Consumer complaint received 2020-04-24
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:
XXXX XXXX XXXX DOB:XXXX SSN:XXXX ADDRESS : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, FL XXXX XXXX : Unauthorized Credit Inquiry Dear Sir/Madam This letter is your formal notice to cease the unauthorized hard inquiries you are making intomy credit report. This is also a formal demandfor you to immediately contact the credit reporting agencies and credit bureaus, where your organization has made inquiries into my credit history, to have these illegal inquiriesremoved. Be advised that I will be checking my reports to ensure you have had thefollowing unauthorized inquiries taken off my credit report : Line Item : XXXX XXXX Automobile Dealers, Used Inquiry date : XX/XX/XXXX Removal date : XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Personal Loan Companies Inquiry date : XX/XX/XXXX Removal date : XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Auto Financing Companies Inquiry date : XX/XX/XXXX Removal date : XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX Auto Financing Companies Inquiry date : XX/XX/XXXX Removal date : XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Auto Financing Companies Inquiry date : XX/XX/XXXX Removal date : XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  Automobile Dealers, Used Inquiry date : XX/XX/XXXX Removal date : XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX Automobile Dealers, Used Inquiry date : XX/XX/XXXX Removal date : XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX Auto Financing Companies Inquiry date : XX/XX/XXXX Removal date : XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Finance Companies - non specific Inquiry date : XX/XX/XXXX Removal date : XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  Auto Financing Companies Inquiry date : XX/XX/XXXX Removal date : XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX   XXXX XXXX Automobile Dealers, New Inquiry date : XX/XX/XXXX Removal date : XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX Telephone Service Provider Inquiry date : XX/XX/XXXX Removal date : XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Finance Reseller Inquiry date : XX/XX/XXXX Removal date : XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX Auto Financing Companies Inquiry date : XX/XX/XXXX Removal date : XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX Auto Financing Companies Inquiry date : XX/XX/XXXX Removal date : XX/XX/XXXX XXXX Personal Loan Companies Inquiry date : XX/XX/XXXX Removal date : XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Auto Financing Companies Inquiry date : XX/XX/XXXX Removal date : XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX Auto Financing Companies Inquiry date : XX/XX/XXXX Removal date : XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  Auto Financing Companies Inquiry date : XX/XX/XXXX Removal date : XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX Automobile Dealers, New Inquiry date : XX/XX/XXXX Removal date : XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Auto Financing Companies Inquiry date : XX/XX/XXXX Removal date : XX/XX/XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX Automobile Dealers, Used Inquiry date : XX/XX/XXXX Removal date : XX/XX/XXXX XXXX Department And Variety Stores - non specific Inquiry date : XXXX XXXX, XXXX Removal date : XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX  XXXX XXXX  XXXX Bank Credit Cards Inquiry date : XXXX XXXX, XXXX Removal date : XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Inquiry : XXXX. XXXX, XXXX + Finance/Personal ( XXXX ) XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Inquiry : XXXX. XXXX, XXXX + Finance/Personal ( XXXX ) XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Inquiry : XXXX. XXXX, XXXX + Automotive ( XXXX ) XXXX XXXX XXXX  XXXX Inquiry : XXXX. XXXX, XXXX + Finance/Personal ( XXXX ) XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX Inquiry : XXXX. XXXX, XXXX + Bank ( XXXX ) XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Inquiry : XXXX. XXXX, XXXX + Finance/Personal ( XXXX ) XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX Inquiry : XXXX. XXXX, XXXX + Finance/Personal ( XXXX ) XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX Inquiry : XXXX. XXXX, XXXX + Automotive ( XXXX ) XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  Inquiry : XXXX XXXX, XXXX + Finance/Personal ( XXXX ) XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Inquiry : XXXX XXXX, XXXX + Finance/Personal ( XXXX ) XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX Inquiry : XXXX. XXXX, XXXX + Auto Financing XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX Inquiry : XXXX. XXXX, XXXX + Auto Financing Contact the inquirer : MAIL ONLY XXXX XXXX XXXX Inquiry : XXXX. XXXX, XXXX + XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX Inquiry : XXXX. XXXX, XXXX + Auto Financing Contact the inquirer : MAIL ONLY XXXX XXXX XXXX Inquiry : XXXX. XXXX, XXXX + Auto Financing XXXX XXXX XXXX  XXXX Inquiry : XXXX. XXXX, XXXX + Auto Financing XXXX Inquiry : XXXX. XXXX, XXXX + Miscellaneous Reptg. Agencies XXXX XXXX Inquiry : XXXX. XXXX, XXXX + Personal Loans Cos. 
XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Inquiry : XXXX. XXXX, XXXX + Automobile Dealers, New PROFESSIONAL FINANCE Inquiry : XXXX XXXX, XXXX + Personal Loans Cos. 
XXXX XXXX Inquiry : XXXX XXXX, XXXX + Personal Loans Cos. 
( XXXX ) XXXX XXXX XXXX, Inquiry : XXXX XXXX, XXXX + Personal Loans Cos. 
( XXXX ) XXXX XXXX  XXXX Inquiry : XXXX XXXX, XXXX + Sales Financing XXXX XXXX XXXX  Inquiry : XXXX XXXX, XXXX + Auto Financing XXXX  XXXX Inquiry : XXXX XXXX, XXXX + Auto Financing Contact the inquirer : MAIL ONLY XXXX XXXX Inquiry : XXXX XXXX, XXXX + Automobile Dealers, New ( XXXX ) XXXX To the best of my knowledge, I have not signed any documents authorizing your organization to view my credit history. As such, your inquiry into my credit report violates theFair Credit Reporting Act, Section 1681b ( c ) : Transactions Not Initiated by Consumer.

If you have any document that you believe authorizes you or your organization to make theaforementioned inquiry/inquiries into my credit report, I respectfully request that a copy of itbe sent to my address so that I may verify its validity. Given the growing cases of identitytheft, I'm sure that you'll agree with me that verification will protect both our interests.In the event that you do not possess my authorization, I request that once you haveremoved all unauthorized inquiries from my credit profiles, you should also remove all of mypersonal information from your records. Please send me confirmation that you havecomplied with these requests. 

Thank you. 

Sincerely, XXXX XXXX XXXX DOBXXXX SSNXXXX ADDRESS : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, FL XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation