Consumer complaint received 2022-12-07
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:
Hi my name is XXXX XXXX I need help with this problem its really effecting me right now. This notice is to inform you that you unlawfully reported fraudulent accounts that arose from IDENTITY THEFT that you did not verify as required by the law on my consumer report. 15 USC 1681b ( c ) furnishing reports in connection with credit or insurance transactions that are not initiated by consumer ( XXXX ) information regarding inquiries. Except as provided in section 1681g ( a ) ( 5 ) of this title a consumer reporting agency shall not furnish to any person a record of inquiries in connection with a credit or insurance transaction that is not initiated by a consumer The following account listed below are a result of identity theft and was not initiated by me I demand that they are deleted immediately My identity has been stolen you are hearby put on notice Whoever during and in relation to any felony violation enumerated in subsection ( c ) Knowingly transfers, possession or uses without lawful authority a means of identification of another person shall in addition to the punishment provided for such felony be sentenced to a term of impressment of 2 years An identification of me has been used without my permission to open serval accounts that have damaged my reputation and damaged my mode of living because you furnished a consumer report without my written permission as stated by federal law 15 USC 1681b permissible purpose of consumer reports In General Subject to subsection ( c ) any consumer reporting agency may furnish a consumer report under the following circumstances and no other ( 2 ) IN Accordance with the written instructions of the consumer to whom it relates You have aided this fraud by not verfiying these accounts Congress States 15 USC 1681 Fair Credit Reporting Act ( a ) Accuracy and fairness of credit reports ( 4 ) There is a need to insure that consumer reporting agencies exercise their grave responsibilities with fairness, impartiality and a respect for the consumers right to privacy Account names XXXX XXXXXXXX - XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX - XX/XX/2021 Pursuant 15 U.S code 1681c-2 Block of information resulting from identity theft Except as otherwise provided in this section, a consumer reporting agency shall block the reporting of any information in the file of a consumer that the consumer identifies as information that resulted from an alleged identity theft not later than XXXX business days after the date of receipt by such agency 1 proof of identity of consumer 2 a copy of identity theft report 3 the identification of such information by the consumer and 4 a statement by the consumer that the information is not information relating to any transaction by the consumer have attached all the relevant documents pursuant the above section of the law I demand all the above fraudulent accounts DELETED immediately

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation