Consumer complaint received 2024-09-13
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Report provided to employer without your written authorization
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (MI)

Re : Method of verification Highly Requested Under 15 U.S.C. 1681i ( 7 ) Method of verification To Whom It May Concern, As a dissatisfied consumer, I demand to be informed of all the measures your agency undertook to guarantee the absolute correctness of these items as required by 15 U.S.C. 1681i ( 7 ) Method of verification- Description of reinvestigation procedure. By paragraph 15 USC ( 6 ) ( B ) ( iii ), a consumer reporting agency must furnish a notice to a consumer that, upon request, a detailed explanation of the process utilized to validate the accuracy and integrity of the information will be provided, including the name and address of any data provider consulted regarding said information, as well as the contact number of said provider, if reasonably attainable ; within a maximum of 15 days after reception of such a request from the consumer. I previously contacted your company to inform you that I am a victim of a Data Breach/ Identity Theft. I also contacted the Federal Trade Commission and filed an FTC Report which is attached. I DEMANDED to please block and remove all information from my credit report and send me an updated copy of the credit report. However, the following items are still on my credit report. I need your serious work on this. 
Once again, Under 15 USC 1681c-2 c ( a ) the credit reporting agency must block and remove any alleged pieces of information the consumer considers identity theft within 4 business days of receiving a complaint consisting of the information below. In addition, Please send the following information used to validate the validity of the invalidated items below : XXXX - XXXX " You Violated The United States Code Law 15 U.S. Code 1681b - Permissible purposes 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 ) By the written instructions of the consumer to whom it relates. Under 15 U.S. Code 1681b Permissible purposes of consumer reports, I never gave you any written consent to report anything on my consumer report. As a consumer by law these accounts on this letter must be deleted immediately or I will seek monetary damages in small claims court in my city and state. Also, we already involved and sent this letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Attorney General 's Office, XXXX XXXX XXXX, and Federal Trade Commission. '' XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX " You Violated The United States Code Law 15 U.S. Code 1681b - Permissible purposes 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 ) By the written instructions of the consumer to whom it relates. Under 15 U.S. Code 1681b Permissible purposes of consumer reports, I never gave you any written consent to report anything on my consumer report. As a consumer by law these accounts on this letter must be deleted immediately or I will seek monetary damages in small claims court in my city and state. Also, we already involved and sent this letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Attorney General 's Office, XXXX XXXX XXXX, and Federal Trade Commission. '' XXXX - XXXX " You Violated The United States Code Law 15 U.S. Code 1681b - Permissible purposes 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 ) By the written instructions of the consumer to whom it relates. Under 15 U.S. Code 1681b Permissible purposes of consumer reports, I never gave you any written consent to report anything on my consumer report. As a consumer by law these accounts on this letter must be deleted immediately or I will seek monetary damages in small claims court in my city and state. Also, we already involved and sent this letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Attorney General 's Office, XXXX XXXX XXXX, and Federal Trade Commission. '' XXXX XXXX - XXXX " You Violated The United States Code Law 15 U.S. Code 1681b - Permissible purposes 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 ) By the written instructions of the consumer to whom it relates. Under 15 U.S. Code 1681b Permissible purposes of consumer reports, I never gave you any written consent to report anything on my consumer report. As a consumer by law these accounts on this letter must be deleted immediately or I will seek monetary damages in small claims court in my city and state. Also, we already involved and sent this letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Attorney General 's Office, XXXX XXXX XXXX, and Federal Trade Commission. '' XXXX XXXX - XXXX " You Violated The United States Code Law 15 U.S. Code 1681b - Permissible purposes 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 ) By the written instructions of the consumer to whom it relates. Under 15 U.S. Code 1681b Permissible purposes of consumer reports, I never gave you any written consent to report anything on my consumer report. As a consumer by law these accounts on this letter must be deleted immediately or I will seek monetary damages in small claims court in my city and state. Also, we already involved and sent this letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Attorney General 's Office, XXXX XXXX XXXX, and Federal Trade Commission. '' XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX " You Violated The United States Code Law 15 U.S. Code 1681b - Permissible purposes 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 ) By the written instructions of the consumer to whom it relates. Under 15 U.S. Code 1681b Permissible purposes of consumer reports, I never gave you any written consent to report anything on my consumer report. As a consumer by law these accounts on this letter must be deleted immediately or I will seek monetary damages in small claims court in my city and state. Also, we already involved and sent this letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Attorney General 's Office, XXXX XXXX XXXX, and Federal Trade Commission. '' XXXX XXXX - XXXX " You Violated The United States Code Law 15 U.S. Code 1681b - Permissible purposes 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 ) By the written instructions of the consumer to whom it relates. Under 15 U.S. Code 1681b Permissible purposes of consumer reports, I never gave you any written consent to report anything on my consumer report. As a consumer by law these accounts on this letter must be deleted immediately or I will seek monetary damages in small claims court in my city and state. Also, we already involved and sent this letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Attorney General 's Office, XXXX XXXX XXXX, and Federal Trade Commission. '' XXXX XXXX - XXXX " You Violated The United States Code Law 15 U.S. Code 1681b - Permissible purposes 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 ) By the written instructions of the consumer to whom it relates. Under 15 U.S. Code 1681b Permissible purposes of consumer reports, I never gave you any written consent to report anything on my consumer report. As a consumer by law these accounts on this letter must be deleted immediately or I will seek monetary damages in small claims court in my city and state. Also, we already involved and sent this letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Attorney General 's Office, XXXX XXXX XXXX, and Federal Trade Commission. '' XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX " You Violated The United States Code Law 15 U.S. Code 1681b - Permissible purposes 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 ) By the written instructions of the consumer to whom it relates. Under 15 U.S. Code 1681b Permissible purposes of consumer reports, I never gave you any written consent to report anything on my consumer report. As a consumer by law these accounts on this letter must be deleted immediately or I will seek monetary damages in small claims court in my city and state. Also, we already involved and sent this letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Attorney General 's Office, XXXX XXXX XXXX, and Federal Trade Commission. ''