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Telemarketers Prank Call Me - 800-266-9420

Posted 1 year ago by Andrea Dickson

Almost immediately after receiving my new VISA card in the mail, I began receiving calls from a number that showed up on my caller ID as 800-266-9420. The first few times, when I answered the calls, there was that weird mechanical pause, the one that tells you that the computer is alerting the telemarketing rep that they've got a live one. I waited patiently, and asked the telemarketer on the other end to tell me how they got my number.

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Credit Card Companies Still Evil; Congress Surprised

Posted 1 year ago by Andrea Dickson

Filed Under: Credit Cards

Credit card companies are all kinds of evil. I know it, you know it. Now Congress knows it. Credit card companies do all kinds of nasty things (see below!) to take your hard-earned cash, so it's kind of nice to know that our government wants to do something about it.

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I Don't Love Capital One - How to Get a Lower APR, or Possibly Not

Posted 1 year ago by Andrea Dickson

Filed Under: Credit Cards

I knew there was a reason that I chose capitalone-bites-the-big-one772 as my log in name for my online credit card account. It's because, well, Capital One bites. I'm a good customer of Capital One; I keep a revolving balance that should make them happy, and I pay my bill religiously.

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