Use a people search engine. Resources like BeenVerified, Spokeo, and PeopleLooker claim to search social media usernames. To find out who owns the Instagram account you're looking at, go to the people search engine website, enter the Instagram username you want to look up, and check out the results.

A low number of posts, lack of engagement on the account, and an imbalanced follower-to-following ratio are some telltale signs of fake accounts on Instagram. The bottom line is that spotting a fake account requires careful attention to detail and observant social media practices.

If you know the profile name of the person you want to see, go to https://www.instagram.com/username (enter the username of the person you're trying to view). If you don't know the username, go to Imginn's site and search for the profile.