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Consumers Burned By 'Free' Credit Report Web Sites



Source: CBS

There are websites all over the internet promising free credit reports. Kristine Lee knew she was entitled to one free report a year so she picked the first website that popped up on Google, Freecreditreport.com. Kristine was surprised when she received her credit card statement a couple of weeks later.

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