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Deceptive Mailer – Housing & Economic Recovery Program (PL 110-289)

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A tipster (send in your tips here) sent in the following mailer they received for the Housing & Economic Recovery Program (PL 110-289). You will notice the mailer looks like a government document and uses the HUD equal housing symbol. The front references P.L. 110-289 which is actually The Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 and … Read more

CPN – Credit Profile Number / Credit Privacy Number – Craigslist Scam to Watch Out For

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While searching out scams to avoid recently I came across many that were willing, for a fee, to help me repair bad credit using a CPN or Credit Profile Number. There is a lot of misinformation online about the CPN but what you need to know is you can’t use a fictional number in place … Read more