The report Call Don’t Click Update – Still be smart about ordering federally mandated free credit reports was published July 14, 2005. It is the second report in a series on AnnualCreditReport.com and related issues.
Report author: Pam Dixon
Landing page for Call Don’t Click: Why it’s smarter to order your federally mandated free credit reports via telephone, not the Interent. A report on www.annualcreditreport.com by the World Privacy Forum.
The Federal Trade Commission has taken action on the hundreds of imposter domains the World Privacy Forum uncovered and discussed in its Call Don’t Click I and II reports. Announcing the FTC action, Bureau Chief Lydia Parnes said: “Consumers also need to be alert about impostor sites – sites that misspell annualcreditreport.com or use sound
The World Privacy Forum cautions consumers who qualify to order a federally mandated free annual credit report to ensure that they take common-sense computer safety steps before ordering their credit report online.