People-search site
SocialCatfish opt out: how to remove yourself
People-search and reverse-lookup site that publishes public name, address, phone, email, and social-profile records, and also matches people by email, phone, or image. Wholesalers and investors use sites like this to connect a property address to the owner. It carries the standard disclaimer that it is not a consumer reporting agency.
At a glance
- Type
- People-search site
- Removal cost
- Free
- How you opt out
- Online opt-out form
- Steps to complete
- 4 steps
- Suggested recheck
- Every 14 days
- Backup channel
- privacyrequests@socialcatfish.com
- Opt-out link verified
- Sep 2026
How to opt out of SocialCatfish
- 1Go to socialcatfish.com, search for your record by name, find your listing, and copy its URL
- 2Go to the Social Catfish opt-out page and paste your profile URL
- 3Enter your email address, complete the CAPTCHA, and submit
- 4Open the confirmation email and click the verification link. Removal usually completes within about 15 days.
FendLand last confirmed this opt-out link works in Sep 2026.
SocialCatfish is one of 255 broker sites Shield Pro covers
The same records that put you on SocialCatfish are spread across our full data-broker opt-out list, and that spread is how wholesalers and spammers got your number in the first place. Opting out of one site helps for a while, then SocialCatfish re-lists you after its next data refresh. FendLand shows where you are listed. Shield Pro removes it for you at most sites, walks you through the rest, and re-checks every 90 days.
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Questions
Is SocialCatfish legitimate?
Yes. SocialCatfish is a real company, not a scam. It is a people-search data broker: it compiles public records, marketing data, and social profiles into a page on you and shows or sells it to anyone who searches your name, including wholesalers and skip-tracers. Compiling public-record data is a legal business in the US, which is why it can list you without asking first. Opting out is your right and it is free: SocialCatfish publishes its own removal process, and you do not have to give a reason.
Why is SocialCatfish showing my information?
You never gave SocialCatfish anything. It scrapes and buys public records (county property and voter files, court and marriage records), marketing databases, and social profiles, then links them into one page under your name and publishes it automatically. You show up the moment those records mention you, which is why it can appear without warning. Compiling public-record data this way is legal in the US, and that same law is why you have the right to opt out for free.
Will removing myself from SocialCatfish stop the "we buy your house or land" texts?
It helps, but SocialCatfish is one of many people-search sites, and it re-lists you after each data refresh, so you need to opt out everywhere and re-check on a schedule. Shield Pro removes your info from most of the 255 broker sites for you, walks you through the rest, and re-checks every 90 days.