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Complaint sub-issue: Add-on products and services

I have a Citi card ( Costco ) which I use for all purchase. Recently I bought an air ticket to visit my mother who was sick and admitted to hospital. Later her condition deteriorated and then I had to change my return ticket for the first time. After that her condition again improved and was discharged from the hospital. After coming back home, after a day she passed away at home. So I again changed my ticket for the second time. 

In the CITI card protection benefit document, the following are mentioned as the reason which is covered. 

" The Covered Travelers Family Member, not traveling on the Trip, has an injury or illness that is either life threatening or requires care from the Covered Traveler ( s ) and is verified by a licensed medical practitioner. '' " The Covered Travelers Family Member, not traveling on the Trip, dies '' However they denied this claim saying this is " Pre-existing conditions ''. 

I called them and they gave the same reason. This is a straight forward claim and I am definitely not happy with this. 

MY CLAIM NUMBER with CITI - XXXX Also attached is CITI benefit documenXXXX.
Complaint sub-issue: Account status incorrect

To Whom It May Concern, I requested my anual credit report and I think it's wrong! Im aware that I have a right to have an investigation done. Credit reporting laws ensure that bureaus report only 100 % accurate credit information. Every step must be taken to assure the information reported is completely accurate and correct. The following information, therefore, needs to be re-investigated. Please make sure everything pertaining to my credit report is correct. 
Please provide me with the following items : * Pay off disclosure * Interest Rate Disclosure * Balance History * Payment History * XXXX XXXX 1.Validate Accounts Account Name : XXXX XXXXXXXX Account Number : XXXX Date Opened : XX/XX/XXXX Account Balance : {$6000.00} Account Name : XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. 
Account Number : XXXX Date Opened : XX/XX/XXXX Account Balance : {$4400.00} Account Name : 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 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 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 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 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 I encourage you guys to provide some kind of proof of these alleged items, specifically the contract, note, or other instrument bearing my signature. 

Additionally, please provide the name, address, and telephone number of each credit grantor or other subscriber. 

I also find out that under federal law. you have thirty ( 30 ) days to complete your re-investigation. Be advised that the description of the procedure used to determine the accuracy and correct information is hereby requested as well, to be provided within fifteen ( 15 ) days of the completion of your re-investigation.

If, after any reinvestigation under paragraph ( 1 ) of any information disputed by a consumer, an item of the information is found to be inaccurate or incomplete or can not be verified, the consumer reporting agency shall -- ( i ) promptly delete that item of information from the file of the consumer, or modify that item of information, as appropriate, based on the results of the reinvestigation; and ( ii ) promptly notify the furnisher of that information that the information has been modified or deleted from the file of the consumer.
Complaint sub-issue: Was not notified of investigation status or results

Hello support team, Im hoping someone can help me with my situation here. So, on XX/XX/2021 I sent out letter regarding inaccurate and unknown information that I found on my credit report after reviewing my report early this year. I'm so frustrated. I reached out to these companies for an explanation on the wrong stuff and still to this day, I have not received anything at all. not even an acknowledgement to my concerns, and we're approaching over 60 days later. I thought they were suppose to look into this for me and get it corrected, especially after that Equifax data breach that put my information in jeopardy. 

I'm like really stressed out and dont know what to do, I have a new baby thats depended on me and this is really slowing my down and now I'm being ignored of my disputes too. I've been reading up on all of this and I see that in Section 611 ( a ), it is plainly states that a failure to investigate these items within 30-45 days give a clear reason to immediately remove those items from my credit report so I can go ahead with my life. We're approaching almost 60 days, so I am asking you to help me get these items deleted as soon as possible. I have attached some of the issues in the letters below for your reference. 

I demand these accounts be deleted immediately so I dont have to file for litigation which would be just even more stress for me and my family, I just want to know if my information was in the hands of the wrong person, before things get too bad. 

Thanks for looking into this for me and helping me out. 
This means alot,
Complaint sub-issue: Information belongs to someone else

My identity was used to to open a XXXX XXXX  credit line. 

