Consumer complaint received 2024-08-19
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem — Their investigation did not fix an error on your report
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (MN)

To Whom It May Concern, I am writing to demand the immediate blocking and removal of fraudulent information from my credit report. My social security number has been compromised as a result of identity theft and a data breach. Attached to this letter is the FTC Identity Theft Report I filed. You are legally obligated to block and remove the fraudulent information from my credit report within four business days of receiving this complaint, as mandated by 15 USC 1681c-2 ( c ) ( a ). The following items are disputed and must be addressed immediately : XXXX XXXX - XXXX - My data was affected by the Equifax data breach, resulting in numerous fraudulent items appearing on my credit report that I do not recognize. As these claims remain unproven and undocumented, they can not be assumed valid nor compliantly reported. I request evidence of your adherence to applicable compliance standards for this particular account. Furthermore, I must insist on the immediate deletion of these unsubstantiated claims. This matter is currently under investigation by the FTC. 

XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX - " This is a violation of 15 U.S. CODE 1666B. Was never late, delete this 30-day late remark from the payment history. 15 USC 1681b ( a ) ( 2 ) - Permissible Purposes ( 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 written instructions of the consumer to whom it relates. '' XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX - " This is a violation of 15 U.S. CODE 1666B. Was never late, delete this 30-day late remark from the payment history. 15 USC 1681b ( a ) ( 2 ) - Permissible Purposes ( 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 written instructions of the consumer to whom it relates. '' 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 ) and a serious breach of my privacy rights. 

XXXX - XX/XX/XXXX - This company has requested and obtained a copy of my consumer report without my consent or a permissible purpose, in clear violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ), 15 U.S.C. 1681, et seq. Under the FCRA, Any person who knowingly and willfully obtains information on a consumer from a consumer reporting agency under pretenses shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both. ( 15 U.S.C. 1681q ). This conduct has blatantly violated my privacy, and I am extremely upset by this unwarranted invasion. DELETE this unauthorized inquiry from my report immediately! 

XXXX XXXX XXXX - XX/XX/XXXX - This company has requested and obtained a copy of my consumer report without my consent or a permissible purpose, in clear violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ), 15 U.S.C. 1681, et seq. Under the FCRA, Any person who knowingly and willfully obtains information on a consumer from a consumer reporting agency under pretenses shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both. ( 15 U.S.C. 1681q ). This conduct has blatantly violated my privacy, and I am extremely upset by this unwarranted invasion. DELETE this unauthorized inquiry from my report immediately! 

XXXX - XX/XX/XXXX - This company has requested and obtained a copy of my consumer report without my consent or a permissible purpose, in clear violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ), 15 U.S.C. 1681, et seq. Under the FCRA, Any person who knowingly and willfully obtains information on a consumer from a consumer reporting agency under pretenses shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both. ( 15 U.S.C. 1681q ). This conduct has blatantly violated my privacy, and I am extremely upset by this unwarranted invasion. DELETE this unauthorized inquiry from my report immediately!