When you doubt that someone or probably your partner is hiding a secret Facebook account, there are a couple of search possibilities to try. But for sure, some techniques work better than others. That's because FB allows users to hide their profiles from public search. In that case, only advanced online people search tools can help.

So, use this guide, and if your partner has a second profile on Facebook that you don't know about, you may be able to locate it with a direct link.

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Visual guide on finding a secret or hidden Facebook profile.
Search methods to uncover hidden or secondary Facebook profiles.

Finding someone's secret accounts on Facebook

You don't have to waste lots of time trying to find out that hidden profile on social media sites like Facebook. Instead, start with the free search method, which is accurate and can reveal the accounts as described next.

Search the Facebook site directly(Free)

Facebook users can create their accounts with a mobile phone number or by email. If someone has an active account, there is a chance to find him using these details. So, start your search by typing your boyfriend's or girlfriend's cell number into the Facebook search bar. Then, validate and see if there is any visible profile.

Search by mobile number on Facebook
Using the Facebook search bar to locate a profile via phone number.

If using the phone number brings no profiles on Facebook search, make sure you try again. But this time with his email address or even the first and last name. FB offers search filters. So, you may try to choose a city where you live or other places if you suspect he's traveling for another girl often.

Searching Facebook by name
Searching Facebook using name and applying location filters to narrow results.

When someone has a secret account, that does not mean all the time that they have Facebook affairs behind. Users could own multiple profiles they created years ago and forgot about.

In other words, just like women, men create more than one single account on social media sites such as Facebook or Instagram. And that's because they separate their personal accounts from others. Or maybe because they used to keep one for the girlfriends and one for the family and wife.

Search by name, username, email, or phone number

You need to use these search solutions we have like the username search page, phone lookup or the name search. They can help you find hidden FB accounts that someone owns and manages. But also, if there is any other social media account found, you'll see it under that person's search report.

This is like a search engine dedicated entirely to people searching for their personal information online. Instead of using Bing or Yahoo, for example, users can get what they need as personal information about a specific person. That includes any of their hidden Facebook accounts, Instagram profiles, Snapchat, and even TikTok, Twitter, and others, if applicable.

Using the above tool, you can find out if your man hides a second Facebook account. Next, search through his full name, and location, or add his phone number or email. These details are the most accurate ways to see what others hide as personal information and social accounts online.

If there is no search report through any of these details, there are more ways. Just switch the search to your man's home address, usernames, and his car's VIN or plate number.

That's not all; even a picture of him can show you what the man hides, such as other phone numbers, emails, etc...The following are the details you can use to search for your spouse's accounts on Facebook or any other social media network:

  • Use his first and last name
  • Try his cell phone number
  • The username he uses on any social profile can help in a new search
  • Search using his car VIN or even the plate number
  • The street address of your home can help to find hidden accounts

Some trusted people search tools like TruthFinder offer a good system that scans public profiles, records, and social media to find accounts behind a name or an email address. You can use it also to search for profiles on Instagram and not only Facebook, and in the following example screenshot, I tried to search for someone by name, and I found their secondary Facebook profiles quickly.

Facebook profile found in search report
Example of a secondary or hidden Facebook profile being revealed in a detailed people search report.

💡 Expert Insight: Cross-Checking Email

If you uncover a hidden email address associated with a suspicious profile, immediately use a reverse email lookup. This can validate the owner's identity and reveal additional hidden accounts, including dating profiles or forgotten social media pages.

Find their Facebook by picture

Social Catfish has a tool that searches for social media accounts, including Facebook, by photo. So, make sure you upload a clean headshot picture of the person you'd like to find on Facebook. Then, look through the search results for any mention of the site's name. That's because you may see a long list of profiles on Google and websites. But all that works well in locating any secret profile on other social networks.

Google Images is a free tool that you can use to search for possible hidden accounts on Facebook and social media by photo. But sometimes, the search may take longer than you expect due to the nature of the scan, especially if you use the mobile devices with Google Lens.

Google Images reverse search interface
Google Images interface for searching the web using a photo file.

