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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 12:59 PM Original message |
Why does it seem like everything is a scam these days? Freecreditreport.com |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
1. One thing you might try |
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geek_sabre (619 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 01:09 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. How did they "steal" your credit card number? |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 01:15 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Nothing. |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 01:48 PM Response to Reply #8 |
28. They can't get your credit card number from your credit report.... |
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geek_sabre (619 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 01:53 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. This is true |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 03:20 PM Response to Reply #28 |
47. Any idea how they may have got it? |
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geek_sabre (619 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 03:48 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. They got it when you entered your credit card info? |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 03:54 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. Would you freaking knock it off please |
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geek_sabre (619 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 03:56 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. Consider my other explanation |
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KT2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 05:44 PM Response to Reply #48 |
63. BANKS! |
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ArtieBoy (248 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
2. You were hung up on because... |
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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 01:11 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. there is also |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 01:14 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. I never give my CC# or SS# out over the phone to anyone. period. |
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ArtieBoy (248 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 01:31 PM Response to Reply #7 |
20. Thanks for all the due respect. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 01:37 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. Deleted message |
ArtieBoy (248 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 01:57 PM Response to Reply #24 |
36. That's great |
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KT2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 05:50 PM Response to Reply #2 |
65. delete |
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KT2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 05:58 PM Response to Reply #2 |
66. You might be projecting |
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DamnYank (93 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
5. A good site |
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A-Schwarzenegger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 01:28 PM Response to Reply #5 |
17. Ditto on annualcreditreport.com ... Legit, free, FEDERALLY MANDATED! |
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geek_sabre (619 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 01:55 PM Response to Reply #17 |
32. This is the only one authorized to give free credit reports by the FTC |
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doggyboy (586 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 02:54 PM Response to Reply #32 |
40. I've used them with no problems |
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geek_sabre (619 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
6. Here's a free tip |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 01:16 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. They didn't require a CC#, I never gave it too them.. |
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geek_sabre (619 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 01:34 PM Response to Reply #10 |
22. I just went to the site |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 01:38 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. I didn't. |
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geek_sabre (619 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 01:44 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. I just tried that route |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
9. "Credit reporting" itself is a scam. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
11. Privatization |
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dogday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
12. If you know what state they are operating out of |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 01:23 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. They're in Irvine CA, and thousands of complaints have already been filed with.. |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 01:25 PM Response to Original message |
14. chargeback |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 01:26 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. That's the very first thing I did. |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 01:31 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. good |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
16. I wondered how a place called "freecreditreport.com" could afford to advertize 24/7... |
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The River (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
18. Nothing is "Free" |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 01:33 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Right, but I didn't know that companies could steal your CC# |
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The River (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 01:57 PM Response to Reply #21 |
35. I Understand Completely |
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doggyboy (586 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 02:56 PM Response to Reply #18 |
41. Not true |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
23. Well, I hope that it gets all straightened out |
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LeftCoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
26. tridim, I'm confused |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 03:06 PM Response to Reply #26 |
42. The offer was a "free credit report" and I didn't give anything but.. |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 04:23 PM Response to Reply #42 |
56. You only gave them the last 4 of your SSN? |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 04:29 PM Response to Reply #56 |
58. That's actually fairly common now as a security check. |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 04:33 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. That is scary |
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Viva_La_Revolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
29. Greed has taken over our Country |
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geek_sabre (619 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
30. What was the time range |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 03:07 PM Response to Reply #30 |
43. That's what it says now. It was probably buried in the intial application. |
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geek_sabre (619 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 03:52 PM Response to Reply #43 |
49. So.. you didn't read it? |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 03:55 PM Response to Reply #49 |
51. You're not listening. |
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geek_sabre (619 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 04:05 PM Response to Reply #51 |
54. I'm listening |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 04:17 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. I don't give a crap if you can't find it, I did, and I didn't enter a CC# |
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geek_sabre (619 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 04:28 PM Response to Reply #55 |
57. I'm four pages in |
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geek_sabre (619 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 05:23 PM Response to Reply #43 |
61. Now that I look at the site again, the very front page says (in non-fine print) |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 01:55 PM Response to Original message |
33. That's because we have criminals in charge of our government |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
34. I've Dealt With Them And They Were Fine. I'd Like To Know More About This Whole Credit Card Number |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 03:10 PM Response to Reply #34 |
44. Yes, I'm sure. I've never provided my CC# online unless I'm buying something |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
37. The grifters shall inherit the earth (or at least screw the meek out of it) |
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seriousstan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
38. Because there are so many suckers out there. |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 03:11 PM Response to Reply #38 |
45. I googled "experian" before I signed up and they are (were) |
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KT2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
39. I got caught up with them too |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
46. It doesn't just seem like it, it is. We are inventing a new (at least I think it is new) type of |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
53. Oh God I got sucked into one of the schemes |
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blues90 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 04:55 PM Response to Original message |
60. I was sucked once , be careful these days |
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KT2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 05:39 PM Response to Reply #60 |
62. Infomercials - Paid programming |
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blues90 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 05:48 PM Response to Reply #62 |
64. I guess it all comes down to , money talks |
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