Consumer complaint received 2022-10-25
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: PA
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:
To whom this may concern : I would like to state that according to 15 U.S.C. 1681 ( a ) Accuracy and fairness of credit reporting The Congress makes the following findings : ( 1 ) The banking system is dependent upon fair and accurate credit reporting. Inaccurate credit reports directly impair the efficiency of the banking system, and unfair credit reporting methods undermine the public confidence which is essential to the continued functioning of the banking system. I have lost faith in the banking systems due to your company reporting false and inaccurate information on my report without my consent. Your company is blatantly violating federal law ( 15 U.S. Code 1611- Criminal liability for willful and knowing violation Whoever willfully and knowingly ( 1 ) gives false or inaccurate information can be held liable ).

I noticed unauthorized accounts on my consumer report. I have not signed any documents authorizing your organization to report any accounts on my consumer report therefore, your reporting of accounts on my consumer report violates the Fair Credit Reporting Act. I am requesting that your company blocks and remove all disputed fraudulent accounts from my consumer report pursuant to [ 15 U.S.C. 1681c-2 ] ( a ) Block Except as otherwise provided in this section, a consumer reporting agency SHALL block the reporting of any information in the file of a consumer that the consumer identifies as information that resulted from an alleged identity theft, not later than 4 business days after the date of receipt I have not supplied proof under the doctrine of estoppel by silence, Engelhardt v. Gravens ( mo ) 281 SW 715, 719, I may presume that no proof of the alleged debt, nor therefore any such debt, in fact exists.

15 U.S. Code 1681b ( 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. I DID NOT GIVE MY WRITTEN CONSENT TO YOUR COMPANY TO OBTAIN MY PERSONAL INFORMATION ) Therefore you furnishing accounts onto my consumer report is fraudulent and it is identity theft. You have no permission to furnish any information on my consumer report in the first place. The law states that before you collect any information, about me, you have to get my authorization to access my consumer report for any reason. According to 15 USC 1681 ( a ) ( 4 ) You infringed upon my right to privacy and your reporting is unfair and without impartiality. YOUR COMPANY HAS AIDED THIS FRAUD BY NOT VERIFYING THESE ACCOUNTS. I DO NOT CONSENT TO E-OSCAR OR ANY OTHER MEANS OF AUTOMATED VERIFICATION. 
I DEMAND YOU PROVIDE ME WITH THE FOLLOWING. 
1. Provide a CERTIFIED copy of Authorization signed by me, naming your company as having my consent to furnish, update, verify, inquiries, add comments and/or dispute codes of any access to my personal consumer file.

2. Provide a Certified copy of my full chain of assignment starting with the original creditor to any and every 3rd party collection company to present.

3. Provide a full accounting. Every charge, every payment, every fee, interest, credit, and any other amount attributed to the alleged account, and the date on which each event occurred, as well as a description of each event or purchase causing an amount to allegedly be owed. Your failure to respond and provide strict proof of contracts and all the items noted above, presented to me in certified format, sworn under Penalty and Perjury and Authenticated by a notary, will constitute your tactic agreement that you are not entitled to enforce a claim against me. In the event you continue your collection efforts against me without providing proof of contract, I may do one or more of the following : 1. File a complaint with the Attorney General 2. File a complaint with the XXXX XXXX XXXX  3. File a complaint with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 4. File a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission 5. File a Police Report against your company for harassment, invasion or privacy and attempting to extort money.

6. File a Law Suit against you for harassment, fraud, extortion, and invasion of privacy.

You have 15 days upon receipt of this letter to provide strict proof of contract. In the event you can not provide strict proof of contract, you must cease and desist any and all collection efforts and immediately remove any derogatory information reported to the consumer reporting agencies. In addition, you will need to provide me your agreement, in writing, that you are closing your file, Ceasing collecting activity, and deleting all information related to this reference number from any and all credit reports youve furnished the information to. In the event you transfer this account to an attorney without providing proof of contract, and proving your claim, he/she will be immediate reported to the XXXX XXXX XXXX and XXXX XXXX XXXX for code of ethics violations.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation