@Anonymous wrote:I need advice. I was recently shopping around for engagement rings, and went into a Zales. I was asked by a clerk there if they could run my credit to see what I was eligable for. I said sure but insisted that I did NOT want to open a card. Well, a few days later I get the new card in the mail. Can I have this voided due to the fact that the opening of the card was fraudulent? I do not want this to hurt my credit score, and it is very important that I can have credit available soon. It is just infuriating! Thanks for any help.
You can try to recon it, but unfortunately the fact that you gave them the authorization to run your credit through and gave them your information pretty much may make it a no-go. Many times when applying for a credit card application there's a little keypad that says "I accept the Terms & Conditions..." blah blah blah to an account. It is your responsibility to go through the terms and conditions before hitting the "accept" button, and/or ask any questions to the associate before doing so. If there was no accept button or check-off box, then you may have a chance at reconning!
Unfortunately I know this game well. Sometimes associates at my store don't always give the whole lowdown before getting people to apply for the JCP card (some people think it's simply a rewards card, but when they get to the point of entering their SSN they should realize it's not just a rewards card...but it happens anyways). But it is also the consumers responsibility before signing up for ANYTHING to read through terms & conditions.
Some cards also don't report right away. You may be able to close the account ASAP and never have it report. The hard pull (if any) you will likely not be able to recon due to the fact that you did authorize the salesperson to run a credit check. But the effects of that hard pull will likely fade away in a couple of months!
Best of luck! Sorry it had to happen to you, but I'm sure you can resolve it easier than you think 
giving someone your info and expecting them not to use it? You can't find out if your qualified for it there's so much thing I know of a guarentteed approval with a credit card etc.
Besides the common sense things of having a well aged account with nothing bad on your reports then of course you'll get approved for 98% + of things out there (minus things like Amex Black, and JP Morgan Palladium etc which requires super high incomes or spendings)
Even Pre-Qualified doesn't really mean you'll qualify. I wish I could ask each company if they would most likely approve me before I app 
that would be nice, but does not exist :\
@Anonymous wrote:
@daybreakgonesXe wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:Well, I noticed that a paper that came with the card says that they can't begin sharing my information until 30 days has passed. Does that mean that I can cancel the card within those 30 days without penalty to my credit score?
Yes indeed! Well, that means they won't report the account to the credit bureau, so it'll be like it never happened, sans the hard pull. You won't be able to get rid of that.
Well that's great then! I know the credit check will still be there (my dumb mistake), but at least the card wont be! Thank you! :-)
No problem! That's the beauty of most creditors. They don't report until after the 1st statement cut
Why would you tell them to run your credit if you were not going to open an account? That just seems silly to just take a hard pull just because.
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