Consumer Protection Alert is a designated area within the Kimberly Credit site used to alert our visitors. Our goal is to hopefully protect consumers against unfair, deceptive, or fraudulent practices pertaining to goods or services, and instill caution and awareness against the misuse of personal information, commonly referred to as identity theft . 

Through today's technology, our consumer protection notification efforts have made it possible for detailed information about companies, products and services and scams to be compiled and shared more easily and cheaply than ever. That's good news for web site visitors.  

At the same time, as information, products and services becomes more easily accessible, each of us - companies, associations, government agencies, and consumers - must take precautions to protect against the misuse of private information.

We can probably all agree that the number of companies selling products and services through heavily aired infomercial's, magazines, telemarketing, and Internet is growing by leaps and bounds. And, through today's technology the need for consumer protection alerts can be one of many steps that are needed to educate and protect the public.

• 809 Bamboozle Beware, a long distance phone scam may lead consumers ring up high charges on their phone bills.
• 9-0-# Telephone Scam. You receive a call from someone claiming to be a telephone company employee investigating "technical problems" with your line, or checking up on calls supposedly placed to other states or countries from your line. Depending on what you do could cost you in the long run.
• Your Credit Report : Does your credit report accurately represent you? A recent study conducted by the Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) found over 70% of credit reports contains errors. Read for yourself what this report revealed.
• Unwanted FAXES - TCPA Violation : Just because your fax number is published or distributed does not mean others have permission to send you unsolicited advertisements. Read what you can do about it.
• ID Theft & Prevention - Updated. Reviews how your identity becomes someone else's with real case studies
• Internet Theft Despite your best efforts to manage the flow of your personal information or to keep it to yourself, skilled identity thieves may use a variety of methods - low and hi-tech - to gain access to your data. Here are some of the ways imposters can get your personal information and take over your identity.
• Pre-Paid Phone Cards & Phone Scams : Many people use them. But did you know what problems exist and how you can avoid them? You receive a call and the calling party starts giving you instructions. After you hang up, you may wonder ... Was that a phone scam?
• Predictive Dialing : Silence on the Other End of the Line. The phone rings, you answer it and all you hear is "silence" or the "click”. Predictive dialing can cause this.
• What Your Telephone Company Knows About You reviews personal and sensitive information about your telephone usage, Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) and under the law, telephone companies duty to protect this information.

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