vincheckreport.com Nothing's free, but this is worthless Internet

I responded to their ad for a $1 auto history check on a lark to check its accuracy. I used the information on my own car, which is why I know that the report was inaccurate.

While I should have known better, I did not read the terms closely enough to see that this subscribed me to a monthly service allowing me to check other cars. I assume this was noted somewhere in the terms and conditions, but I can say with certainty that if this information was provided, it was not nearly as prominent as their banner ad for the $1 one time check. It would have just considered it a lesson learned had I gotten what I paid for, but I did not.

I don't know why anyone but a dealer would want to subscribe to such a service. Given the poor quality of the report, I can only assume their intent was to lure the unwary into signing up for something they didn't need, knowing that many people don't reguarly check their bill statements, or don't catch such things.