🔥 Pro Tip: Combine Image and Text

After running a reverse image search, refine the results by adding text filters like the person's name or known location (e.g., "John Smith" + "Miami") to instantly filter thousands of irrelevant pages and find the exact profile.

The main issue with Google is that it only indexes the details that a social network allows. In other words, if someone has a profile on Facebook, for example, and that account has been indexed, then there could also be a profile picture of that person behind it. Consequently, you can search social media by photo with Google, but only for indexed data.

On the other hand, another person on the same website might have an active profile. But they blocked search engines from letting others find them there. This means Google crawlers won’t be able to add that page to the index because of the user’s privacy settings.

The same thing could be preventing the indexing of other social profiles like LinkedIn, Snapchat, Instagram, or others. So, if you get no results using that given picture, look for other photos, probably saved elsewhere on your computer or in emails.

Check his web browser history

This is not the best solution, but if you used to call from your friend's phone, check his Google Chrome history if he's using Android. Or see what he visited as websites on his iPhone or Safari browser.

You're not going to tell for sure if there is another invisible Facebook account he uses. But once you see a strange username in this search history, try to take note of that or remember it for some time. Then, do your own research on Facebook or Google search and type that exact username.

There is also another trick that works: millions of people use password management tools like LastPass, etc. Once you try to log into the Facebook site, the software will instantly show you the number of login details saved for that domain name. Consequently, if you see more than one username or password, that can indicate that there is a secondary account.

What to do if your partner hides a Facebook profile?

Just because someone found that the wife or the husband is hiding a secret account on Facebook, that does not mean 100% that their partner has secret conversations. Nor that they're using the Messenger app for good reasons.

In other words, you need to investigate the details and confirm whether or not your man is looking for other girls on Facebook. Next, verify if he's talking to them on the Facebook dating app. That's one of the most popular ways to meet singles and married people on the Internet. To learn more about this, check our guide on how to find out if someone is on Facebook Dating.

I'm not going to dive into the man's body language or psychology to tell you how to know whether he's using Facebook for cheating. But I'll share some tips for you to apply before taking any action against him.

First, let's suppose, my lady, that you found a secret account on Facebook in your husband's name. Now, you visit that profile, and indeed, the profile photo seems to be him. In this step, most ladies take action against their partners and say they found them guilty of having a secondary FB account they don't know about.

That's not the right strategy. Instead, look for that profile and see if there is any public post, comments, details, and information.

Now, don't be surprised to find that someone else is using your partner's picture on his Facebook profile and even his name; that happens a lot. The reason for that is that others might try to cause problems for married couples. In fact, what they can do is pretend to be one of the sides on social media to hurt their relationship and cause trouble. For techniques on verification, see how to know who is behind a fake Instagram account.

To see if that account is really your spouse or not, verify the "about" section of his profile first and read it carefully. Next, if the age, and location match, then probably that's your man. If there is different information, then take your time and investigate that account further.

I remember a scammer who used many people's names and pictures on his fake Facebook accounts, and that happens nowadays, especially for celebrities.

One of the best ways to test whether your husband is the same person behind that Facebook account is to create a fake profile and then send him a message. Also, pretend to be someone else and ask him some questions or try to see where he lives, or get his phone number, etc... That can help you verify if he's, in fact, the man or not who manages that account.

Conclusion

Using any of the previously mentioned ways can help you search for any secret Facebook account your partner uses and hides. But that can take less or more time depending on many factors. That includes the available information and how your spouse manages his online privacy.

Thus, if the guy takes into consideration that others may try to lookup his accounts by phone number, he'll try to keep that hidden. Furthermore, he'll edit the account settings on FB to prevent others from finding that profile using a mobile number, email, etc.

Even if that happens, the details can be found on many advanced search algorithms like the one above. Anyway, trying such a powerful reverse lookup tool should help you all the way in your daily life and not only help you find your partner's other Facebook profiles or your relationship. Visit Trustiko to find people online efficiently.

In addition, there are multiple search tools to find people on social networks. Get their contact information and see where they live or other data that are not visible publicly to Google.