When trying to acquire my free annual credit report, I first went to freecreditscores.com and quickly realized that Experian was going to try to enroll me in a " Trial-membership '' if I asked for my report. I exited and learned I should go to XXXX. I entered the required information and ended up on the Experian site which offered a Credit score for {$1.00} and/or the free report without membership. I did not see anything about this trial membership at this point. There were other offers that were obviously paid offers. I paid the {$1.00} and received the Experian credit score but did not receive any type of receipt for my payment. ( but I did 7-days later for the {$21.00} ) Had I scrolled up the page from where it started, I would have seen the " Important Information '' about the trial membership. Also not included in the " Important Information '', is a statement at the very bottom of the page stating " ** The credit monitoring benefit may only be available for 5 days during your trial period since enrollment can take up to 48 hours. You may cancel your trial membership any time during your first 7 days without charge. '' ( If you call their customer service and hear the sales pitch ) You have to scroll down past all of the graphics and ads to find this. No reason it should not have been included in the " Important Information '' directly and is clearly a deception. In the " Terms an Conditions '', membership is mentioned but no mention of an automatic trial membership and charge. I was on the look out for schemes such as this and was still duped. Experian should be dropped as a credit reporting agency and a part of the federal free annual credit report program. It is only a trap for a company that profits from the sale of credit information to third parties. That 's just my opinion. I hope you can stop this as this has gone on for years with a slap on the wrist.