Consumer complaint received 2023-02-16
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: GA
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports
Sub-product: Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Sub-issue: Information belongs to someone else

Complaint:
I am a victim of identity theft, im filing this complaint because XXXX is violating my rights, I have accounts on my credit report that was open due to fraud, my information was exposed in a data breach I have sent documentation to prove Im a victim of identity theft and XXXX has refused to acknowledge my complaint has ignored it, i will seek arbitration and sue XXXX if they do not comply with my complaint and evidence, they damage my name by protecting these companies that has illegally used my information to open these accounts in my name I want these accounts removed I do have a police report proving that my information has been used and my signature forged on accounts, XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX accounts for XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX credit card, these companies has used every piece of information i XXXX recently sued XXXX for leaking my information on the dark web and my information was compromised, I have documents to show even the us government did an investigation and sent my a letter stating I was a victim of identity theft and still this credit reporting agency is ignoring the fact my identity was stolen and being used. Either they take these accounts off or will seek a demand for arbitration an sue XXXX, XXXX sends contradictory information to my email, I want these accounts removed from my report I have proven Im a victim of identity theft and I will keep these complaints to show that XXXX is failing to protect my information, they already had a data breach and exposed my information, if these accounts are not removed I will start the process for arbitration, now remove these accounts and stop sending emails asking for the same information I send through Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, please investigate XXXX they have denied my rights and they protecting these companies that have used my information for gain, please investigate, XXXX do your job .not excuses I am a XXXX, no where on these documents show XXXX, thr XXXX XXXX XXXX has to consider me XXXX  because me and my dad have the same name, these accounts do not specify my suffix i sign my name as XXXX  to keep my information from being used or identity stolen, unfortunately XXXX and XXXX XXXX has leaked and compromised my information Im also sending a letter from theIRS showing that Im a victim of identity theft, my information was used in XXXX of XXXX, a scammer over in another country used my information to try to defraud the government out of thousands of dollars, now I have to use a identity theft pin so the IRS knows its me filing my taxes XXXX contradicts them selves by sending me information asking me to send them that would remove these accounts and says XXXX thing but means another my information has been compromised this information is enough to remove and block any of these accounts, I have substantiated my case of identity theft now remove these accounts and stop violating my rights under federal law i will sue if this continues.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation