Consumer complaint received 2023-08-02
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: WA
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports
Sub-product: Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Sub-issue: Account status incorrect

Complaint:
XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, TX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX Re : Social Security Number XXXX To Whom It May Concern : While checking my most recent credit report, I noticed unauthorized and fraudulent credit inquiries made by the following companies : Inquiries : XXXX. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. XXXX XXXX XXXX & XXXX XXXX. XXXX XXXX & XXXX XXXX. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. XXXX XXXX & XXXX XXXX. XXXX XXXX & XXXX XXXX. XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX I did not authorize anyone employed by these companies to make any inquiry and view my credit report. This is a violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act Section 1681b ( c ). This is a serious breach of my privacy rights. 
Please validate this information with these companies and provide me with copies of any documentation associated with these accounts bearing my signature, authorizing an inquiry. In the absence of any such documentation bearing my signature, I formally request that these fraudulent inquiries be immediately deleted from the credit file you maintain under my Social Security number. 
Please note that you have 30 days to complete this investigation, as per the Fair Credit Reporting Act section 611. 
My contact information is as follows : XXXX XXXX XXXX : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- - XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX, PA XXXX XX/XX/XXXX Re : Social Security Number XXXX To Whom It May Concern : While checking my most recent credit report, I noticed unauthorized and fraudulent credit inquiries made by the following companies : Inquiries : XXXX. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. XXXX XXXX & XXXX XXXX. XXXX XXXX & XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX I did not authorize anyone employed by these companies to make any inquiry and view my credit report. This is a violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act Section 1681b ( c ). This is a serious breach of my privacy rights. 
Please validate this information with these companies and provide me with copies of any documentation associated with these accounts bearing my signature, authorizing an inquiry. In the absence of any such documentation bearing my signature, I formally request that these fraudulent inquiries be immediately deleted from the credit file you maintain under my Social Security number. 
Please note that you have 30 days to complete this investigation, as per the Fair Credit Reporting Act section 611. 
My contact information is as follows : XXXX XXXX XXXX : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- - EQUIFAX XXXX XXXX XXXX. XXXX, GA XXXX XX/XX/XXXX Re : Social Security Number XXXX To Whom It May Concern : While checking my most recent credit report, I noticed unauthorized and fraudulent credit inquiries made by the following companies : Inquiries : XXXX. XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. XXXX XXXX XXXX & XXXX XXXX. XXXX XXXX & XXXX I did not authorize anyone employed by these companies to make any inquiry and view my credit report. This is a violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act Section 1681b ( c ). This is a serious breach of my privacy rights. 
Please validate this information with these companies and provide me with copies of any documentation associated with these accounts bearing my signature, authorizing an inquiry. In the absence of any such documentation bearing my signature, I formally request that these fraudulent inquiries be immediately deleted from the credit file you maintain under my Social Security number. 
Please note that you have 30 days to complete this investigation, as per the Fair Credit Reporting Act section 611. 
My contact information is as follows : XXXX XXXX XXXX : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation