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Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, you have the right to get a free copy of your credit report and dispute unknown or inaccurate entries. The Federal Trade Commission maintains a very informative website on how dispute errors in your credit report: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/credit/crdtdis.htm

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Q: How do you go about removing listed unknowns from a credit report?
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