Equafax was notified it was fraud from the credit provider and it is still showing on my credit reports.
Complaint sub-issue: Information belongs to someone else

I am writing to dispute the following information that is on my report. I have contacted the companies XXXX, XXXX and Equifax to have the fraudulent items removed but I didnt get a response. I request that you change the incorrect things reporting on my report. 
Enclosed are copies of my credit report and other documents supporting my request. Please reinvestigate this matter and contact the national credit bureaus to have them delete the disputed items as soon as possible. 
Sincerely, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. 
Enclosures : XXXX, ID, Identity Theft report
Complaint sub-issue: Information belongs to someone else

I have reached out to the bureaus several via mail asking to remove these fraudulent accounts. 
XXXX/XXXX Account # XXXX balance- {$480.00} XXXX/XXXX  Account # XXXX balance- {$580.00} XXXX XXXXt Account # XXXX balance- {$990.00} XXXX Account # XXXX balance- {$1400.00}
Complaint sub-issue: Threatened to take legal action

XX/XX/XXXX Received a call at home phone insisting we pay a Discover credit card debt from XX/XX/XXXX for {$4100.00} which he would reduce to {$1700.00} if we paid today. We asked to mail us proof said it would be {$7.00} per page at XXXX pages. He said he did not have to prove we owed the debt, we had to prove we did n't and if we did not pay before today he would have my husband served papers indicating Docket # XXXX. Threatened judgement with a lien against my husband 's XXXX Ford Thunderbird. Represented himself from XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Attorney Firm in Florida. His name XXXX XXXX XXXX and XXXX. Called the next day and gave all the same information to my ill sister we just recently moved in with us and a message to give to me saying if I did n't call back today with {$1700.00} it would be too late and legal action would be filed. I went home from work to call him back because I did not want him having my work number or cell number. I asked him to notify us by us mail. He asked for my email, to which I replied US mail only please. He said " so you want to play that game. '' Tried to talk over me and would not have a professional respectful conversation. I asked him to not call my home again. I told him he broke the law by sharing debt collection information with my sister. I told him as a third party collector he could not call my home everyday. He stated he was not a third party collector, he was with an Attorney Firm. He said " You just blew it because your sister was going to pay this for you ; '' He lied. I told him I called the Ohio Attorney General 's office today to file a compliant. He stated the Attorney General could not do anything to him because they do n't know anything about his business and they had no jurisdiction over him. He told me my new husband was going to ruin my credit because in Ohio I was responsible for this debt even though it was before we were married. I told him to never call our home again. He refused to disclose verification of the debt. He made false statements. He threaten legal action. He refused to give me his address for written communication. He clearly made it known he was above the law and no respect or fear of violating it. I am taking this step because I am a reasonably smart business woman and he was able rattle me. He could easily scam or cause a weaker person dangerous physical stress. Here 's the bottom line. We have good credit. The debt is not reported on my husband 's credit bureau. If he owes it we would pay it but we are not going to give a random person any personal information over the phone. Please advise to what steps I can take to stop this harassment.
Complaint sub-issue: Their investigation did not fix an error on your report

I SENT THREE CERTIFIED LETTERS TO ALL THREE CREDIT BUREAS PROOF SUBMITTED AS WELL THIS COMPANY XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX # : XXXX NOT VALIDATE THE DEBT OR RESPOND THATS A VIOLATION OF 15 USC 1692 ( G ) ( B ) I ALSO SENT PROOF WITH TRACKING INFO SHOWING IT WAS DELIVERED XXXX EQUIFAX XXXX IGNORED IT DID NOT INVESTIGATE VIOLATION OF 15 U.S. Code 1681s2 - Responsibilities of furnishers of information to consumer reporting agencies. I NEVER RECEIVED ANYTHING FROM EITHER COMPANY WHICH IS A VIOLATION OF 15 USC 1681 SECTION 611 ( 2 ) ( A ) I WANT THIS ACCOUNT REMOVED ASAP AND PLUS THIS COMPANY IS NOT REGISTERED WITH DCLA DEBT COLLECTIONS LICENSING ACT
Complaint sub-issue: Old information reappears or never goes away

I called XXXX  and Equifax million times. I just want them to delete the disputes I filed months ago and they just updated for me. Every time I call they ask me If I want to apply to a mortgage loan and they do like an interview. I just want to fix my credit. I started to make settlements and payments to my credit cards and I just want them to delete the disputes so yes my credit finally can get better. Of course I want to have a house, I want to have a life and it looked like they don't want to help me. I was a XXXX XXXX XXXX an I can prove that and at the end of school my financial situation got really bad. I was doing clinical rotations I didn't work for a while because I couldn't. Now I am a professional, I want fix things and Equifax and XXXX don't want to help me.
Complaint sub-issue: Trouble with how payments are handled

