You can get your free annual credit report from the only authorized source at the link  AnnualCreditReport.com .

Federal law requires each of the three nationwide consumer credit reporting companies - Equifax, Experian and TransUnion - to give you a free credit report every 12 months if you ask for it. They also make it easy to accomplish many credit-related tasks right from your computer.

If you are monitoring your credit status, which is not a bad idea nowadays, you can space your requests to the three companies out by requesting your report from one company every four months. That way you can monitor your credit history throughout the year.