I had my credit card stolen a few months back, and now some company calls me, up to 5 times a day, wanting to update my credit information. They were given my information, but I did not order from them, it was whoever stole my credit card. I explain this and I will either be given another number to call, and they will say it is taken care of when it's not, or hang up on me. What should I do to make them stop calling and get rid of my information?
2007-10-09 05:42:04 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Credit
I had my credit card stolen a few months back, and now some company calls me, up to 5 times a day, wanting to update my credit information. They were given my information, but I did not order from them, it was whoever stole my credit card. I explain this and I will either be given another number to call, and they will say it is taken care of when it's not, or hang up on me. What should I do to make them stop calling and get rid of my information?
I don't answer their calls anymore, I haven't for a while, they're autoblocked, but they keep calling.
2007-10-09 15:32:58 · update #1
They are starting to leave me voice mail that costs me money to check!
2007-10-11 09:44:19 · update #2
Don't talk to them. Just tell them to stop calling and hang up.
This may be a phishing scam. If you talk to them they will keep working on you hoping you will give them more info.
2007-10-09 06:52:18 · answer #1 · answered by bdancer222 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can check your credit at https://www.annualcreditreport.com/cra/index.jsp - not the site listed above. the site listed above is a commercial site and your credit reports are NOT free there.
And yes, if your cards were stolen, you can put a fraud alert on the three major consumer credit reporting agencies: TransUnion, Equifax and Experian.
2007-10-09 06:39:44 · answer #2 · answered by nkozyra 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u need to put an alert on ur credit report to call u whenever someone applies for something under ur name..in order to do that..u need to sign up on freecreditreport.com...it's not only free..u get to see how ur credit is and tell them that u're a fraud victim and they will investigate it..
someone did that to me also,...luckily i signed on the website and got it fixed..and put an alert too
2007-10-09 05:51:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
One option is to stop answering their calls.
Another is send the identity theft affidavit from the FCC website.
2007-10-09 07:05:56 · answer #4 · answered by StephenWeinstein 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