{"id":12875,"date":"2020-03-15T13:44:31","date_gmt":"2020-03-15T17:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/?p=12875"},"modified":"2020-03-15T18:57:47","modified_gmt":"2020-03-15T22:57:47","slug":"equifax-and-the-oligopoly-engineer-failure-into-your-effort-to-get-3-credit-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/equifax-and-the-oligopoly-engineer-failure-into-your-effort-to-get-3-credit-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"Equifax and the Oligopoly Engineer Failure Into Your Effort To Get 3 Credit Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">By Larry Chiang<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">TLDR, there are two sets of laws that govern access via the Internet and access to your credit reports via written request<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Here is another example of a person who cannot get their credit reports via the internet.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<table style=\"border: 1px solid black; padding: 8px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"48\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1165228364967403520\/X4GNRCDx_normal.jpg\" style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; padding-right: 8px\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td><b style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">Peter Villeroy (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/petervilleroy?s=11\">@PeterVilleroy<\/a>)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/petervilleroy\/status\/1238967383492120580?s=11\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><font color=\"#000000\">3\/14\/20, 6:16 PM<\/font><\/a><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">Why is it so hard to buy a credit report? The three bureaus seem overly occupied trying to sell me subscriptions that include everything except&#8230; a full credit report!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/\u00e2\u20ac\u00aa@Experian_US\u00e2\u20ac\u00ac\u00e2\u0081\u00a9\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:\u00e2\u0081\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00aa@Experian_US\u00e2\u20ac\u00ac\u00e2\u0081\u00a9\">\u00e2\u0081\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00aa@Experian_US\u00e2\u20ac\u00ac\u00e2\u0081\u00a9<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/\u00e2\u20ac\u00aa@Equifax\u00e2\u20ac\u00ac\u00e2\u0081\u00a9\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:\u00e2\u0081\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00aa@Equifax\u00e2\u20ac\u00ac\u00e2\u0081\u00a9\">\u00e2\u0081\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00aa@Equifax\u00e2\u20ac\u00ac\u00e2\u0081\u00a9<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/\u00e2\u20ac\u00aa@TransUnion\u00e2\u20ac\u00ac\u00e2\u0081\u00a9\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:\u00e2\u0081\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00aa@TransUnion\u00e2\u20ac\u00ac\u00e2\u0081\u00a9\">\u00e2\u0081\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00aa@TransUnion\u00e2\u20ac\u00ac\u00e2\u0081\u00a9<\/a>&nbsp;I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll pay for a full report in PDF format, I just can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t find the link!<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal\"><span style=\"direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal\"><span style=\"direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">Mr Villeroy tweeted, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Why is it so hard to buy a credit report? The three bureaus seem overly occupied trying to sell me subscriptions that include everything except&#8230; a full credit report!<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><a href=\"mailto:\u00e2\u0081\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00aa@Experian_US\u00e2\u20ac\u00ac\u00e2\u0081\u00a9\">\u00e2\u0081\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00aa@Experian_US\u00e2\u20ac\u00ac\u00e2\u0081\u00a9<\/a><\/span><span style=\"direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><a href=\"mailto:\u00e2\u0081\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00aa@Equifax\u00e2\u20ac\u00ac\u00e2\u0081\u00a9\">\u00e2\u0081\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00aa@Equifax\u00e2\u20ac\u00ac\u00e2\u0081\u00a9<\/a><\/span><span style=\"direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><a href=\"mailto:\u00e2\u0081\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00aa@TransUnion\u00e2\u20ac\u00ac\u00e2\u0081\u00a9\">\u00e2\u0081\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00aa@TransUnion\u00e2\u20ac\u00ac\u00e2\u0081\u00a9<\/a><\/span><span style=\"direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">&nbsp;I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll pay for a full report in PDF format, I just can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t find the link!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal\"><span style=\"direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal\"><span style=\"direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">David from Equifax replied not with&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">#poBox105281 but instead with a link that sends you into a dead end rabbit hole&nbsp;<\/span><font color=\"#000000\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fXLFupTOxK\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">help.equifax.com<\/a>&nbsp;<\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal\"><span style=\"direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"border: 1px solid black; padding: 8px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"48\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1451882700\/Equifax_Avatar_Transparent_normal.png\" style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; padding-right: 8px\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td><b style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">Equifax Inc. (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/equifax?s=11\">@Equifax<\/a>)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/equifax\/status\/1238971245561085953?s=11\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><font color=\"#000000\">3\/14\/20, 6:32 PM<\/font><\/a><\/div>\n<div><font color=\"#000000\"><span style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/\u00e2\u20ac\u00aa@PeterVilleroy\u00e2\u20ac\u00ac\u00e2\u0081\u00a9\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:\u00e2\u0081\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00aa@PeterVilleroy\u00e2\u20ac\u00ac\u00e2\u0081\u00a9\">\u00e2\u0081\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00aa@PeterVilleroy\u00e2\u20ac\u00ac\u00e2\u0081\u00a9<\/a>&nbsp;We apologize for the trouble this has caused. The following link may address your concern.&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fXLFupTOxK\">help.equifax.com\/s\/article\/How-\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/a>-David<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal\"><span style=\"direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<table style=\"border: 1px solid black; padding: 8px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"48\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1165228364967403520\/X4GNRCDx_normal.jpg\" style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; padding-right: 8px\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td><b style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">Peter Villeroy (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/petervilleroy?s=11\">@PeterVilleroy<\/a>)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/petervilleroy\/status\/1238972203510751239?s=11\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><font color=\"#000000\">3\/14\/20, 6:36 PM<\/font><\/a><\/div>\n<div><font color=\"#000000\"><span style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/\u00e2\u20ac\u00aa@Equifax\u00e2\u20ac\u00ac\u00e2\u0081\u00a9\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:\u00e2\u0081\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00aa@Equifax\u00e2\u20ac\u00ac\u00e2\u0081\u00a9\">\u00e2\u0081\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00aa@Equifax\u00e2\u20ac\u00ac\u00e2\u0081\u00a9<\/a>&nbsp;This is a link to free reports. I tried to order that, but equifax\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s identity verification didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t work so it denied me online ordering. A highlight: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Our records show you took out a loan on for a car in Jan 2020&#8230;\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Sorry but I have never taken a loan for a car.<\/span><\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal\"><span style=\"direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">This is a link to free reports. I tried to order that, but equifax\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s identity verification didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t work so it denied me online ordering. A highlight: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Our records show you took out a loan on for a car in Jan 2020&#8230;\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Sorry but I have never taken a loan for a car.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal\"><span style=\"direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal\"><span style=\"direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><i>equifax\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s identity verification didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t work because it never works.&nbsp;<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal\"><span style=\"direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal\"><span style=\"direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">Use #poBox105281, ATL ga 30348. Also, click on the hashtag for videos that solve your exact issue<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 13.8px\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">In short, print out the #PObox105281 form and photocopy your drivers license to then mail in. HAVING PROBLEMS?? Email or text me and I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll send you the form<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Larry Chiang TLDR, there are two sets of laws that govern access via the Internet and access to your credit reports via written request Here is another example of a person who cannot get their credit reports via the internet.&nbsp; Peter Villeroy (@PeterVilleroy) 3\/14\/20, 6:16 PM Why is it so hard to buy a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12875","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-deep-underground-credit-knowledge-via-subroutines"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12875","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12875"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12875\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12875"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}