I live in Michigan and so I am entitled to place a security freeze on my report. Furthermore, as a victim of ID theft, I am entitled to do so at no fee for initiating or maintaining ( lifting / resetting ) the freeze. 
However, Equifax online does not provide the option for victims, but rather has only XXXX default - Pay them {$10.00}! 
Nor does Equifax mention this available free option ( again, going for profits while using our info tho willing to leave it exposed due to Equifax delays in implementing a Freeze when demanding fees and nonsensical reports ). 
Especially galling is the fact that I am an ID Theft victim as verified by another Credit Reporting agency, XXXX ( attached ), i.e. my crucial info of SSN, DOB, Address, and possibly other info such as Drivers License, ALONG with XXXX XXXX other XXXX victims of this theft / XXXX breach. 

In contacting Equifax on XXXX occasions, XXXX and XXXX Equifax asked ( XXXX ) that I send a written request. Then when they ignored that, I again called ( XXXX ). They now asked for the attached Experian notice. 

Again Equifax ignored that which led me to call on XXXX/XXXX/2015. The first level rep, then the supervisor, then the next level supervisor ( XXXX XXXX in the Equifax Consumer Affairs Office ), first stated Michigan law did not apply ( false ) ; then that only a police report would qualify me for1 ) a refund of my {$10.00} that they essentially extorted from me ( the only way I could implement an immediate freeze to avoid serious credit, monetary, and repair time losses ; and,2 ) as per Michigan law which Equifax denied, no charge for the ongoing freeze ( including no charge for lifting / resetting the freeze in the future ). 
However, proof of ID theft is NOT restricted to a police report. 

Not only does Equifax provide false information ( MI law ) and ignore responding to follow-ups they request, but they also are willing to put victims of ID theft at risk if the victim does not pay them to implement a freeze. 
However, Equifax states that if consumers ( in this case all XXXX MILLION of us ) can get a police report re the breach, Equifax will " generously '' waive the upfront fee .... what a farce, they only apparently want to collect fees from OUR information. 

Meanwhile, XXXX and XXXX had no difficulty immediately implanting the free ( per MI law ) freeze.