Consumer complaint received 2022-11-18
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: FL
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:
RE : ( XXXX  XXXX ACCOUNT NUMBER XXXX ) I have attached all the relevant documents pursuant the above section of the law. I demand all the above fraudulent accounts be DELETED immediately within 4 days of being notified of the identity theft or I am requesting compensation for {$1000.00} per violation along with damages I haveThis Company has been notified with numerous letters and has failed to validate the debt related to identity theft. My accounts have not been investigated thoroughly, I have not received the requested documentation that shows any contracts, and validation. Pursuant 15 U.S Code sS 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 4 business days after the date of receipt by such agency of ( 1 ) Appropriate proof of the identity of the 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. This has damaged my reputation and the company has failed to respond to my dispute letter that included an identity theft affidavit along with the requested identity proof documents. SEE CERTIFIED MAIL TRACKING NUMBER SENT TO ( XXXX  XXXX ACCOUNT NUMBER XXXX ) XXXX SENT TO XXXX  XXXX XXXX SENT TO XXXX VIA XXXX CERITIFED MAIL XXXX SENT TO XXXX VIA XXXX CERTIFIED MAIL XXXX SENT TO EQUIFAX VIA XXXX CERTIFIED MAIL 15 U.S. Code sS 1681n- Civil liability for willful noncompliance ( a ) In General Any person who willfully fails to comply with any requirement imposed under this subchapter with respect to any consumer is liable to that consumer in an amount equal to the sum of ( 1 ) ( A ) Any actual damages sustained by the consumer as a result of the failure or damages of not less than {$100.00} and not more than {$1000.00} ( B ) in the case of liability of a natural person for obtaining a consumer report under false pretenses or knowingly without permissible purpose, actual damages sustained by the consumer as a result of the failure or {$1000.00}, whichever is greater ( 2 ) Such amount of punitive damages as the court may allow ; and ( 3 ) In the case of any successful action to enforce any liability under this section, the costs of the action together with with reasonable attorneys fees as determined by the court. 


I have attached all the relevant documents pursuant the above section of the law. I demand all the above fraudulent accounts ( XXXX XXXX ACCOUNT NUMBER XXXX ) ) be DELETED immediately within 4 days of being notified of the identity theft or I am requesting compensation for {$1000.00} per violation along with damages I have suffered due to not being able to obtain credit.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation