Why does it seem like everything is a scam these days? Freecreditreport.com [View All]

I don't know if anyone else has dealt with this criminal company, but I got suckered in because I thought that by law credit reports are supposed to be free.

Well, Freecreditreport.com or "CIC Triple Advantage" as the unauthorized charges are labeled, is A) Not free, B) Criminal and C) Impossible to cancel (even though I never signed up in the first place).

They STOLE my credit card number (which I never provided), and charged my account $12.95 (which is a monthly charge). After Googling the company I've learned that they've had several successful class action suits against them and tens of thousands of complaints, yet they still remain in business and are rated a "B" on the BBB.org website. Why?

http://www.labbb.org/BBBWeb/Forms/Business/CompanyReportExtensionPage.aspx?CompanyID=13062929#&sm=

I called my bank immediately after discovering the charges and today had the joyous experience yelling at their entire phone bank staff at freecreditreport.com (I talked to about 6 different people and 2 supervisors) I was hung up on every time. They kept demanding my SS# and CC# and I obviously refused, as it stands I have one email stating that my "account" is canceled, but the charges on my card (that they stole) still remain.

This is America now folks, land of the dishonest and home of the scam. There's no way this company should be able to operate legally, yet they have been for years, even after settling several class action suits. Beware any credit report company with the following names..

ConsumerInfo.com
creditmatters.com
FreeCreditReport.com
homeradar.com
QSpace.com
www.consumerinfo.com
ConsumerInfo.Com
CIC Triple Advantage
Consumer Information Center
CIC Triple Advantage
Experian Consumer Direct
Credit Report Monitoring Service
Iplace, Inc.
CIC Credit Monitor SVC
Consumer Info
Consumer Information

They are all the same company, and they're all scams. They legally (apparently) steal your credit card number and your money. I'm so fuming mad right now, because I've reached a dead end and if my bank decides to not reverse the charges CIC will get away with stealing my money. I would call the BBB, but they seem to be a scam too. There's no way this company should have a "B" rating with the volume of complains against them. No way.