I had XXXX separate private, student plus loans, through XXXX XXXX XXXX. XXXX loans are current and never carried a missed or late payment status. XXXX loan carrier a $ XXXX balance at 2.5 % AND the other loan a $ XXXX balance at 7.3 %. I saved the money to pay off the 7.3 % Loan. The payment was made with sufficient documentation to direct payment to the correct outstanding balance and credit the correct loan for repayment. The payment was $ XXXX directed to the 7.3 % loan. Instead the payment was redirected to the lower interest rate loan and the over payment only was credited to the higher interest rate loan. I contacted the current loan servicing agent ( AES ) American Education Services and they indicated the correction would be made but with the next loan statement the loan crediting error still exists. I am now writing your organization formally writing the agent AES to demand the loan payment correction be made.
Complaint sub-issue: Investigation took more than 30 days

Sent request to Lexis Nexis to add security freeze to my credit report, a copy of credit report / full disclosure and also the credit reporting agency did not respond within 15 days they have violated the FCRA and the entry must be deleted.

The FCRA, Section 609 a ( 2 ) regarding disclosures provides leverage to get the item deleted. I requested to see what they used as proof to verify the bankruptcy and if they are unable to provide it, the bankruptcy must be deleted. The credit reporting agency must disclose the source of the information.

Lexis Nexis has refused to respond or send me my full disclosure report Also, FCRA, Section 611, paragraph ( 6 ) ( B ) ( iii ) regarding procedures and results of reinvestigation states if requested by the consumer, a description of the procedure used to determine the accuracy and completeness of the information shall be provided to the consumer by the agency, including the business name and address of any furnisher of information contacted in connection with such information and the telephone number of such furnisher, if reasonably available My requests are being ignored and after 30 plus days, I still do not have a copy of my credit report
Complaint sub-issue: Their investigation did not fix an error on your report

I have received an attempt to validate a debt in pursuant to 15 usc 1692g unless you are providing all 5 requirements the alleged debt is not valid. I am demanding my audit trail ( file 15 usc 1681a ( g ) ) send me my file. 

I've also overlooked the truth in lending disclusure and in pursuant to 15 usc 1605 the finance charge is the sum of all charges. Therefore if the amount financed which it very clearly states thats the amount that was provided to me on my behalf covered the finance charge, yet they used this deceptive form and language using adverb verb. The finance charge was {$160.00} and the amount financed was {$1000.00} the documents show everything but you guys misused my credit and have been collecting on something thats been paid. In pursuant to 15 USC 1692e false and misleading information I am demanding that you provide me with my file both on ledger and off ledger. You guys are double dipping and have already been credited, further more in your response you used a symbol and in pursuant to 15 usc 1692b ( 5 ) you guys are in clear violation of my consumer rights and I in pursuant 15 usc 1681q Any person who knowingly and willfully obtains information on a consumer from a consumer reporting agency under false pretenses shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both. Therefore if no one is willing to comply I will start coming for redemption as you guys have already been credited because of the fact that I granted you guys this right. I can start coming for remedy I am simply demanding deletion for reporting late payments on my report even though the account Is already paid
Complaint sub-issue: Was not notified of investigation status or results

I would like to submit a complaint regarding Equifax. It has been well over 30 days and Equifax never investigated and did not send me results of the accounts and inaccurate information I disputed on my Equifax credit report. I mailed a written letter to dispute inaccurate and erroneous accounts and information being reported by Equifax on or about  XXXX / XXXX / 2016 . I disputed several inaccurate, erroneous and unknown accounts reporting on my Equifax credit report/file and requested an investigation by Equifax. The following information and accounts were disputed and investigation requested ;   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  .       It is well settled, per the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act that credit reporting agencies/bureaus have  XXXX  to review and respond to consumer disputes, if this provision is not met in a timely manner, the credit reporting agency must delete the accounts and/information that was disputed by the consumer. Equifax has continued to report the aforementioned disputed accounts and/or information without responding to my disputes and request for investigation regarding the inaccurate and erroneous accounts and/or information. I have made Equifax aware that some of the accounts their company is reporting on my credit report have inaccurate and erroneous amounts owed and/or financed, open and close dates are incorrect, dates of delinquency are incorrect, a number of accounts are obsolete and time-barred and some of the accounts I am no longer liable for.
Complaint sub-issue: Reporting company used your report improperly

I am a victim of the Equifax hack. After learning of my exposure I tried to have my credit frozen with all three credit services. 

Equifax would only help if I signed a document relieving them of any legal suit. 

