Tom
Gahanna,#2Consumer Suggestion
Thu, April 21, 2005
Julie: If these people have your social security number or can reasonably know who you are -they can in fact stick a 'collection' action on your credit bureau -all 3 major bureaus . For 26 dollars i doubt it -but they might claim to be a creditor if they simply 'feel' like they are owed something. Then your credit score goes down -and you have a 3 to 6 month dog fight on your hands thru disputing the information on the credit bureaus to get it removed. There is a subsection of people who will just god d**n pay the bill to avoid the hassle let it be a lesson to be learned - DONT GIVE OUT ANYTHING OR ACCEPT ANY 'FREE PRODUCT' FROM YOUR HOME OR ON THE PHONE EVER.