| Comment Number: | 545091-00387 |
| Received: | 10/14/2009 |
| Commenter: | Jonas Diener |
| Organization: | |
| State: | VA |
| Agency: | Federal Trade Commission |
| Rule: | 16 CFR Part 610 Amendments to Rule to Prevent Deceptive Marketing of Credit Reports and to Ensure Access to Free Annual File Disclosures |
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Comments:
In my opinion, one of the easiest ways to ensure that the legitimate free credit report site is easy to differentiate from scams and imitators is to host it using a .gov domain name, such as http://www.AnnualCreditReport.gov/. Issuance of a .gov domain is not attainable for most companies and common scam artists, unlike a .com domain name, with anyone with $10 can purchase. Using the .gov domain gives a clear indication to the user that they are in fact using the real government-run service.