XXXX 's website crashed while processing twice and told me to call a number where the representative XXXX told me she could n't do anything and then transferred me to her sibervidot which was an inactive number/ hung up on me. 

XXXX 's website recommends buying their protection plan - just a way to profit more than the {$10.00} they charge to freeze my own information. 

So in the end my wife and my information is released and I have no way of protecting it through legal means other than paying these same companies even more money for nothing.
Complaint sub-issue: Credit card company isn't resolving a dispute about a purchase on your statement

Hello, My name is XXXX XXXX. My credit card number is XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. I made a transaction to buy 2 cases of product in XXXXXXXX but I never received my goods. Then, I opened a dispute in XXXXXXXX with Citibank and they denied my dispute. 

I don't understand what kind of investigation the bank did but I never received my purchased product. Moreover, the XXXX  tracking the merchant provided in the attached letter clearly shows the product is damaged and the merchant has been informed. But I never received my money back. The bank has been negligent in its investigation process. 

Attached is the screenshot of the XXXX  tracking that the merchant provided. Please open an investigation and refund my money. 

Thanks
Complaint sub-issue: Reporting company used your report improperly

XXXX is inaccurately reporting a collection account on my credit report which doesn't belong to me. This same account has been disputed with XXXX. XXXX investigated and deleted it. I learned of this erroneous inaccuracy on my account when my credit was pulled for a Mortgage Loan application. This erroneous report has negatively impacted my credit worthiness. XXXX violating my consumer rights protected by the FCRA, 15 USC 1681b ( a ) ( 2 ) " Any consumer reporting agency may furnish a consumer report under the following circumstances and no other ( 2 ) in accordance with the written consumer who it relates to. '' This agency is in violation of 15 U.S.C. 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.
Complaint sub-issue: Debt is not yours

I have made numerous attempts to have this issue resolved with XXXX XXXX regarding a negative charge off account on my credit file. The account is not my account and I have never had any business with XXXX XXXX XXXX. I have asked that I be provided with validation and verification of the debt including an authorized signature. This has not been provided. My consumer protection rights are being violated.
Complaint sub-issue: Their investigation did not fix an error on your report

I joined the United States Military in XXXX shortly after that I wanted to start establishing credit. When applying for a loan in XXXX equifax stated they could not find me in the system when using my info. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX tried to help me get through to equifax but with no success. XX/XX/XXXX I went to apply for a home loan but equifax did not show up on report. XXXX and XXXX both gave me scores regarding my credit. I have sent in the required documentation over six times they always state they do not receive my paperwork so I sent it certified, they write back letter asking for the same documentation we sent in and stating they can not find me in the system. I have reached out by phone to equifax and get home up on several times or they say I need to send in the documentation. I am unable to build my credit if my equifax score acts like its frozen but they can not find me in their system based on my info/social security info.
Complaint sub-issue: Reporting company used your report improperly

In accordance with Fair Credit Reporting Act XXXX XXXX XXXX Account # XXXX, has violated my rights. 

15 U.S.C 1681 section 602 A. States i have the right to privacy.

15 U.S.C 1681 section 604 A Section 2 : it also states a consumer reporting agency can not furnish a account without my written instructions 15 U.S.C 1692C without the prior consent of the consumer given directly to the debt collector or the express permission of court of competent jurisdiction, a debt collector may not communicate with a consumer in connection with the collection of any debt
Complaint sub-issue: Information belongs to someone else

Hello, my name is XXXX XXXX and I am writing to have the following information deleted from my credit file. I requested a copy of my credit report and noticed multiple fraudulent items on my report. The items I need deleted are listed below. I am a victim of identity theft and did not make the charge. I have never had an open account with either of the companies listed and it's illegal to have fraudulent information reported to my credit report. I need these items to be deleted immediately. I reported the theft of my identity to the Federal Trade Commission and I also have enclosed copies from the Federal Trade Commissions Identity Theft affidavit Please delete the items as soon as possible. 

Fraudulent accounts Date Discovered : XX/XX/XXXX Account Number : XXXX Account Name : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX When Account Was Open : XX/XX/XXXX Account Balance : {$140.00} Date Discovered : XX/XX/XXXX Account Number : XXXX Account Name : XXXX  XXXX When Account Was Open : XX/XX/XXXX Account Balance : {$93.00} Fraudulent XXXX  Inquires Inquiry Name : XXXX XXXX Inquiry Date : XX/XX/XXXX Inquiry name : XXXX XXXX XXXX Inquiry date : XX/XX/XXXX XXXX