Consumer complaint received 2023-08-29
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: MD
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports
Sub-product: Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem
Sub-issue: Was not notified of investigation status or results

Complaint:
XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, Maryland XXXX Date of Birth : XX/XX/XXXX SS # : XXXX Equifax Information Services LLC XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  XXXX XX/XX/XXXX RE : You Violated the United States Code Law 15 U.S. Code 1681a ( 2 ) ( B ) Exclusions from a consumer Report any authorization or approval of a specific extension of credit directly or indirectly by the issuer of a credit card or similar device ; Exclusions mean the process or state of excluding or being excluded and left out of and not be included.

The definition of a credit card under 15 USC 1681 is the same as it is under 1602 ( I ) which states, The term CREDIT CARD means any card, plate, coupon book or other credit device existing for the purpose of obtaining money, property, labor, or service on credit. Notice, Congress said ANY card.

The credit card is my social security card. This is the credit card is used to originate every consumer credit transaction below.

They should all be removed from my consumer report under 15 USC 168
1a ( 2 ) ( B ).

As a consumer by law these accounts on this letter must be deleted immediately or I will seek monetary damages for violation of my right 15 USC 1681a ( 2 ) ( B ) in small claims court in my city and state under 15 USC 1681n civil liability because Ive been violated. Also, we already involved and sent this letter to the Complaint portal for ( Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, State Attorney Generals Office, Better Business Bureau, and Federal Trade Commission ).

1. " You are in VIOLATION of FDCPA. You can not charge me more than 20 of the orignal dept owed. Yet this collection agency CHARGED ME more than 30. This is ILLEGAL and a CLEAR VIOLATION '' XXXX XXXX Account Number : XXXX Please remove it from my credit report. 

XXXX. Under FDCPA Ive filed a civil suit against this credit bureau and XXXX XXXX for this unauthorized invalidated account that appear on my credit report. This is deceptive practices XXXX XXXX  Account Number : XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX**** This is not mine. I am a victim of ID Theft and I have included a police report. Please investigate and remove from my credit report. 

XXXX. I have not supplied proof under the doctrine of estoppel by silence XXXX vs. XXXX ( mo ) XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX I may presume that no proof of the alleged debt nor therefore any such debt in fact therefore exists. 
XXXX XXXX Account Number : XXXX This is not mine. I am a victim of ID Theft and I have included a police report. Please investigate and remove from my credit report.

4. Under 15 USC 1692f a debt collector may not use any false deceptive or misleading representation or means in connection with the collection of any debt this account is in violation. 
XXXX XXXX XXXX Account Number : XXXX This is not mine. I am a victim of ID Theft and I have included a police report. Please investigate and remove from my credit report. 



Sincerely yours, XXXX XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief