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 From: tsanford@nf.sympatico.ca 
  
 Someone posting on the Mortgages In Canada Discussion Group 
 wrote: 
 > 
 > I have tried several times and even contacted and spoke to the customer 
 > service desk at Equifax. They said to keep trying as their IT people were 
 > putting out fires associated with the Master Card offer. 
 > As of 4:10 on Friday Sept 12/03 I am still not able to obtain my free copy. 
 > 
 > some offer. 
  
 I understand; Eqifax is a Canadian Credit Reporting 
 Company/Agency. 
 Terry writes: 
 I concur. Did not receive any notification of the Equifax 'FREE 
 CREDIT REPORT OFFER' until less than two days before the 18th 
 Sept. expiry date! 
 Finally was able to access the Equifax site which was very slow. 
 Went carefully through the instructional pages about "How to 
 use/control your credit etc.". 
 Also on one page it said that credit recording companies 'must', 
 by law give a free credit report by mail. On the next page it 
 offered credit reports plus a FICO rating, whatever that is! Cost 
 was $14.95!!!!! (Some 'free' report!) 
 Called my credit card company; "Am I elegible? Is it a genuine 
 offer, or some bogus scheme?", answer, "YES, but they have been 
 flooded with requests". 
 Reaccessed Equifax; "Offer was now limited to 10,000 free reports 
 which have now all been used". This was approx. 24 hours before 
 the 'offer' expired at midnight Sept. 18th. basicall I was 
 limited to about a 12 hour window; IF THE EQIFAX SITE HAD WORKED! 
 Not impressed at all with Equifax; it does appear that "Get your 
 Free Credit Report" was mishandled? 
 Any other Canadian consumers have this problem? Terry. 
  
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