A recent study by USA Today and Symantec Online security company found hundreds of Web sites that took advantage of mistakes hits to lead consumers away from their destination when looking for a credit report.
These sites have very similar domain names to those of the credit bureaus. For example, freecreditrepotrt.com may accidentally be achieved by consumers who try to visit FreeCreditReport.com Experian. While most of these sites probably pose little danger to consumers, it is always important to be fully aware that operates the Web site you visit before you engage in business relations.
A simple way to ensure that you are on the website you intend to be is to check the privacy policy and / or contact us links that are usually at the bottom of the web page . If these elements are not present or seem suspicious, it is a good idea to move along.
We here at NextAdvisor deal directly with all major credit report monitoring services and make sure that all links on our site are valid and lead to suppliers reputable services. You can click on a link below to visit the official websites of each credit report monitoring services we examined:
- Identity Guard
- Equifax
- by Experian ProtectMyID
- MyFICO
- FreeCreditReport.com
- TrueCredit 3 Office
- TransUnion