Gerald
Pearl City,#2Consumer Suggestion
Fri, April 22, 2005
Dear Alexandria, You have been the victim of a scam put out by Experian.com aka consumerinfo.com (owned by Experian) aka annualcreditreport.com aka surfcrawler.com aka freecreditreport.com aka CIC Credit Monitoring. Somehow they were able to "glean" your personal information from the forms, even though you never finished them. Or if you didn't fill anything out, somehow they were able to "glean" information from your browser. (There's an area where you can fill out your name and address on your browser. I use a Mac, so I don't know what menu it's under on a PC.) I was somehow signed up for this "service" when I requested a "free" credit report at annualcreditreport.com. I never went into consumerinfo.com, yet I was somehow signed up for the services. Experian.com is owned by the same crooks who own consumerinfo.com. DON'T LET THESE SCAMMERS KEEP YOUR MONEY! Call up the bankcard services on the back of your credit card statement and dispute the charge--DO IT NOW before you get your next credit statement. These crooks rely on people like yourself that won't bother to dispute the charge. This is how they make their money. I know it's $9.95, but think of the money these scammers are making from folks like yourself who feel the amount is too small to dispute. PLEASE--dispute the charge. You might need to cancel your credit card, because these scammers will continue to charge $9.95 every month to your account. You will need to cancel your "membership" at [email protected], but do not give them your credit card number when you cancel. (Print out a hard copy and send it along with your dispute form to the credit card company.) They know who you are already, so you do not need to give them anything but your full name. Do not bother to call them to cancel because they will give you the run-around. I know, because I tried. Alexandria, it may seem like a hassle, but PLEASE, dispute the $9.95, as it was fraudulently done. Don't be a victim of experian.com and consumerinfo.com.