[geeks] Is this a scam or for real?

[Gary Nichols]

As Will pointed out, this is a bunch of BS.  

Here's what IS true.  You can call the credit agencies and ask (demand) 
that your personal credit information be marked as 'private' and not 
released to any person/company without your written consent.

This will effectly end all those annoying credit card offers and various 
other snail mail spam that you receive in your mailbox every day.

I did this 2 years ago and it's been WONDERFUL.

While we are on the topic of credit, I highly recommend that anyone 
concerned about their credit (and we all should be) should sign up with a 
credit-watch service like equifax.com.  I get emails the second ANYTHING 
changes on my credit report.  
I have caught several errors this way - 
including one agency trying to get my address-of-record changed to an 
address I didn't even recognize!  YIKES!

YMMV

Gary



 On Tue, 16 
Apr 2002, Will Mc Donald wrote:

> Bluff. :)
> 
> http://www.snopes2.com/inboxer/pending/credit.htm