Consumer complaint received 2019-04-25
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: AL
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:
I XXXX XXXX am truly upset! There are still fraudulent accounts that XXXX, Equifax and XXXX continue to report to my credit and I am filing my lawsuit against XXXX, Equifax and XXXX today! They still continue to report these negative fraudulent accounts to my credit after I communicated with the bureaus that I am a victim of identity theft.I Sent all the corresponding documentation certified mail as well as called XXXX, Equifax and XXXX. Ive been dealing with this matter going on 2 months since I started this process and the collection companies still continue to harass and call me. this has affected my credit and my livelihood in so many ways. So with that being said I ( XXXX XXXX ) and my lawyer ( Law offices of XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Al XXXX ) Are pursuing full legal action as of today XX/XX/XXXX. Please note that I have already opted out of arbitration and have supporting documents and proof to support all my claims. 


Fraudulent Accounts University of XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX {$210.00} The Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ) is the federal law that governs the national credit reporting agencies ( CRAs ) : Equifax, XXXX XXXX and XXXX. It also governs creditors, collection agencies and other businesses that furnish information ( furnishers ) to the CRAs. The FCRA provides victims of identity theft with numerous rights. Consumers can bring legal claims against the CRAs and furnishers if they fail to comply with the FCRA. 
The most important right is the blocking of information on a credit report that resulted from identity theft. A CRA must block the reporting of any fraudulent information within four business days of receiving a dispute from a consumer that contains : Identification of the fraudulent information ; A copy of an identity theft report ( an identity theft report is an official, valid report filed by the consumer with a federal, state or local law enforcement agency including the post office ) ; A statement by the consumer that the information is not related to any transaction by the consumer ; and Appropriate proof of identity. 
The CRA must notify the furnisher of the information that it has blocked the information as fraudulent. The CRA will also notify the two other national CRAs that it has blocked the information. The consumer should receive a letter from the CRA stating that the information has been blocked. 
If the consumer sends the CRA the required materials and the CRA does not block the disputed information within four days, the consumer can bring a legal claim against the CRA. 


These individual are all apart of our lawsuit and will be named individually in our case. The FCRA clearly states 4 days all fraudulent accounts will be removed. and they still continue to report. We are seeking full damages We feel these particular individuals have not assisted in making sure their respective bureaus are in compliance with the fair credit reporting act concerning my client XXXX XXXX of XXXX Director of XXXX consumer interactive serving XXXX XXXX of XXXX   Senior analyst Consumer Experiences XXXX XXXX of XXXX Senior vice president at XXXX XXXX XXXX of XXXX  Director fraud and identity management XXXX XXXX of Equifax senior vice president enterprise fraud ID theft XXXX XXXX of Equifax Chief information officer XXXX XXXX of Equifax Fraud and identity product manager XXXX XXXX Of XXXX   Customer service manager XXXX XXXX of XXXX operations manager XXXX XXXX of XXXX   SVP consumer Services XXXX XXXX of XXXX CFE, CCIA compliance Fraud Investigator

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation