Consumer complaint received 2021-08-10
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: FL
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports
Sub-product: Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report
Sub-issue: Credit inquiries on your report that you don't recognize

Complaint:
TODAYS DATEXXXX XXXX, XXXX SOC SEC # XXXX DOB XX/XX/XXXX ADDRESS XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX, FL XXXX RE 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 : Inquiry details XXXX XXXX Inquiry from XX/XX/XXXX + XXXX XXXX XXXX Cr Inquiry from XXXX XXXX, XXXX + XXXX XXXX XXXX  Inquiry from XXXX  XXXX, XXXX + Misc. 
XXXX XXXX Inquiry from XX/XX/XXXX + XXXX XXXX XXXX Inquiry from XX/XX/XXXX + Misc. 
XXXX XXXX Inquiry from XX/XX/XXXX + XXXX XXXXXXXX Credit Inquiry from XX/XX/XXXX + XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Credit Inquiry from XX/XX/XXXX + XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Inquiry from XX/XX/XXXX + Automotive XXXX XXXX  Inquiry from XX/XX/XXXX + Bank XXXX  Inquiry from XX/XX/XXXX + XXXX XXXX Inquiry from XX/XX/XXXX + XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Inquiry from XX/XX/XXXX + XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Inquiry from XX/XX/XXXX + Misc. 
XXXX Inquiry from XX/XX/XXXX + Misc. 
XXXX Inquiry from XX/XX/XXXX + Misc. 
XXXX XXXX XXXX Inquiry from XX/XX/XXXX + Miscellaneous Reptg. Agencies XXXX XXXX XXXX Inquiry from XXXX XXXX XXXX + Miscellaneous Reptg. Agencies XXXX XXXX XXXX Inquiry from XXXX  XXXX, XXXX + Miscellaneous Reptg. Agencies XXXX XXXX XXXX  Inquiry from XX/XX/XXXX + Miscellaneous Reptg. Agencies XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX  XXXX. 
Inquiry from XX/XX/XXXX + Miscellaneous XXXX XXXX XXXX Inquiry from XX/XX/XXXX + Miscellaneous Reptg. Agencies XXXX XXXX Inquiry from XX/XX/XXXX + Services, Not Elsewhere XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Inquiry from XX/XX/XXXX + All Banks XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Inquiry from XX/XX/XXXX + Automobile Dealers, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Inquiry from XX/XX/XXXX + Automobile Dealers, XXXX XXXX XXXX Inquiry from XX/XX/XXXX + Personal Loans Cos. 
XXXX XXXX XXXX Inquiry from XX/XX/XXXX + Miscellaneous Reptg. Agencies XXXX XXXX XXXX Inquiry from XX/XX/XXXX + Miscellaneous Reptg. Agencies XXXX XXXX XXXX Inquiry from XX/XX/XXXX + Miscellaneous Reptg. Agencies 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 SOC SEC # XXXX DOB XX/XX/XXXX ADDRESS XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX, FL XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation