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by thierryrietsch 4663 days ago
Where are those databases?
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There are lots of providers that do phone verification on unlisted numbers. Here's a recent release from a quick google search: http://cardnotpresent.com/news/cnp-news-may13/TNS_Leverages_...

Tons of places do address verification and you don't need to be in any phone book for it to work. Even the USPS does address verification both paid (for businesses) and free (for non-profits).

It's pretty funny to get downvoted to zero on a true post just because someone really wishes it were true that their phone number and address can't be verified.