Consumer complaint received 2023-02-06
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information belongs to someone else
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (CA)

I XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX have seen repeatedly fraudulent accounts and transactions in my name on my consumer reports I have repeatedly warned them and the credit reporting agencies about these fraudulent accounts that are on my consumer report. I did a XXXX  report a FTC identity theft report CALIFORNIA XXXX attorney general report a CALIFORNIA CONSUMED PROTECTION AND INNOVATION COMPLAINT Ive spoken with the representatives there multiple times about the fraudulent accounts that are reporting on my consumer report they have been on my report now. Well over the last XXXX or XXXX years Ive reached out to all XXXX  of the credit reporting agencies about the fraudulent accounts, and that they should be removed because these are not and never have been my accounts They have multiple addresses on my consumer reports addresses that Ive never lived at my entire life. a lot of the information with the misspellings of my name, and all of the addresses and especially XXXX FINANCI/Account Number : XXXX Total fraudulent amount : {$420.00} XX/XX/XXXX ( Fraudulent Name ) XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX inquiry ) XXXX XXXX XXXX  XX/XX/XXXX I XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX never XXXX XXXX Equifax, XXXX, or XXXX XXXX XXXX any verbal or written consent to report anything on my consumer report. No consent is Identity Theft. A copy of the law is attached with this dispute. You also do not have any permissible purpose to furnish my personal information to any third party. 15 USC 61681b Permissible purpose of consumer reports ( a ) IN GENERAL Subiect 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. As a consumer, I am demanding a deletion of the following account : Account Name XXXX XXXX Account Number : XXXX Date fraud began : XX/XX/XXXX Total fraudulent amount : {$420.00} Or Equifax, XXXX, XXXX XXXX/Pursuant XXXX XXXX rights under the state and federal fair debt collection laws, I hereby request that you immediately cease all written and oral contact with me, and my family and friends, concerning all alleged debts you contend I owe. My employer prohibits me from receiving your calls or letters at work, and such contacts are embarrassing and inconvenient for me. Therefore, please also refrain from contacting my workplace in any manner. You are hereby notified that if you do not comply with this request, I will immediately file a complaint with the Attorney General 's office and civil claims may be pursued.5 U.S. Code 1681c-2 - Block of information Resulting from identity theft 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 XXXX business days after the date of receipt by such agency of- ( XXXX ) appropriate proof of the identity of the consumer ; ( XXXX ) a copy of an identity theft report ; ( XXXX ) the identification of such information by the consumer ; and ( XXXX ) a statement by the consumer that the information is not information relating to any transaction by the consumer. ( b ) NOTIFICATION A consumer reporting agency shall promptly notify the furnisher of information identified by the consumer under subsection ( a ) - ( XXXX ) that the information may be a result of identity theft ; ( XXXX ) that an identity theft report has been filed ; ( XXXX ) that a block has been requested under this section; and ( XXXX ) of the effective dates of the block. ( c ) AUTHORITY TO DECLINE OR RESCIND ( XXXX ) IN GENERAL A consumer reporting agency may decline to block, or may rescind any block, of information relating to a consumer under this section, if the consumer reporting agency reasonably determines that- ( A ) the information was blocked in error or a block was requested by the consumer in error ; ( B ) the information was blocked, or a block was requested by the consumer, on the basis of a material misrepresentation of fact by the consumer relevant to the request to block ; or ( C ) the consumer obtained possession of goods, services, or money as a result of the blocked transaction or transactions. ( XXXX ) furnishing this information to my consumer report. I did not give you authorization or permission to have my personal identifying information, which you have obtained by aggravated identity theft in accordance with 18 U.S.C 10284 This is a notice to CEASE and DESIST of all illegal activities, including reporting which constitutes collection activities. This is also a NOTICE exercising my rights to prevent the processing of my personal data by XXXX/EQUIFAX/XXXX  BANK According to the fair Credit Reporting Act, Section 609 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ), you are required by federal law to verify through the physical verification of the original signed consumer contract- any all accounts you post on a credit report. Otherwise, anyone paying for your reporting service could fax, mail or email in a fraudulent account. I demand to see Verifiable proof ( an XXXX XXXX XXXX with my Signature on it ) vou have on file of the account listed below. Your failure to positively verify these accounts hurt my ability to obtain credit. Under the FCRA, Unverified accounts must be removed and if you are unable to provide me with a copy of verifiable proof, you must remove the accounts listed XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX HARD INQUIRIES DATE XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXaudulent Name ) XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX address ) XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX CA, XXXX