Free Credit Report
(There's Only One Way To Get a
Free Credit
Report and You're
Entitled to It by
Law)
When the catchy advertisements for FREE Credit Reports
started running, no one had any idea how popular they’d be. The
tune, theme and message became such a hit that the ads were
placed on Youtube. But there’s a major problem, virtually every
website advertising free credit reports is actually not
providing free credit reports. They are secretly selling a
credit monitoring service and using the free
credit report as bait. Once a person goes to
these websites, provides the requested information and clicks
the submit button. They will be charged a monthly FEE! Here’s
the only way to acquire a free credit report.
The Bold Print Giveth and The Small Print Taketh
Away The complaints against the
Free Credit Report websites have been steadily increasing.
The issue at hand is the fact that although they advertise free
credit reports, they are actually selling a credit monitoring
service. Once a person signs up, they will be billed anywhere
from $12.95 to 19.95 per month until they follow the
cancellation procedures of each individual company.
One such company that advertises free credit report just
recently put this disclaimer on their popular television
advertisements, “Offer
Applies to Enrollment in Triple Advantage Plan” What
they’re saying is, if you want us provide you with free credit
reports, you MUST sign up for our credit monitoring plan. They
placed that disclaimer on their ads after pressure from
Consumer Advocates and various Citizen Groups.
Surfing the Web For Free Credit Reports Can Be a
Hassle The average consumer goes to their search
engine of choice and types is, "Free Credit Report" hoping to
quickly find the website, order their credit reports and be
done with it. However, the majority of websites that are at the
top of the listings don't offer anything for free. Almost all
of them are either selling credit monitoring services, identity
theft services, or they are phishing hoaxes designed to grab
your credit card information and social security number. These
sites are using the classic bait and switch trick to gain
unsuspecting customers and victims.
CONSUMER ALERT: Many of these websites look
legitimate, but remember; looks can be deceiving!
If you’ve recently surfed one of these websites and provided
your personal information thinking they were giving you
something for free, it is imperative that you cancel any
recurring billing immediately. It is practically impossible to
get a refund on any past billings.
There’s Only One Way To Get Your Credit Reports For
Free Per the (FTC) Federal Trade Commission, there
is only one website is authorized to give out free credit
reports. This next statement comes directly from the FTC
website:
"Important information from the Federal Trade Commission,
the nation's consumer protection agency: annualcreditreport.com
is the ONLY authorized online source for you to get a free
credit report under federal law. You can get a free report from
each of the three national credit reporting companies every 12
months. Some other sites claim to offer 'free' credit reports,
but may charge you for another product if you accept a 'free'
report."
CONSUMER ALERT: If you didn’t go through
the website mentioned by the FTC, you signed for some time of
recurring billing; meaning that they will charge your credit
card every month until you follow their instructions and cancel
their service
CONSUMER ALERT: The AnnualCreditReport.com
website is easy to use and you can access all three credit
reports without paying a cent. If you are not Internet savvy,
you can order your credit reports by phone by calling:
877-322-8228.
CONSUMER NOTE: you can only request one
free credit report from each of the three credit reporting
bureaus each year. Anything more, and you will have to pay.
Joel Marks has been helping people get out
of debt and avoid both bankruptcy and foreclosure for over
fifteen years. Utilizing savvy debt counseling, debt management
programs, Federal laws and a team of attorneys, debt
counselors and advisors, he has quietly assisted thousands come
from under the heavy burden debt.
For more information on this topic or any other issue
related to getting out of debt, living debt free, debt
management, debt relief, the Fair
Debt Collection Practices Act and stopping debt collectors in
their tracks, please visit www.DebtErasure.com
Source: http://debterasure.com/
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