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Fraud Alerts


Submitted by oversee on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 22:08

Fraud Alerts help protect members against impersonators who fraudulently attempt to open new credit in their name. Many protection providers offer such services, however not all providers have automated processes, ensuring the consumer that a fraud alert has successfully been placed on their credit file.

LifeLock for example, issues Fraud Alerts with all three credit bureaus, on the member's behalf by providing your personal contact number on your credit file.  However, LifeLock does not have automated software patented to manage the Fraud Alert process, which means that Lifelock is unable to confirm when calls are placed through the automated system and verify if the proper steps were followed.

Affinion's solution through Debix enables a member to establish fraud alerts as well as establish credit through a secure phone number, which is assigned and placed within the member's credit files.  Debix offers value added, patent-pending technology not available directly through the credit bureaus themselves and have the capability to create an audit trail by reporting any fraudulent activity to the FTC.  Members are also able to register up to three phone numbers to receive warning calls at anytime.

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Submitted by JANET DAVIS on Tue, 11/25/2008 - 19:59.

HAVE MANY MANY CHARGES THAT ARE NOT MY OWN - MONEY TAKEN FROM BANK DEBIT CARD. ENTERED MYSPACE TO SEE IF SITE WAS WHAT TEEN DAUGHTER WAS ON, LEARN OF THIS SITE.

NOW, MUCH MONEY MISSING. BANK GAVE ME PHONE #'S, BOGUS #'S i KNOW NOW AND MONEY REMOVED FROM BANK TO XXX STORES, WHICH I WOULD NEVER EVER DO....NO ONE HAS MY CARD, I HAVE THE CARD.

SOMEONE IS USING MY INFO, NEED TO CANCEL MYSPACE INFO, THOUGH WAS NOT OFFICIALLY LOGGED AS A MEMBER...BANK DEBIT CLOSED, WILL REMOVE MONEY FROM THE ACCOUNT ASAP (WHAT IS LEFT THAT IS!)

SERIOUS FAMILY ILLNESS, DAUGHTER AS WELL, HAVE PREVENTED ME FROM COMPLETELY OVERSEEING MONEY MISSING - THEN ALL STRANGE AMOUNTS, ABOUT THE SAME AMT BEGAN TO SHOW NOV 18TH WHEN I CALLED BANK BY PHONE TO CHECK ACCT BALANCE AND HORRIFIED TO LEARN THAT NUMBERS, NAMES OF "COMPANIES" BOGUS, WHEN I CALLED NUMBERS LISTED ON BANK STATEMENT, NO SUCH EVER, EVER COMPANIES! ONLY ONE WAS THIS TRIPLE XXX, WHERE SOMEONE HAS NOW CHARGED FOUR TIMES IN THE VARIOUS AMOUNTS , 40.00 PER TRANSACTION.

NOW I HAVE LOST ABILITY TO HAVE MASTERCARD DEBIT, ACCOUNT IS NOW CLOSED WITH THE CARD. BANK ACCT REMAINS OPEN ONLY UNTIL I GET THERE IN AM.

PLEASE HELP. CONSIDERABLE AND EXTREME FINANCIAL SINGLE MOTHER HARDSHIP AND NOW MEDICAL SERIOUS ILLNESS WITH DAUGHTER....

J-TDAVIS@CHARTER.NET
PLEASE HELP. I CAN'T GIVE PHONE # HERE, DO NOT KNOW YOU. WILL ONCE I SPEAK TO SOMEONE, ETC, BUT NOT WILLING TO TRUST GIVING INFO TO ANYONE AGAIN UNLESS I DO KNOW WHO THEY ARE! IF HACKERS HAVE MY INFO, TROUBLE BREWING...

PLEASE PLEASE RESPOND. DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH TO HAVE THANKSGIVING FOR DAUGHTER AND SELF EVEN NOW. AFRAID AND DESPERATE.

Submitted by Barbara Ann Oosting on Mon, 09/22/2008 - 19:36.

I am trying to get the 90 days initial fraud alert, my husband and I have been informed of OUR idenity has been sold, from a previous employee/now fired sold our information including (name, address, Social Security number/mortgage loan number, and various other loan and application information. Can You Please put a "Fraud Alert" on OUR Credit Reports, including all consumer reporting companies. My husbands name is Merl H. Oosting, Jr. we share the same email address...Thank You so very much for you help....
Mr. and Mrs. Merl Oosting, Jr.

Submitted by Christopher Gauci on Tue, 08/12/2008 - 17:55.

I'm having a problem with tring to file for 90 days initial fraud alert,right now someone is using my personal information without my knowledge to receive credit under my name it's already happen twice. Please if you could help me, email me.

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