Consumer complaint received 2017-08-18
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
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: Personal information incorrect

Complaint:
First of all, this has been an ongoing struggle to get the credit reporting agencies to correctly report my credit information correctly. Apparently, there is another person by the same or very similar name and very similar social security number as mine. Over the past 9 or 10 years, I have sent numerous requests to the credit reporting bureaus to get my information accurately reported ; however, every time I check my credit report ( s ), I am given inaccurate information. I finally quit checking for the benefit of my mental health, since it was causing me much stress and anxiety.
About a month ago, I checked into my report and once again, the negligence and incompetence of our credit reporting agencies was evident. This time it was after a dispute with Equiax. Upon the return of my investigation, I discovered the following inaccuracies : 1 ) I had 2 incorrect previous addresses reported ( both of which have been disputed in the past 10 years ).
2 ) My correct social security was listed at the top of my report ; but for some ignorant reason, they listed another INCORRECT LAST 4 DIGITS OF SOMEONE ELSES SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER UNDER " OTHER ID ''. ( I have disputed the use of a similar social security number in connection with my report in the past 10 years with all 3 credit reporting agencies ... even warning them in the notes about NOT reporting or confusing me with another individual with a similar social security number.
I AM A BORN CITIZEN OF THE USA AND I HAVE ONLY BEEN ISSUED ONE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER IN MY LIFETIME!!! WHY CA N'T THE CREDIT REPORTING AGENCIES ACCURATELY MATCH EVERY NUMBER TO THE CORRECT FILE!!!
3 ) I=2 entries of inaccurate employment reported. Both current and previous employment are inaccurate. I have disputed this in the past as well, and finally, Transunion and Experian have entered the information for my employment accurately.
Question ... why do n't they consult with each other or at least with previous corrections!
4 ) Innacurate credit account information. I disputed this account but likely it was linked back to my account back to the second social security number that was added to my file under " Other ID ''.
Equifax and the other credit bureaus can not continue to put amother person 's credit files and information on my record just because they are looking for a scapegoat to pay for that other person 's bad debts. I have NOT moved in the past 26 years. It should n't be that difficult to report accurate information. I am a very humdrum citizen. I do not have any delinquent accounts and never have ... until they started mixing up my credit files with another person. If I had the money to spare, and I were n't an average minority, I would seek legal council to sue for compensation. I have spent far too many man hours and extinguished way too much undue stress to correct this issue of incompetence. As I said, this has been going on for the past almost 10 years. I have called and written letters to correct the inaccuracies ... but to no avail for it appeared again.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation