I was asked for a credit card. Do I need a credit card to sign up?

The answer is NO!

Freecycle.org is completely free to use and we never ask for your credit card information to sign up or to use our website.

If you are asked for a credit card, it is likely that you clicked on an advertisement at the very top or bottom of our website, where paid advertisements are diplayed, and it took you off to another website. If you are able to take a screen shot of or copy the URL of the page that is asking for credit card information, please click the Contact link above and send it to us, We will have that advertiser blocked from our website.

If you have already given your credit card information, you may find a link in the email or text you received from the advertiser for their customer support site. You should be able use that to request that they stop their service.

If you don't receive a satisfactory response, we strongly advise you to report the fraud to your local law enforcement agency.