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Equifax "free" offer a scam?
rijmacyoz
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I applied via the MSE link for the free Equifax report.
All my details were provided and correct... but I got an error message "We have been unable to validate some of the information provided" and a message that required me to phone them.
I did this and they asked (in barely intelligible english) for lots of additional information including Credit Limits (that hadn't been required on the application form) and then asked me to send evidence of my Cards.
I don't send private data to strangers! so asked them to terminate the agreement there and then, reminding them I just wanted the promised credit check - not to provide unnecessary additional data.
All my details were provided and correct... but I got an error message "We have been unable to validate some of the information provided" and a message that required me to phone them.
I did this and they asked (in barely intelligible english) for lots of additional information including Credit Limits (that hadn't been required on the application form) and then asked me to send evidence of my Cards.
I don't send private data to strangers! so asked them to terminate the agreement there and then, reminding them I just wanted the promised credit check - not to provide unnecessary additional data.
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I applied via the MSE link for the free Equifax report.
All my details were provided and correct... but I got an error message "We have been unable to validate some of the information provided" and a message that required me to phone them.
I did this and they asked (in barely intelligible english) for lots of additional information including Credit Limits (that hadn't been required on the application form) and then asked me to send evidence of my Cards.
I don't send private data to strangers! so asked them to terminate the agreement there and then, reminding them I just wanted the promised credit check - not to provide unnecessary additional data.
Is there a question in all that ?0
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