This Rip-Off is on behalf of a friend who used my computer to check on his credit history. He settled on FreeCreditReport.com, and I did print the agreement for him. I admit, I will go into the bathroom and read over an agreement but many people do not; and my friend is one of them.
Today he called me and told me about this bogus charge on his Checkings Account (debit card!) that came at the most unfortunate time for him. He said his bank did not have a telephone number for the company and he said he exhausted other attempts, such as 800 Directory. I asked him for the name of the company and he said C I C Credit Monitoring. Having DSL I immediately went to my computer and keyed in the name of this copany. The consumer complaints was the first listed on the Search Engine. "Uh-Oh" I excaimed, not liking the what I was seeing for the description of the site. I read the first report about CIC Credit Monitoring. My friend had said they deducted $80.00 but after reading the first report I asked more specifically if CIC deducted $79.95 and he confirmed that exact amount.
I conferenced 1888.888.8553 (CIC Credit Monitoring) and my friend (Eric) spoke to a gentleman at extension 1357 named Everette. Everette requested informatio such as Eric's name, debit card number, mother maiden name, and address and explained to Eric that he should recieve his refund in 7-10 business days. Today is July 5 (and thank goodness CIC is open on weekends). Just like another gentleman who reported CIC Credit Monitoring on this site, I will keep reporting until I know the situation is resolved.
Until then: remember to read the fine print!!!
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