Here 's my experiance : About two weeks ago, I logged on to Experian, put in my sensitive personal information, and was given the choice of spending about {$30.00} to get ALL XXXX credit reports, or spend NOTHING, and just get the Experian report. OR ( and this is what I did ), I could pay a BUCK ( {$1.00} ) and also get my FICO score, which one does not normally get with the free report. 

So that 's what I did. Except, in tiny letters, it says, " Includes 7-day trial membership ... '' It does n't say that there 's a COST associated with it. Just that you 're automatically enrolled. And there 's no way to opt out before paying that {$1.00}. 

But there IS a cost associated with it. It 's {$19.00}. However, I just found out that cost 2 WEEKS after I thought I had gotten my credit report and FICO score from them. It finally showed up on my on-line bank statement a day or two ago. By the way, when I got the " Welcome to the club! '' email from Experian, it still said NOTHING about the cost, or that it was a recurring monthly cost. 

So I called Experian 's customer support. Experian says you can cancel. So I did. We shall see if that " takes. '' I give them a XXXX/XXXX chance. 

They also say that you can be refunded your " prorated amount when you cancel. '' That has turned out to be a lie, since they repeatedly refused to refund me ANYTHING. 

But I never agreed to $ XXXX/MONTH, and there was no " Opt Out '' feature when I thought I was paying {$1.00} for the FICO score XXXX Therefore, I demanded full reimbursement. They refused. 

What I wound up doing is calling my bank, and disputing the charge. Also, contacting Experian 's billing department to demand full reimbursement. 

And I figured YOU guys might be interested, since ( from a XXXX article ) : '' In XXXX 2005, Experian accepted a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission ( FTC ) over charges that Experian had violated a previous settlement with the FTC. The FTC 's allegations concerned customers who signed up for the " free credit report '' at Experian 's Consumerinfo.com site. The FTC alleged that ads for the " free credit report '' did not adequately disclose that Experian would automatically enroll customers in Experian 's {$79.00} credit-monitoring program. " Thank you for your time.