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Originally posted by Dawgy
its illegal to check someone's credit unless they ive you written permission.
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They only need a legitimate business interest. It is not illegal in most cases.
Not that it is fair.
They do not usually need your written permission.
It would be a little bit iffy in this case - as it would have to be a transaction initiated by the webmaster.
Most likely - they did not check your credit, but checked the header on your credit report. This still show up as inquiries for you, but not for others. Many phone companies do this to verify someones identity. Usually you can see on the report that it is in a special section of inquiries.
This isn't your credit history, but your name, dob, address, TIN, ...
If it was your full history - I would be a little suprised.