I was helping a friend by co-signing for her residential rental. I obtained both our credit reports from Experian online as a requirement of the rental application. Online it says you will be charged {$1.00} for each report. I thought I was only paying {$2.00} ( XXXX for each report ). Then they started charging my credit card monthly for ongoing monitoring that I was unaware I was signing up for. Unfortunately I did not notice right away. It was {$21.00} x XXXX for myself and my friend. I finally had time to call Experian and they said in fine print when you order your {$1.00} credit report you are automatically signed up for monthly monitoring for your lifetime unless you cancel within 7 days. I am a XXXX so am not stupid. I did n't see/notice this fine print. I looked online at YELP to see if others have this problem. They have XXXX star and XXXX reviews and almost every review says that the customer was fooled into paying for this monthly monitoring service without knowing. I can afford this mistake. Others who have less money and are trying to get a job or a rental and are n't as educated can not afford this mistake. Experian refused to refund my money when I spoke to them on the phone. Please please help the less fortunate people be able to access their credit report without being " played '' by this company. Please also review the YELP reviews. This many people ca n't be wrong.