Report: Squatters a major problem for credit-report site

Report: Squatters a major problem for credit-report site
Robert Lemos, SecurityFocus 2005-07-15

Privacy-sensitive U.S. citizens aiming to get their government-mandated annual free credit reports have to be careful not to endanger their sensitive data instead, stated a report released on Thursday.

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Report: Squatters a major problem for credit-report site 2005-07-15
Anonymous

I can understand why TransUnion didn't respond to a request for comment on the site "FreeCreditReport.com" they don't own it....

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Report: Squatters a major problem for credit-report site 2005-07-18
Anonymous (1 replies)

'"A lot of people who contacted us spent $35 on a credit report and that was their only harm," she said.'

Thrity-five dollars multiplied by 200 million prospective confused consumers adds up to the tidy sum of seven *BILLION* dollars. Is it any wonder that credit-reporting companies themselves ar...

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Re: Report: Squatters a major problem for credit-report site 2005-07-26
Anonymous

So is it the sites fault that the consumer is too stupid to verify where they are sending their money/information? If I had 50 people send me $35 cash because they are to dumb to verify the address they put on an envelope does that mean I have to give it back??...

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