Mar 21 2007
Credit Repair Scams
Credit repair scams are popular business in today’s business environment. The Internet, in mailboxes, on the TV, telemarketers, and flyers left on car windows report how credit repair from companies can make getting out debt easy, and by using their services it will erase all debt instantly. The old saying of if it sounds too good to be true it usually is, should certainly be applied with scammers of instant credit repair. Know what to look for with these types of scam artists, and be on the lookout for them.
It might not seem that at first that working with an instant credit repair service is all that bad, but in the end it will be. Going into debt to a while, even though it might seem it did not, and getting out of debt will take some time too. Also, it will take some effort and cold hard cash to work out of it. The goal is to get out of debt, but staying out of debt in the future is just as important. Repeating the same mistakes over and over will be a never-ending cycle of poverty and stress. Learning how to manage money now is the overall goal for life.
Buying a new car or home is a thrill, just like getting a new credit card, but if credit scores are slashed by late payments or judgments there will not be many offers in the future. A lot of people do not realize how far reaching a negative credit score can be. Denial of insurances, mortgages, credit cards, loans for education, vehicles, checking accounts, rents are just a few of the ways that negative credit can hurt. The scammers are unscrupulous, and will use their tactics to get what they want – money.
One of the first warnings to look for with a fast slick credit repair scammer is that they will not say that credit repair can be done independent of their company. Legal rights are never stated, a say that by phoning, emailing or writing the three major reporting agencies of Experian, Equifax and Trans Union is silly. Usually they promote the idea that the companies are only just reporting agencies, and they cannot remove any inaccuracies anyway, so there is no use in talking with them. It is true that the agencies can not get rid of any negative true reports, so this ruse will does work, but it is just a lead in to there next tactic of scamming.
Next, all scammers will advise that to get a good one over on the reporting agencies, and to land some new loans and credit extensions on credit cards, is to just apply with the federal government’s IRS (Internal Revenue Service) for a EIN (Employer Identification Number). This is not legal for the ordinary Joe because it is creating a separate identity, and the Social Security number being used will no longer be used for identity purposes. New credit identities under false pretenses can get jail time and huge fines for trying it, and getting caught.Â
There are so many ways to get into trouble with creating a false identity. If caught, prosecution charges will include mail fraud because of the use of the federal post office system, or even fraud of any wire transmissions too. Lies on any type of loan backed by a financial institution backed by the federal government will make a lot of hot water, as well as using an EIN under false reasons. It is just not worth the chance to nor is it morally right to lie just to get credit issues resolved.
Another favorite game of scammers of instant credit repair services is to ask for payment upfront without providing services first. They will state that services to do the work do require time and effort, and that they have to pay their employees too. All kinds of reasons will be given for payment of front, but do not fall for any of them. These are fly-by-night companies that will be here today and gone tomorrow with the cash. Many of them require payment of large sums of money, from a few hundreds to thousands of dollars for their supposed services. The best way to solve credit issues is to consult with a credit counseling service to see how to really fix credit problems and to work hard at getting the debt paid off.
Related posts:
- There Really Are No Bad Credit Debt Relief Repair Secrets
- There Really Are No Bad Credit Debt Relief Repair Secrets
- Credit Repair And Identity Theft Often Go Together
- Don’t Despair – Try Do-It-Yourself Credit Repair
- A Heads Up on the Latest Credit Repair Scam Called File Segregation
Give us your rating of this article below!
(No Ratings Yet)
Loading ...
It’s a sad fact of life that these scammers will pray on those who are most vulnerable.
Your post makes some very good points – the only person who can get their way out of debt is the debtor themself. They then need to manage their finances better in the future to avoid further financial stresses.
Whilst there are some interesting methods for reducing or wrting off debts, most plans that promise fantastic results are too good to be true and should be avoided at all costs.
great points. Also, it is against the law for a CRO to receive payment in advance. All services have to be FULLY performed before any money can be paid.
http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/croa/croa.shtm
SEC. 404. PROHIBITED PRACTICES.(7)
b) Payment in Advance.–No credit repair organization may charge or receive any money or other valuable consideration for the performance of any service which the credit repair organization has agreed to perform for any consumer before such service is fully performed.