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DeleteMe’s Equifax Review
Equifax is a credit reporting agency that provides background checks and reports, SSN search and credit records monitoring. You can remove yourself from Equifax via Opt-Out Prescreen, which supplies personal information in marketing lists to creditors and insurers which use these lists to make firm offers of credit or insurance. To remove yourself from Opt-Out Prescreen, you must fill out and mail their opt-out form. After this, it is not clear how long it will take them to remove your information.
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How to Remove Yourself from Equivax via Opt-Out Prescreen
Complete the Opt-Out / Opt-In request form:
1. Go to their online form athttps://www.optoutprescreen.com/selection.
2. Scroll to the bottom, select “Permanent Opt-Out by Mail”, and click “Continue”.
3. They will ask for your name and address. Your social security number and date of birth are not required, and we recommend not giving it out.
4. Fill out the security letters and click “Confirm”.
5. Print out and mail the “Permanent Opt-Out Election form” to:
Innovis Consumer Assistance
PO Box 495
Pittsburgh, PA 45230-1689
It may take a while for your letter to get there and for your information to be removed from their database.
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