Amanda Aronchik
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You know who doesn't want to hear from you? The U.S. Federal Trade Commission. No, that's not true. You can try. I mean, the way the FTC is handling this is if they get a lot of complaints about something, they will go and act on that. Are they going to call you, Kenny, and be like, hey, Kenny, I'm going to help you out?
You know who doesn't want to hear from you? The U.S. Federal Trade Commission. No, that's not true. You can try. I mean, the way the FTC is handling this is if they get a lot of complaints about something, they will go and act on that. Are they going to call you, Kenny, and be like, hey, Kenny, I'm going to help you out?
You know who doesn't want to hear from you? The U.S. Federal Trade Commission. No, that's not true. You can try. I mean, the way the FTC is handling this is if they get a lot of complaints about something, they will go and act on that. Are they going to call you, Kenny, and be like, hey, Kenny, I'm going to help you out?
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We've all talked to the FTC a couple times. They are trying with their limited resources to help people. So you can send a complaint to them if you want.
We've all talked to the FTC a couple times. They are trying with their limited resources to help people. So you can send a complaint to them if you want.
We've all talked to the FTC a couple times. They are trying with their limited resources to help people. So you can send a complaint to them if you want.
I actually do encourage you to do that. It is very well written. It's very straightforward. They have guides for consumers, and they also have guides for businesses. Like they have, you know, so you've been hacked. What should you do for your customers? And they're actually not bad. They're not bad resources. We'll provide links.
I actually do encourage you to do that. It is very well written. It's very straightforward. They have guides for consumers, and they also have guides for businesses. Like they have, you know, so you've been hacked. What should you do for your customers? And they're actually not bad. They're not bad resources. We'll provide links.
I actually do encourage you to do that. It is very well written. It's very straightforward. They have guides for consumers, and they also have guides for businesses. Like they have, you know, so you've been hacked. What should you do for your customers? And they're actually not bad. They're not bad resources. We'll provide links.
Yes. So if you, again, go to the big three, Experian, TransUnion, and Equifax, there are a bunch of things that you can do while you are there. And one of them is place an alert on your credit file.
Yes. So if you, again, go to the big three, Experian, TransUnion, and Equifax, there are a bunch of things that you can do while you are there. And one of them is place an alert on your credit file.
Yes. So if you, again, go to the big three, Experian, TransUnion, and Equifax, there are a bunch of things that you can do while you are there. And one of them is place an alert on your credit file.
What this is going to do is if somebody, like, let's say you go to Macy's and you decide you're going to go get one of those, like, Macy's cards or something like that, and Macy's calls to see if Kenny is worth giving a Macy's card to, they're probably going to call you up. They're going to contact you and be like, did you actually want this? Got it. So that's what that fraud alert does.
What this is going to do is if somebody, like, let's say you go to Macy's and you decide you're going to go get one of those, like, Macy's cards or something like that, and Macy's calls to see if Kenny is worth giving a Macy's card to, they're probably going to call you up. They're going to contact you and be like, did you actually want this? Got it. So that's what that fraud alert does.