Consumer complaint received 2023-04-19
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: NY
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports
Sub-product: Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem
Sub-issue: Their investigation did not fix an error on your report

Complaint:
THIS DEBT COLLECTOR GOT MY INFO WITHOUT MY CONSENT AND OPENED A ACCOUNT IN MY NAME. FURTHER, I CERTIFY THAT I AM PERMITTED BY FEDERAL AND STATE LAW TO FILE THIS DISPUTE. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT KNOWING AND WILLFUL MISSTATEMENTS OR OMISSIONS OF MATERIAL FACTS CONSTITUTES A FEDERAL CRIMINAL VIOLATION PUNISHABLE UNDER 18 U.S.C. 1001. ADDITIONALLY, THESE MISSTATEMENTS ARE PUNISHABLE AS PERJURY UNDER 18 U.S.C. 1621. THIS ACCOUNT FOUND WITHIN MY CREDIT REPORT ARE NOT RELATED TO ANY TRANSACTION THAT I MADE I AM A LITIGATING THAT A PERSON OR COMPANY - WITHOUT MY AUTHORIZATION - USED MY PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION TO APPLY FOR GOODS, SERVICES, OR MONEY, AND, WAS SUCCESSFUL IN CREATING SOME ACCOUNTS. ALL IS BEING INVESTIGATED BY THE FTC FURTHERMORE In Accordance with The Fair Credit Reporting Act credit acceptance has violated my rights. 15 USC 1681 Section 602 States I have the rights to privacy. ( they say we cant opt out ) 15 USC 1681 Section 604A Section 2 : it also states a consumer reporting agency can not furnish an account without my written instructions. ( which they claim they dont need ) 15 USC 1666B : A creditor may not treat a payment on a credit card account under an open end consumer credit plan as a late for any purpose.

The company Credit Acceptance is currently investigating a car loan that was taken out using my personal information which I have been trying to have removed from my credit report I am filing this complaint to ensure this is taken seriously and this account is thoroughly investigated.I filed a complaint and also called and spoke to a representative by the name of XXXX she advised me to mail back an identity theft affidavit, my ID, and a sheet of paper with my signature written 5 times. I sent the mail to credit acceptance with the requested information as well as a letter requesting that they provide me with proof of my original wet signatures and additional information, original documents signed on the day this alleged account was opened so I could provide as much assistance as possible in investigating how this account was opened I never received any response but my credit report said the dispute was resolved. I contacted the credit bureaus to affirm the account does not belong to me and they said unfortunately they rely on credit Acceptance to complete an investigation and they recommended that I contact the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. 
This whole account was done in a fraudulent way upon review of retail install contract attached to my previous complaint seems the dealership placed in fact that { {$7000.00} } was put down when In fact { {$8000.00} } was put down any money more issue including outrages APR rates I call SCAM. This issues with credit acceptance has been ongoing I would like this tradeline removed immediately.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation