Do not get rid of any client locating information…ever. It may seem strange, but historical addresses and phone numbers are often linked to the current public record files of individuals.
So imagine I couldn’t find any public record information for a guy who gave the name “Filbert Rasmussen.” I have very little information on him, but I do have a disconnected phone number for him from 5 years ago. So I search a database by this phone number. The results show an address with one of the historical residents by the name of “Filbert Redding,” with the same date of birth. This is likely our boy. So we can search for “Filbert Redding” in the databases, a current address and phone number appears.
This type of scenario occurred many times in the work I did with the university. Hang onto every piece of information you can! Some ancient phone number or address could be the key to a current public record.
Note: Even if an old phone number or address does not show up for a client, it doesn’t mean it won’t in the future. Public record database companies are always gathering new (old) information to expand their product.
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