Comments on: OPTOUTPRESCREEN.COM http://blog.donnael.com/2005/03/optoutprescreencom/ Random thoughts and links Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:05:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Garrett http://blog.donnael.com/2005/03/optoutprescreencom/comment-page-1/#comment-17858 Garrett Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:26:30 +0000 http://blog.donnael.com/?p=853#comment-17858 Susie Q - I agree with your caution. All I can say is that since I signed up, the only credit card offers I've gotten have been from places like my college alumni association, while my wife, who didn't sign up, has continued to get a regular stream of shreddables. Susie Q – I agree with your caution. All I can say is that since I signed up, the only credit card offers I’ve gotten have been from places like my college alumni association, while my wife, who didn’t sign up, has continued to get a regular stream of shreddables.

]]> By: Susie Q http://blog.donnael.com/2005/03/optoutprescreencom/comment-page-1/#comment-17851 Susie Q Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:59:06 +0000 http://blog.donnael.com/?p=853#comment-17851 As cautious as I am with identity theft being so prevalent, I admit to being a recent (yesterday) victim of a phishing scam. As a result, I contacted my financial institution who in turn referred me to Experian credit bureau to additionally report the incident. While Experian does offer a 90-day opt out, the long-term opt out is reserved for those who have actually been a victim of fruad, and does require some sort of proof. I don't recall seeing a link to optoutprescreen.com. There's no way I'll post my info on this site. Just can't be too cautious these days. As cautious as I am with identity theft being so prevalent, I admit to being a recent (yesterday) victim of a phishing scam. As a result, I contacted my financial institution who in turn referred me to Experian credit bureau to additionally report the incident. While Experian does offer a 90-day opt out, the long-term opt out is reserved for those who have actually been a victim of fruad, and does require some sort of proof. I don’t recall seeing a link to optoutprescreen.com. There’s no way I’ll post my info on this site. Just can’t be too cautious these days.

]]> By: Garrett http://blog.donnael.com/2005/03/optoutprescreencom/comment-page-1/#comment-17599 Garrett Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:29:18 +0000 http://blog.donnael.com/?p=853#comment-17599 It was never a government function, just a government requirement, and it's related to commercial transactions, so .com makes perfect sense. If you're worried, do like I did, and find the link off one of the credit-reporting sites. You can be sure _they_ already have your SSN, at least... Since signing up, my credit offers have dropped to near zero: my wife, who didn't sign up with them, gets a couple per week. It was never a government function, just a government requirement, and it’s related to commercial transactions, so .com makes perfect sense.

If you’re worried, do like I did, and find the link off one of the credit-reporting sites. You can be sure _they_ already have your SSN, at least…

Since signing up, my credit offers have dropped to near zero: my wife, who didn’t sign up with them, gets a couple per week.

]]> By: Dobutsu http://blog.donnael.com/2005/03/optoutprescreencom/comment-page-1/#comment-17593 Dobutsu Sun, 09 Mar 2008 22:38:33 +0000 http://blog.donnael.com/?p=853#comment-17593 I hesitated when I read that my SSN was required. Why?? Since it's web site URL address is dot com and not dot org or dot gov. Any thoughts? I hesitated when I read that my SSN was required. Why?? Since it’s web site URL address is dot com and not dot org or dot gov. Any thoughts?

]]> By: Anonymous http://blog.donnael.com/2005/03/optoutprescreencom/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Anonymous Thu, 05 Oct 2006 22:08:00 +0000 http://blog.donnael.com/?p=853#comment-45 It's worth it, though. The only negative I can think of is that once you stop getting junk mail you feel unloved because hardly anything will appear in your mailbox. I was worried about using this site at first but a little research showed me that <a HREF="http://www.fraudguides.com/consumer_optoutprescreen.asp" rel="nofollow">Optoutprescreen.com</A> is legit. It’s worth it, though. The only negative I can think of is that once you stop getting junk mail you feel unloved because hardly anything will appear in your mailbox. I was worried about using this site at first but a little research showed me that Optoutprescreen.com is legit.

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