Consumer complaint received 2023-03-12
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: NC
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports
Sub-product: Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report
Sub-issue: Credit inquiries on your report that you don't recognize

Complaint:
XX/XX/2022 someone opened a XXXXl XXXX account in my name they applied for a line of credit trying to obtain a credit card in my name using my personal information without my knowledge or authorization and XXXX XXXX allowed them to do it instead of consulting with me first as it is stated on my credit report to do so through Experian Experian failed to contact me to let me know through the fraud alerts that are on my account with them to let me know about this transcation that was transpiring at the time when it was being committed and now I have soft inquiry on my credit report that has not been removed that needs to be removed for something that I did not authorize due to the negligence of Experian. On XX/XX/2022 someone also applied for a loan through XXXX XXXX XXXX in my name without my authorization without my knowledge yet once again here my identity has been misused improperly. I did file a identity theft with the Federal Trade Commission reporting that my identity has been stolen thru XXXX which should be on file stating that no one should be submitting fraudulent accounts in my name and that I am a victim of identity theft. I have gone through great lengths to try and keep my credit secure on my accord to the best of my ability by placing freezes on all of my credit reports and setting up security fraud alerts but to no avail hackers and scammers are still trying to open up lines of credit in my name using my persona i formation which they have obtains falsely without my knowledge or permission and they are still opening credits in my name and I have asked repeatedly for this matter to be corrected but to my avail no measure of action has been taken by the credit reporting agency Experian I am a hard working XXXX who pays her taxes faithfully every year and I should not have to live in fear or live like this knowing that the credit reporting agency is saying that they are monitoring my credit just to find out that they are allowing my credit to still be used in a inappropriate manner by imposters who are imposing as me to obtain something falsely using my name. They are not monitoring or protecting my credit like they claim they are and I have tired contacting them through the numbers for the customer service online but they want answer the phone they have some automated system that is set up which is not helpful for a person like me who actually likes talking to live people and I would like it if someone did something about this matter because its effecting my credit scores which is causing me to have bad credit which is not my fault I am suffering at the hands of some XXXX else mistakes and I should not have to have these inquires on my credit report which I know I did not apply for none of these things in my name and I really need for someone to look into this matter as soon as possible please.

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief