Someone has been tapping into my bank account!!!

**joanofark** · 08-13-2006, 07:35 AM

Originally Posted by catnapper

OMG! I keep seeing the commercials for that company, and I felt like they were a sleezy scam.... turns out they are! I would be FURIOUS if I were you.

I think Freecreditreport called our house one day asking my mom for info on her bank acount, trying to get into it!! Thank goodness she didn't tell them anything!!

**sirrahbed** · 08-13-2006, 02:47 PM

I also hear those commercials on the TV and then after reading your post Donna - I googled freecreditreport scam and it turned up lots and lots of posts about bank account ripoffs.

I am sorry that this happened to you but so glad that your bank is helping you. This is scary isn't it??

**moosmom** · 08-13-2006, 07:22 PM

I never would've given it a second thought because my account is overdrawn frequently. However, it didn't make sense when I was putting a whole lot of money into it and never making a dent negative balance. I'm going to ask the manager of the bank to look further to see if they've done it before and I never noticed.

I also am very bad about balancing my check book. That is until this happened. I'm calling the Attorney General's office tomorrow and the better business bureau to report them. I'm also going to open up a whole new checking account so that it will never happen again.

**jazzcat** · 08-13-2006, 07:41 PM

Donna I'm just curious, did you do business with them and give them your bank account info? I'm just wondering how they got it in the first place.

**moosmom** · 08-13-2006, 07:55 PM

I signed up for a free credit report but never, and I mean NEVER gave them any information on my bank account. They did require my social security number, so I'm thinking that's what did it. I can see now that was a HUGE mistake.

**jazzcat** · 08-13-2006, 08:34 PM

Originally Posted by moosmom

I signed up for a free credit report but never, and I mean NEVER gave them any information on my bank account. They did require my social security number, so I'm thinking that's what did it. I can see now that was a HUGE mistake.

Oh wow, good to know. Thanks!

**moosmom** · 08-13-2006, 09:06 PM

I just googled Freecreditreport.com scams and this is what I found. I'm not the only person who has been scammed by these people, who happen to be one of the biggest credit reporting companies in the country, Experian!!!!

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/credi...sumerinfo.html

I think I am going to be sick!!! I filed a complaint with consumer affairs as well.