MIKE COX

ATTORNEY GENERAL

• Reduce telemarketing calls by registering with the FTC's free national do-not-call program. 

• Call toll-free 1-888-382-1222 from the number you wish to register.

• Online at www.donotcall.gov.  You must have access to an e-mail address to confirm you intent to sign up.

• Eliminate pre-approved credit card offers in the mail.

• Call toll-free 1-888-567-8688 or visit www.optoutprescreen.com.

• You may remove your name from the list sold by major credit reporting agencies for a period of five years or permanently.  You will be asked to provide your name, address, date of birth, and Social Security number. 

• Order your free annual credit report.  To maximize your protection against fraudulent activity, order a report from a different credit reporting company every fourth month.

• Call toll-free 1-877-322-8228. 

• Complete the annual credit report request form and mail it to:

Annual Credit Report Request Service

P.O. Box 105281

Atlanta, GA 30348-5281

 

The Annual Credit Report Request Form is available at the Federal

Trade Commission's (FTC's) website:

www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/credit/docs/fact_act_request_form.pdf.

• Online -- www.annualcreditreport.com (this is the only truly free credit report website).