I tend to come here for advice on food and exercise but I know that we are a diverse group and there is a lot of non-food/exercise knowledge here. I went to annualcreditreport.com last night to get a copy of my credit report which I did not end up getting for two reasons. 1)Transunion asked for a security question that I must have entered years ago and don't remember. They asked for my favorite TV show. I entered several things I "thought" may have been my answer and after 3 tries they block you. Yes my fault for NOT keeping that on file but they don't provide any other option for getting the report so if you ever forget your answer you can forget about getting your report from them online. So, I selected Equifax. I went through ALL the requested information and it showed a screen saying my report could not be ordered because there was a "freeze or fraud alert" on my report. Hmmmm, I never asked for a freeze and now am terrified that someone has access to my SS# and has applied for credit under my name. I did google freeze/fraud alert on credit report and have found that several people have had the same thing happen w/both credit reporting agencies. Has anyone had this happen? I plan to call Equifax tomorrow to find out what the deal is.

Jill

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annualcreditreport.com

The last time I used them, I just downloaded, printed, and mailed in, their report request form. The form didn't include a security question.

The credit agencies are linked, so it's possible that your being blocked from Transunion for a bad login has put a flag on your report and Equifax can see that too. Just a guess.