Why does the ad say FREE CREDIT REPORT but they want your credit card?

Because they want to dangle a carrot to trick people to sign up for their offers

Just go to http://www.annualcreditreport.com and you will not even be asked for your credit card because credit reports are FREE. You can get 1 from the 3 credit agencies per year

Why does the ad say FREE CREDIT REPORT but they want your credit card?

Because it is NOT really free. They want you to join their credit service. They want your credit card so they can charge it every few months for the service. You don%26#039;t need this. You can get a free credit report once a year from the 3 major credit reporting agencies.

Why does the ad say FREE CREDIT REPORT but they want your credit card?

Those ads usually provide a %26quot;free%26quot; credit report for signing up for their monitoring service. If you truly want a free credit report, write each credit reporting agency and they will provide one once a year, or upon the denial of credit based upon a credit report.

Why does the ad say FREE CREDIT REPORT but they want your credit card?

Beware. Those companies are scams. I had a friend who got in big trouble with those folks. When it says free...use great caution. I think a credit report is free once a year anyway. If so you don%26#039;t need a company to help you

Why does the ad say FREE CREDIT REPORT but they want your credit card?

Well its preety obvious its ether a scam or they just want to check your credit card for your credit. Ether way never trust online ads ive had a million free things come up I go through it and they just want your money. And there are a lot of reports of identity thefts like this so just dont trust them.