Consumer complaint received 2023-05-16
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: FL
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports
Sub-product: Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem
Sub-issue: Their investigation did not fix an error on your report

Complaint:
Upon further investigation of my personal information, I have submitted to the following companies identity theft, police reports, and notarized documents stating the address, name, accounts, and inquires did not have my authorization to obtain these accounts. 

I have explained that someone stole my identity claiming to help enhance my credit score. My information was stolen to be added to authorize users accounts, to open accounts for loans, cars, installment loans, and other lines of credit accounts I have no knowledge of. 

Have been sending in notices to the companies to ask for verification of any information, no one responded. I understand that it takes 30 days for an investigation to complete. These companies have not responded, and have not contacted me with any proof or information regarding these accounts. Further more, these companies have many violations against my consumer rights. My information was sold to a third party collection company by the name of : National credit adjusters. I did not authorize this company nor any affiliated companies to obtain my information. I ask that all account be removed. 


NOTICE OF PENDING LITIGATION SEEKING RELIEF AND MONETARY DAMAGES UNDER FCRA SECTION 616 & SECTION 617 Please accept this final written OFFER OF SETTLEMENT BEFORE LITIGATION as my attempt to amicably resolve your continued violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act regarding your refusal to delete UNVERIFIED information from my consumer file. 

I intend to pursue litigation in accordance with the FCRA to seek relief and recover all monetary damages that I XXXX be entitled to under Section XXXX and Section XXXX if the UNVERIFIED items listed below are not deleted immediately. 

A copy of this letter as well as copies of the three written letters sent to you previously will also become part of a formal complaint to the Federal Trade Commission and shall be used as evidence in pending litigation provided you fail to comply with this offer of settlement.

Despite three written requests, the unverified items listed below still remain on my credit report in violation of Federal Law. You are required under the FCRA to have documentation on file to verify that this information is mine and is correct. In the results of your investigations, you stated in writing that you " verified '' that these items are being " reported correctly '' I request for the third time that you provide the method of verification you used. Your response should provide : The name of the original creditor The address and phone number of the original creditor The name of the person at your who verified the dispute with the original creditor The documentation used to verify the dispute You have NOT provided me a copy of ANY original documentation ( a consumer contract with my signature on it. Furthermore, you have failed to provide the method of verification as required under Section 611 ( a ) ( 7 ) which under Section 611 ( a ) ( 7 ) you were required to provide a description of reinvestigation procedure by no later than 15 days. Please be advised that 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 ( Section 616 & 617 ) if you fail to comply with Federal Law. I am a litigious consumer and fully intend on pursuing litigation in this matter to enforce my rights under the FCRA I demand the following accounts be verified or deleted immediately. 

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Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation