Consumer complaint received 2017-05-26
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: NV
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:
Equifax,  XXXX , and  XXXX  have violated section  605 B of t he Fair Credit Reporting A ct, 15  U.S. C. 1681g ( e ).      They have not blocked any of the information that I have PROVEN is a result of ID Theft. In accordance to the law, once they receive FTC ID theft report, police report, identifying information, they must block the accounts from my files NO LATER THAN  4  BUSINESS DAYS. I am attaching the law word for word : locking Information from your credit report that is the result of Fraud In accordance with  Federal Law,   Credit Reporting Agencies are not allowed to report information about you if they have received an ID theft report identifying information as fraudulent.     I am AGAIN attaching my ID, SS card, Police Report, LEASE for proof of address, and  TWO  FTC Fraud reports.     The complete standard regarding ID Theft blocking of Fraudulent Credit Report Entries is here : ( a ) Block. 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 b usiness days after the date of receipt by such agency of  ( 1 ) ap propriate proof of the identity of the consumer  ; ( 2 ) a cop y of an identity theft report ; (  3  ) the identification of such information by the consumer ; and  ( 4 ) a s tatement by the consumer that the information is not information relating to any transaction by the consumer.    ( b )  Notification. A consumer reporting agency shall promptly notify the furnisher of information identified by the consumer under subsection  (  a ) of this section  ( 1 ) t hat the informatio n may be a res ult of identity theft ; (  2 )  that an identity theft report has been filed ; (  3  ) that a block has been requested under this section ; and (   4 ) of the effective dates of the block.
( c ) Authority to decline or res  cind.    ( 1 )  In general. A consumer reporting agency  may  decline to block, or may rescind any block, of information relating to a consumer under this section, if the consumer reporting agency reasonably determines that ( A ) the information was blocked in error or a block was requested by the consumer in error ; ( B ) the information was blocked, or a block was requested by the consumer, on the basis of a material misrepresentation of fact by the consumer relevant to the request to block ; or ( C ) the consumer obtained possession of goods, services, or money as a result of the blocked transaction or transactions.    ( 2 ) Notification to consumer. If a block of information is declined or rescinded under this subsection, the affe cted consumer shall be notified promptly, in the same manner as consumers are notified of the reinsertion of information under section  1681i ( a ) ( 5 ) (  B ) of this title.    ( 3 )  Significance of block. For purposes of this subsection, if a consumer reporting agency rescinds a block, the presence of information in the file of a consumer prior to the blocking of such information is not evidence of whether the consumer knew or should have known that the consumer obtained possession of any goods, services, or money as a result of the block.   ( d ) Exception for resellers.    ( 1 )  No reseller file. This section shall not apply to a consumer reporting agency, if the consumer reporting agency ( A ) is a reseller ; ( B ) is not, at the time of the request of the consumer under subsection ( a ) of this section, otherwise furnishing or reselling a consumer report concerning the information identified by the consumer ; and ( C ) informs the consumer, by any means, that the consumer may report the identity theft to the  Bureau  to obtain consumer information regarding identity theft.    ( 2 )  Reseller with file. The sole obligation of the consumer reporting agency under this section, with regard to any request of a consumer under this section, shall be to block the consumer report maintained by the consumer reporting agency from any subsequent use,  if ( A ) t he consumer, in accordance with the provisions of subsection ( a ) of this section, identifies, to a consumer reporting agency, information in the file of the consumer that resulted from identity theft ; and agency from which the consumer information was obtained for resale.    ( e ) Exception for  verification companies. The provisions of this section do not apply to a check services company, acting as such, which issues authorizations for the purpose of approving or processing negotiable instruments, electronic fund transfers, or similar methods of payments, except that, beginning  4  business days after receipt of information described in paragraphs (  1 ) through ( 3 )  of subsection ( a ) of this section, a check services company shall not report to a national consumer reporting agency described in sectio n 1681a ( p )  of this title, any information identified in the subject identity theft report as resulting from identity theft.   ( f ) Access to blocked information by law enforcement agencies. No provision of this section shall be construed as requiring a consumer reporting agency to prevent a  Federal, State , or local law enforcement agency from accessing blocked information in a consumer file to which the agency could otherwise obtain access under this subchapter.   Send the following letter and enclosures to the Credit Reporting Agencies in accordance with section  605 B of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. 1681g ( e )

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation