Consumer complaint received 2024-10-30
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (GA)

on XX/XX/XXXX i was emailed by the equifax data breach administrator, stating my information had been exposed in a data breach with equifax credit reporting. I followed up with the link to check if my information was exposed, and it was. I have inquiries, collections, and addresses on my credit report that should be deleted. According to the FCRA LAW 15 USC 1681 governs access to consumer credit report records, and promotes accuracy, fairness, and privacy of personal information assembled by credit reporting. 

I am writing to dispute the following information that appears on my Equifax report from XX/XX/XXXX : XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX  Installment with account # XXXX opened on XX/XX/XXXX and a balance of {$2600.00}. 
This account is incorrectly reporting that I have XXXX late payments. On my XXXX report there are XXXX late payments being reported. 
XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Revolving with account # XXXX opened on XX/XX/XXXX and a balance of {$470.00}. 
This account is incorrectly being reported as a charged off account with a balance due. Please provide proof of the charge off and update the balance to {$0.00} or delete the negative payment status on this account. 
XXXX XXXX XXXX with account # XXXX opened on XX/XX/XXXX and a balance of {$0.00}. 
This account is incorrectly reporting that I have XXXX late payments. On my XXXX report there are XXXX late payments being reported. 
XXXX XXXX XXXX with account # XXXX opened on XX/XX/XXXX and a balance of {$0.00}. 
This account is incorrectly reporting that I have XXXX late payments. On my XXXX report there are XXXX late payments being reported. 
XXXX XXXX  XXXX with account # XXXX opened on XX/XX/XXXX and a balance of {$220.00}. This account is incorrectly being reported as a charged off account with a balance due. Please provide proof of the charge off and update the balance to {$0.00} or delete the negative payment status on this account. 

XXXX XXXX XXXX  XXXX XXXX with account # XXXX opened on XX/XX/XXXX and a balance of {$0.00}. 
This account is incorrectly reporting that I have XXXX late payments. On my XXXX report there are XXXX late payments being reported. 
XXXX account from XXXX XXXX with account # XXXX and a balance of {$670.00}. The original creditor is XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX 
I never had a contract with this debt collector for any debt. Please provide proof from the original creditor that this debt collector owns this debt and has the legal authority to collect it or delete this account. 
Collection account from XXXX XXXX XXXX with account # XXXX and a balance of {$1300.00}. The original creditor is XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX 
I never had a contract with this debt collector for any debt. Please provide proof from the original creditor that this debt collector owns this debt and has the legal authority to collect it or delete this account. 
Collection account from XXXX XXXX XXXX with account # XXXX and a balance of {$1200.00}. The original creditor is XXXX. 
I never had a contract with this debt collector for any debt. Please provide proof from the original creditor that this debt collector owns this debt and has the legal authority to collect it or delete this account. 
Collection account from XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  with account # XXXX and a balance of {$100.00}. The original creditor is XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX 
I never had a contract with this debt collector for any debt. Please provide proof from the original creditor that this debt collector owns this debt and has the legal authority to collect it or delete this account. 
Inquiry from XXXX on XX/XX/XXXX. 
I dont recognize this lender and I dont remember authorizing them to perform a hard inquiry on my credit report. 
Inquiry from XXXX XXXX XXXX  XXXX on XX/XX/XXXX. 
I dont recognize this lender and I dont remember authorizing them to perform a hard inquiry on my credit report. 

Please reinvestigate these matters and delete this information as soon as possible.