Consumer complaint received 2021-07-14
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: NY
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:
I'VE NOTICED SOME UNAUTHORIZED INQUIRIES AND ACCOUNTS ON MY CONSUMER REPORT. I'VE NEVER APPLIED FOR CREDIT WITH THESE COMPANIES AND NEVER AUTHORIZED FOR THE USE OF MY INFORMATION. ACCORDING TO 15 U.S. CODE 1692 ( K ) YOUR INDIVIDUAL ACTIONS WERE FRAUDULENTLY UNAUTHORIZED. I DID NOT AUTHORIZE THESE INQUIRIES AND PER THE FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT ( FCRA ), ( 1 ) 15 U.S.C. 1681 ET SEQ., YOU ARE IN VIOLATION FOR UNLAWFULLY REPORTING SAID INQUIRIES ON MY CONSUMER REPORT WITHOUT MY AUTHORIZATION OR PERMISSIBLE PURPOSE UNDER THE FCRA. A PERSON SHALL USE OR OBTAIN A CONSUMER REPORT FOR ANY PURPOSE UNLESS -- - ( 2 ) THE CONSUMER REPORT IS OBTAINED FOR A PURPOSE FOR WHICH THE CONSUMER REPORT IS AUTHORIZED TO BE FURNISHED UNDER THIS SECTION ; AND ( 3 ) THE PURPOSE IS CERTIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 1681E OF THIS TITLE BY A PROSPECTIVE USER OF THE REPORT THROUGH A GENERAL OR SPECIFIC CERTIFICATION. ( 4 ) 15 U.S.C. 1681B ( F ). CHESTER V. PURVIS, 260 F. SUPP 2D 711 ( S.D. IND. XXXX ). I HAVE NOT INITIATED ANY TRANSACTIONS WITH ANY OF THESE COMPANIES. FURTHER I DO NOT HAVE AN " ACCOUNT '' AS DEFINED UNDER ( 5 ) 15 U.S.C. 1693A ( 2 ) WITH SAID COMPANIES FOR REVIEW OF COLLECTION. FURTHERMORE, UNDER THE FCRA, ( 6 ) " ANY PERSON WHO KNOWINGLY AND WILLFULLY OBTAINS INFORMATION ON A CONSUMER FROM A CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCY UNDER FALSE PRETENSES AND CAUSES DAMAGE SHALL BE FINED, 15 U.S.C. 1681N ( B ) .On XX/XX/XXXX, I sent the credit reporting agencies letters notifying them that they are in violation of FCRA 15 USC 1681b ( f ) reporting inquiries without my authorization or a permissible purpose and the true and lending act 15 USC 1666 ( b ). I am in distress and this matter has affected me from getting access to different forms of credit which is needed during this time of a pandemic. I will be left no choice but to seek legal remedies shall this issue not be taken care of. Today on XX/XX/XXXX, I contacted XXXX via telephone to remove an unauthorized inquiry on my report. The representative refused, which is a violation of my consumer federal protection rights. XXXX is in violation of FCRA Section 604 Section 605B FDCPA 15 USC 1681a 15 USC 1681b 15 USC 1692d 15 USC 1692f ( 1 ) 15 USC 1692j Pursuant to 15 USC 1692c ( c ) 2 I am invoking my specified remedy as a consumer, and the original creditor I am demanding that this unauthorized inquiry be removed now : There is False bankruptcy information showing on my report. I have already disputed with the credit bureaus via certified mail and have gotten no response. I have contacted the County Clerk at the court and they have also stated that they do not furnish any information to the bureaus so the bankruptcy on my credit report is illegal and damaging to my credit score. You have failed to conduct a truthful investigation into this PUBLIC RECORD within the provisions of consumer laws. NOT IN COMPLIANT! Its impossible that you indeed investigated or even attempted to look into this public record listed below because I asked the court clerk if they verify records with the credit bureaus and they stated and send me an attached letter that they do NOT, so how did you legally verify this? For example, court name is not accurate each credit reporting agency must report the actual name of the court, followed by city, state. You are required to obtain verification from the DATA FURNISHER and the court told me that they do not verify with you, so HOW is anything else considered legal verification? I need you to send me the petition to verify this account. If you can not do that, then this needs to be removed and permanently deleted. Im sick and tired of this XXXX!

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation