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By LaToya Irby, About.com Guide to Credit / Debt

Is FreeCreditReport.com a Scam?

Friday September 4, 2009

FreeCreditReport.com wants you to believe they're the place to go if you don't want to end up "selling fish to tourists in t-shirts," living in your new in-laws basement, or driving around in a used subcompact. Unfortunately, FreeCreditReport.com might not be all that it's cracked up to be. I tested out the service and put together a review detailing my experience: FreeCreditReport.com review. If you've ever used the site, leave your own review.

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September 7, 2009 at 9:13 pm
(1) John DeFlumeri Jr says:

Like other companies offering the same thing, they want to to sign uo for periodic credit monitoring.

John DeFlumeri Jr

October 8, 2009 at 10:10 am
(2) steve parker says:

Please make sure you READ THE FINE PRINT. They will ask you for a credit card number during trial period and if you dont cancel within 9 days your card will get billed a monthly fee. I am sick of companies doing this!!!

October 14, 2009 at 9:24 pm
(3) Deborah Ward says:

Steve is exactly correct. I spoke to a solicitor via telephone offering me their service which I accepted. After finding out it was not a free service, I cancelled it. They continued to charge me for 4 months even though I called each time it appeared on my card. I called my bank explaining I was never told there would be a monthly fee charged to my card. They called them immediately and had all the costs taken off and told me they had numerous calls with the same complaint. FREE Credit Report.com is NOT FREE and is not an honest company.

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