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Dhani76
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Credit Sesame caused me a HP

Have now deleted my account as I wasn't crazy about them anyway. I already have 2 outstanding loans so there would be no reason I would have applied for a Lending Club loan. Just received an email telling me my application was denied. Only possible way this happened was via Credit Sesame and their solicitations (MAYBE I inadvertently pressed the"apply" button somehow before x-ing out or while scrolling but no confirmation windows telling me that popped up). So now I am looking at another inquiry. Wonder what my chances are of writing and getting it deleted. Anyone ever experience this?
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austinguy907
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Re: Credit Sesame caused me a HP

umm.... pre-quals w/ LC or Prosper are SP's.  you have to go out of your way to actually apply and get a HP.

 

just dispute it on the corresponding CR and say you didn't apply.

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CreditInspired
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Re: Credit Sesame caused me a HP

+1 on the dispute.

And You should make sure this isn't identity theft -- someone else applying for credit in your name.

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Dhani76
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Re: Credit Sesame caused me a HP

ok thank you Smiley Happy

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Anonymous
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Re: Credit Sesame caused me a HP

Just so that we're all on the same page.  You were actually alerted of a hard pull via your monitoring service, or are you just assuming you received a HP based on the denial email you received?  I too received the denial email without applying, but there was no hard pull.  I recently also signed up for Credit Sesame, though I didn't look for a pre-qual on their site at all.  Very disturbing whether it's a HP or not.  

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Anonymous
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Re: Credit Sesame caused me a HP

Credit Sesame SP came up as a HP as TU interactive once. I called TU and said they knew about the problem and it was removed about a week later.
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