Small rant: Perhaps I’m getting old and cynical, but the entire process through their sites feels a lil sketchy lol

Sure, it requires the basics, along with your SSN and cellphone to receive a text confirmation. Can’t just be me, right?

Anyways, thanks for answering my crazy questions due to my lack of faith in the safety of the internet in the days of SEO’s. 🤣

  • Flagstaff
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    3 hours ago

    Don’t schedule a thaw. Just do it all manually: unfreeze, apply, and then freeze again.

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      47 minutes ago

      That’s what I eventually did. Except without the refreeze because it was going to cost me $12 which while a small amount, is definitely a ripoff.

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        32 minutes ago

        That can’t be right because credit-freezing must be free by law. You can do it an infinite amount of times for free. I think the website may be misleading you into a different thing (it’s either Experian or Equifax that is grotesquely adept at trying to get its customers to pay). Which bureau is it? I could try to get you the correct URL. Some of them really try to hide it. It’s such a disgusting practice.