Law Enforcement Carrier Lookup

August 12, 2024

Law Enforcement Carrier Lookup is a free tool available to law enforcement agencies that provides device provider information and International Mobile Equipment Identity validation tools. This complimentary tool is useful during cases involving device geolocation investigations.

When identifying leads or validating customer data, knowing a phone number carrier can provide valuable information such as the line type (cellular, landline, virtual line or VOIP) and country of origin. Additionally, when used in combination with other data points, such as the IMEI or a caller ID, carrier lookups can help identify high risk activities like fraud, phishing and spoofed calls.

Validate a Phone Number Online: Tools and Tips

In the United States and many other countries, consumers can switch their service providers without changing their phone numbers through Local Number Portability systems or Mobile Number Portability systems. This flexibility allows criminals to quickly cover their tracks, and knowing the carrier of a number can help proactively identify fraudulent activity.

To solve this challenge, LexisNexis Risk Solutions has developed an industry-first phone carrier lookup search that is available to law enforcement agencies. The tool is simple and fast to use, and identifies the current carrier of ported numbers, as well as the original carrier for unported numbers.

This is available through our IPQS product which connects directly to telecom backbones and the major carriers to determine the latest carrier of record for any phone number. IPQS also offers a carrier lookup API to integrate this data into any software or application.