Consumer complaint received 2019-02-22
Company: Experian Information Solutions 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: Reporting company used your report improperly

Complaint:
I have had a freeze on my credit reports - all 3 Credit Reporting Agencies as of XXXX. My Identity was stolen and I filed an Identity Theft report on XXXX FTC Report # XXXX. I am granted 7 years free credit alerts as a result. 

All 3 companies, XXXX, Experian and XXXX  have the freeze in place. All 3 have provided me with SPECIAL SECURITY PASSCODES if I need to access my information. Unfortunately, the only questions they ask are : My name, date of birth, social security #, and address - I've made numerous phone calls to all these agencies between XXXX and XXXX. None of them ask for the PASSCODE.  I explained that that should be the 2nd question asked after my name - before anything else - to prove I am who I am ... ... they just told me they followed their security measures which are asking for the same answers that " the person who stole my identity '' has. I was very upset that a " XXXX XXXX '' or whoever stole my identity already has this information - and at no time did they DO NOT ask for my security passcode. They just tell me they don't ask for it. 
As a result of their " less than secure '' policy, on XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX FL, even though I have a freeze - allowed someone to open a checking account in my name. Now I am getting collection notices for default from a XXXX XXXX XXXX. for {$92.00}. This shows up on XXXX  as an Inquiry. I have NEVER dealt with this company and they should NOT HAVE BEEN ALLOWED to access my credit report. I also did not receive an alert of this inquiry being made. 

I believe the best form of security measure for anyone who has had their identity stolen that each of these companies adjust their security measures to ASK FOR THE PASSCODE immediately after a person 's name. I am quite upset that even though I have followed every possible measure to secure myself from further identity theft issues, all 3 Credit Report agencies don't seem to protect the consumer - they just rather do their standard security measure of asking information the thieft has - which isn't working. 

I am asking that each of these reporting agencies specifically MADE NOTE ON MY CREDIT REPORT TO ASK FOR THE SECURITY PASSWORD THEY PROVIDED TO ME BY MAIL AND NOT ALLOW ANYONE TO RECEIVE ANY INFORMATION ON MY CREDIT, NOR BE ALLOWED TO MAKE ANY KIND OF INQUIRY. I also have opted out through the government website to not be mailed or allowed any institution to send me solicitations. 

There have been other attempts also to breach and steal my identity - XXXX, XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. 

Please help solve this problem with all 3 of these agencies - they don't seem to be following the rules and protecting me from further fraud issues.

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief