Consumer complaint received 2020-01-16
Company: Factor Trust
State: TX
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:
Re : FactorTrust, Incorporated ( an alternative credit bureau ) On XX/XX/2020 I received an email alert from XXXX  notifying me of a change in my XXXX   credit report at XXXX XXXX. When I got home from work, I immediately accessed my credit report and noted that a hard inquiry by XXXX XXXX XXXX had been completed. I had not sought out the services of XXXX XXXX XXXX nor authorized XXXX XXXX XXXX to perform any inquiry. I immediately called XXXX XXXX XXXX and notified them of possible identity theft and fraudulent activity. They stated that it was an " online '' loan application. I then stated that it definitely was not me and I was provided a customer service reference number by XXXX XXXX XXXX. I then began the process of placing security freezes and fraud alerts with XXXX, XXXX, and XXXX. When reviewing my credit reports I saw an unauthorized inquiry by FactorTrust, Incorporated.  I did not recognize that company so looked it up on the internet and found that they are an " alternative credit bureau '' that is used by XXXX XXXX XXXX. I was unable to talk to a customer service representative at FactorTrust that evening because their hours of operation are from XXXX XXXX to XXXX XXXX Eastern Time. So, I attempted to access THAT credit report to place a security freeze and I was unable to successfully " verify my identity '' by the questions posed ( I now know that they have created a credit report on me FULL of inaccuracies and will explain further. ) As I was unable to answer the verification questions ( which I have been able to do for over 30+ years with no problems with all other agencies ) I called their customer service number on XX/XX/2020 to notify them that XXXX XXXX XXXX was not authorized to do a credit inquiry and to place a fraud alert and security freeze on the credit report. The representative I spoke with did note that I had had difficulty signing on because of the " failures '' on the security questions. Once I satisfactorily answered questions to verify my identity with the agent, I was provided a fax number and provided directions on placing a security freeze. I filled out a form and faxed it with supporting identification on XX/XX/2020. I have YET to  receive confirmation on the security freeze as of XX/XX/2020. As I was able to finally see the " credit report '' generated by FactorTrust ( once the agent assisted me ) I  noticed multiple inaccuracies and items on the report that are not part of credit reports. First off, the report generated by FactorTrust , Inc. was done on XX/XX/2020 ... they have nothing prior to XX/XX/2020. Secondly, it had information included on the credit report that is not on the " big '' three namely, a bank routing and account number and a loan number for XXXX XXXX XXXX with the amount of the " payday '' loan ( yes, it said the type of loan it was ). In addition, it had my so-called salary and my so-called payroll frequency ( both incorrect ). With this information, I looked up the routing number and called the bank ( not a bank nor branch available in my state so obviously not mine ) and I notified that bank that my name, DOB, and SSN was used to obtain a loan fraudulently and that their bank is listed on my credit report. Their customer service department took the information on the evening of the 7th and said that they were forwarding it to their fraud department. I spent hours on the 7th and 8th trying to reach " real '' people in various agencies/companies desperate to make sure the thief 's damage was contained. On XX/XX/2020 I filed an Identity Theft Report with the Federal Trade Commission naming XXXX XXXX XXXX and FactorTrust, Incorporated as unauthorized users of my personal information. Copies of the the FTC Identity Theft Report were provided XXXX XXXX XXXX and to all credit reporting agencies including FactorTrust, Incorporated, and disputes filed to have the inquiries removed. After filing the report and reading my rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act I contacted the bank that was listed on my FactorTrust, Incorporated credit report to ask what information I needed to provide to them to obtain copies of the application someone used to open the bank account using my information. It was at this point that I learned that the bank account was not associated with my name and SSN. I explained that FactorTrust, Inc. has it associated with my personal identifying information and the bank stated that the information must have come from the XXXX XXXX XXXX loan application. In truth, FactorTrust, Inc. generated an inaccurate, falsified Consumer Disclosure Credit Report about ME using information from an ONLINE PAYDAY LOAN application. On XX/XX/2020 I mailed a letter to FactorTrust, Incorporated requesting that they A ) delete and block XXXX XXXX XXXX from my credit report, and B ) that they delete and remove my entire consumer report file that they generated as the result of identity theft and fraud. On XX/XX/2020, I faxed a duplicate request to FactorTrust Incorporated along with the FTC Identity Theft Report. To date, FactorTrust, Inc. has still not notified me of my requested security freeze status. To date, FactorTrust Inc. is the only credit reporting agency that has not removed the fraudulent inquiry and information. To date, the only correspondence I have received from them is an email in response to my disputes about the false information and the XXXX XXXX XXXX inquiry. Email reads as follows : Good morning, We are in receipt of your dispute and have started the investigation process. Please provide us proof and back up supporting your claims. This supporting documentation can be mailed or faxed in to us. If you have any questions or concerns, please give us a call at ( XXXX ) XXXX. 
Thanks, Consumer Support FactorTrust, Inc. 
XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, GA XXXX Fax XXXX To summarize : FactorTrust , Inc. is party to creating a Consumer Disclosure Credit Report full of inaccurate and false information based on an online application created by an identity thief. MANY of the items on the FactorTrust, Inc. credit report are not found on my XXXX, XXXX, and XXXX  reports. FactorTrust, Inc. is the least responsive to my requests to correct and delete any and all information they collected on me as the result of identity theft.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation