a consumer reporting agency as defined by the FCRA. Do not use it for employment screening, tenant screening, credit decisions or other FCRA-regulated purposes.
About page: results must not be used for hiring, housing, credit or insurance decisions.
llms.txt: the information may not be used for any FCRA-covered decision, including employment, tenant or housing, credit and insurance.
Support page: Ms. Number does not perform credit checks.
App Store listing: the information may not be used for credit, employment, housing, tenancy or insurance decisions.
What it is for
The site frames Ms. Number as a way to check an unknown number before you answer, call back or meet someone. The listing mentions dates, marketplace buyers and unfamiliar contractors.
If you are screening applicants
Use a service that states it is a consumer reporting agency and follows the FCRA. A community-report tool is the wrong category, whatever the brand.
Questions
Is Ms. Number a background check?
No. Its support page says it is not a consumer reporting agency and does not perform credit checks.
Who do I ask?
Email support@msnumber.app.
Check a number in Ms. Number
Look up a number, read what the community reported, and block it in one tap. Ms. Number needs a paid plan to use, and the App Store shows the price and any free trial before you subscribe.
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Who makes this
Ms. Number is made by Block Browser INC. Community reports are users' opinions and may be wrong. Ms. Number is not a consumer reporting agency, and its information may not be used for credit, employment, housing, tenancy or insurance decisions. To remove a number, use the opt-out page. Questions: support.