I applied for a car from XXXX XXXX of XXXX. When they pulled my credit report they informed me that I had an extended fraud alert on my file with NO contact information. So I called Equifax to find out if this was true so that I could continue with my purchase of a car. The representative with Equifax told me that I would have to purchase a credit report in order for them to assist me. I purchased the report for {$10.00}. To my understanding I should not have had to purchase anything to fix my contact information. I am now still waiting for them to add a verification phone number to my report. This is absurd. I should not be denied credit because of Equifax wrongdoing.