Consumer complaint received 2023-05-10
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: NJ
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:
Thank You. This is my third time trying to have this fixed. 

To whom it may concern, I, XXXX XXXX, never gave XXXX any verbal or written consent to report anything on my consumer report. No consent is Identity Theft. A copy of the law is attached with this dispute. You also do not have any permissible purpose to furnish my personal information to any third party. 15 USC 1681b Permissible purpose of consumer reports ( a ) IN GENERAL Subject to subsection ( c ) any consumer reporting agency may furnish a consumer report under the following circumstances and no other : ( 2 ) In accordance with the written instructions of the consumer to whom it relates. As a consumer, I am demanding a deletion of the following accountS : XXXXXXXX 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 XXXXt XXXX Instruction : Update Account to paid as agreed and current Instruction : Update remarks on account to paid as agreed Name of account : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Account number : XXXX Instruction : Update Account to paid as agreed and current Instruction : Update remarks on account to paid as agreed Name of account : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Account number : XXXX Instruction : Update Account to paid as agreed and current Instruction : Update remarks on account to paid as agreed Name of account : XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX  Account number : XXXX Instruction : Update Account to paid as agreed and current Instruction : Update remarks on account to paid as agreed This agency is in violation of 15 USC 1692g. They were to notify me of this in writing 5 days prior, I was not. As the original creditor only, I can validate this debt. I do not validate this debt. Therefore, the following accounts must be deleted from my report. Failure to respond satisfactorily with deletion of the above referenced account, and send out a free copy of my report after the changes have been made will result in legal actions being taken against your company, for which I will also be seeking {$1000.00} per violation for : 1. Defamation of Character ( per se ) 2. Negligent Enablement of Identity Fraud 3. Fair Debt Collections Practices Act 15 USC 1692g violations 4. Fair Credit Reporting Act 15USC 1681 violations for willful noncompliance - 616. Civil liability for willful noncompliance [ 15 U.S.C. 1681n ] I request that you delete the above-listed tradelines and provide me an updated copy of a consumer report prepared by you that you maintain and publish concerning me to third parties. Inform any and all persons that you published the disputed information to that it has been deleted. You concludeD that the tradeline item is verified, I request details of your method of verification. In addition, I request a description of the procedure used to determine the accuracy and completeness of the information of the above-listed disputed information that you included in a consumer report that you prepared and published concerning me, including, but not limited to, the business name and address of all furnishers of information contacted in connection with such information and the telephone number of such furnishers when you initially prepared the consumer report with the information, investigated the data, and reinvestigated it due to my current dispute. DELETE DELETE DELETE Unfortunately, it appears that you do not have reasonable procedures in place to assure maximum accuracy and completeness of the information that you include in your consumer reports that you prepare concerning me. Therefore, I request that any future inclusion of consumer information concerning me be sent to me first for my review before you prepare and publish any information in a consumer report about me so that I can confirm the accuracy and completeness of the same. Accordingly, I may be contacted at my address above for such verification or via email at XXXX. Your prompt attention to this matter is requested in compliance with federal and state laws. YOU HAVE 24 HOURS TO DELETE THIS ITEM FROM MY REPORT

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation