Consumer complaint received 2022-11-02
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: IL
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:
To Whom It May Concern, You are hereby notified under provisions of Public Laws 95-109 and 99-361, also known as the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, that your services are no longer desired.

Immediately Cease and Desist all attempts to collect the above debt. Failure to comply with this law will result in my immediately filing a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission and the Attorney General of Illinois. Civil and criminal claims will also be pursued against you and your company. I have proof of other laws that have been violated by me.

You have NOT provided me a copy of ANY original documentation required under Section 609 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ) & Section 611 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ) ( a consumer contract with my original wet signature on it ) and under Section 611 ( 5 ) ( A ) of the FCRA you are required to promptly DELETE all information which can not be verified. The law is very clear as to the Civil liability and the remedy available to me for negligent noncompliance ( Section 617 ) if I fail to comply. I am a litigious consumer and fully intend on pursuing litigation in this matter to enforce my rights under the FCRA. I do not want any of the Credit bureaus to update any more information, they had their chance to verify everything several times and now litigation will come if these items are not deleted!!!!

Re : Method of verification Highly Requested Under 15 U.S.C. 1681i ( 7 ) Method of verification As a consumer, I request to know all the steps your agency took to insure these items were 100 % accurate under 15 U.S.C. 1681i ( 7 ) Method of verification- Description of reinvestigation procedure. A consumer reporting agency shall provide to a consumer a description referred to in paragraph 15 USC ( 6 ) ( B ) ( iii ) - a notice that, if requested by the consumer, a description of the procedure used to determine the accuracy and completeness of the information shall be provided to the consumer by the agency, including the business name and address of any furnisher of information contacted in connection with such information and the telephone number of such furnisher, if reasonably available ; by not later than 15 days after receiving a request from the consumer for that description.

Who in your company verified these accounts? How did they verify them? Please provide me with the name of the individual, business address, and telephone number of the person or business contacted during your reinvestigation.

Items Highly Requested 1. The name of the original creditor. 2. The creditors address and telephone number. 3. The persons name they verified the dispute with. 4. The Valid documentation is used to validate the dispute. 5. Also, the procedures your company has in place to ensure each account is 100 % correct which I doubt. 6. IF YOU CANT PROVE IT YOU MUST REMOVE IT OR PAY {$1000.00} per VIOLATION YOU ARE COMMITTING.

The following information is required. Please fill out the form below in its entirety.

1. Name and address of Alleged creditor : 2. Name on the file of the alleged debtor : 3. Alleged Account # : 4. Address on file for alleged debtor : 5.Amount of alleged debt : 6. Date this alleged became payable : 7. Date of original charge off or delinquency : 8. Was this debt assigned to a debt collector or purchased? 9. Amount Paid if the debt was purchased : 10. Commission for a debt if collection efforts are successful : Please attach copies of the following : 2. Agreement with your client that grants XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX the authority to collect 3. this alleged debt.

4. Original wet ink Signed agreement Debtor has made with Debt Collector, or another verifiable proof Debtor has a 5. contractual obligation to pay a Debt collector.

6. Any agreement that bears the original wet ink signature of Debtor, wherein agreed to pay Creditor.

7. All statements while this account was open.

8. Have any insurance claims been made by any creditor regarding this account?

9. O Yes 10. O No 11. Have any Judgements been obtained by any creditor regarding this account?

12. O Yes 13. O No 14. Please provide me the name and address of the bonding agent for, XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXX OF XXXX, XXXX in case legal action becomes necessary : __________________________ Date : Authorized Signature of Creditor You must return this completed form along with copies of all requested information, assignments, or other transfer agreements, which would establish your right to collect this alleged debt within 30 calendar days from the date of receipt of this letter.

Your Claim can not and WILL NOT be considered if any portion of this form is not completed and returned with copies of all requested documents. This is a request for Validation made pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. 
Accounts : XXXX XXXX  Account Number : XXXX XXXX  Account Number : XXXX XXXX XXXX  XXXX Account Number : XXXX XXXX Account Number : XXXX Let this letter also serve as your warning that I may utilize telephone recording devices in order to document any telephone conversations that we may have in the future. 
Furthermore, if any negative information is placed on my credit bureau reports by your agency after receipt of this notice, this will cause me to file suit against you and your organization, both personally and corporately, to seek any and all legal remedies available to me by law. 
It is my policy neither to recognize nor deal with collection agencies, and I will only settle this account with the original creditor. 
Sincerely, XXXX XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation