Get A (not so) Free Business Credit Report
April 12th, 2006 by Grant in: Credit Cards
Ironically enough, after writing about getting a DUNS number, I received a statement in the mail for my Advanta Platinum Business Card with Cash Back. I reviewed the statement, and in the fine print at the bottom under the “Additional Information” heading, it outlined how I could stay on top of my business credit with a free report from Dun and Bradstreet.
They listed a web address to get a free credit report: www.dandb.com/smallbusiness/advantafreereport
I typed in the address, and the page comes up “not found”. Hummm…
It turns out it’s the wrong address. The address “www.dandb.com” is an artists website (they have just received free advertising).
The real address is a dnb.com address. However, there is nothing free about it. The fine print on the website reveals that they give out one free report to each new D&B customer.
So not only did Advanta get the web address wrong, it’s borderline false advertising, luring people to a site by telling they get something for free as long as they spend money to get a service they probably don’t need.
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