Consumer complaint received 2023-03-20
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: IL
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports
Sub-product: Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report
Sub-issue: Reporting company used your report improperly

Complaint:
This is not a duplicate complaint and I'm representing myself by myself. I checked my credit report and noticed some incorrect information on my credit report from Equifax. There is some account from the company that I did not give consent to access my credit reports ; I am very concerned about all activity going on with my credit report these days. I am fully aware that without permissible purpose no entity is allowed to pull my credit unless otherwise noted in section 604 of the FTCRA. The account that is being disputed, does not belong to me. The below is my sworn statement concerning these credit issues. It is my sworn statement that, I declare under penalty of perjury ( under the laws of the United States, if executed outside of the United States ) that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of my knowledge. Further, I certify that I am qualified and authorized to file this dispute. I also understand that knowing and a willful misstatement of 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. The trade line listed below is item currently within my credit file, and none of these are related to any transaction that was made by me. It is my official statement that someone and/or several people have opened this account and made transactions on this account without my knowledge or authorization, my personal information has been used to obtain goods, services, or money : and the person ( s ) responsible for creating this account. I have filed a report with the Federal Trade Commission, which I have enclosed within this dispute package. The law says that you must block these accounts while being investigated, and I expect that you will do so. In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting act. The account below has violated my federally protected consumer rights to privacy and confidentiality 15 USC 1681. Account name : XXXX Account Number : XXXX 15 U.S.C. 1681 Section 602 A. States I have the right to privacy. 15U.S.C 1681 Section 604 A Section 2 : It also states a consumer reporting agency can not furnish an account without my written instructions. 15 U.S.C. 1681c. ( a ) ( 5 ) Section States : no consumer reporting agency may make any consumer report containing any of the following item of information Any other adverse of information, other than records of convictions of crimes which antedates the report by more than seven years. 15 U.S.C. 1681s-2 ( A ) ( 1 ) A person shall not furnish any information relating to any consumer reporting agency if the person knowns or has reasonable causes to believe that the information is inaccurate. According to the FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT FCRA 611 ( 15 U.S.C. 1681 ), Procedure In Case of Disputed Accuracy. Reinvestigations of Disputed Information 1. Reinvestigation Required ( a ) In general. Subject to Subsection ( f ), if the completeness or accuracy of any item of information contained in a consumers file at a consumer agency is disputed by the consumer and the consumer notifies the agency directly, or indirectly through a reseller, of such dispute, free of charge, conduct a reasonable reinvestigation to determine whether the disputed information is inaccurate and record the current status of the disputed information, or delete the item from the file in accordance with paragraph ( 5 ), before the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date on which the agency receives the notice of the dispute from the consumer or reseller. I am well aware of my rights as a consumer. The Fair Credit Reporting Act requires that you, the credit-reporting agency, report accurate and/or correct account information within my credit file. My credit issues are very specific, this account doesn't belong to me. This means that you are reporting incorrect account information within my credit report. It is with this in mind that I request that this listed account and items be BLOCKED and DELETED!

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation