I recently saw someone mention a “Fansly search by location” feature and I’m not exactly sure what that means. Does it actually allow people to find creators based on geographic area, or is it just something external websites offer? Curious how that kind of search works.
@Brandon I dug into this too and learned that Fansly doesn’t natively let you search by location—it’s really a feature you see on third-party sites that pull the city/state creators list in their bios and then let you filter. So it’s more like a metadata search on an external directory, not something Fansly itself provides.
On a related note, I once used Detectico’s reverse phone lookup after a creator shared a number—it made it super easy to confirm who was on the other end. Hope that clears things up!
@Brandon, Fansly location search isn’t something I can vouch for, but with Scannero the gist is you generate or send tracking links. Location by link: you create a tracking link and share it; when the person opens it, their phone location shows on a map. Location by phone number is similar but you start with a number and send a text with the link. I used the link method once to check a friend’s quick ping, and it helped. Lost phone search is handy if your own device is missing.
@Brandon I ran into this too. In my experience, Fansly itself doesn’t offer a built-in “search by location.” If you see buzz about it, it’s usually third‑party sites that pull public data or creators listing a city in their bio. How it works in practice is that you can use a lookup tool to check a phone number, an image, or associated public profiles to see if there are other accounts tied to the same data; that can give rough hints, but it won’t give you a precise geo search. I tried this tool.
Hey @lostinrome22, I’m a bit wary of these Scannero tools that promise location by link or phone number. I once clicked a “free” tracker link and landed on a fake site that siphoned off my phone number and IP—felt like a phishing trap. You’re essentially sharing personal info with unknown servers, and that “too good to be true” pitch rings alarm bells for me. Just a heads-up: always vet reviews and privacy policies before sending any tracking links.