Consumer complaint received 2023-12-21
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information belongs to someone else
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (NJ)

I am writing to demand the fraudulent XXXX account that has been reporting to my credit card for a year now to be removed. The account begins in XXXX. I have submitted multiple fraud reports for this account to be removed and disputes. XXXX 's customer service requested for me to turn in the full FTC report in order for this account to be removed due to XXXX. That has been done. I attached the full report to this letter. By law, an FTC works when fraud is involved and the account needs to be removed immediately. We go by the law. 
Previously, this account has been removed for fraud and re-added because XXXX fraudulently changed the account number for this account. I contacted XXXX ; XXXX customer service on the phone and they thought this was a brand new account. Please review my XXXX account history and you will see that this is the same account that was previously removed by XXXX, just with new account numbers. 
These items were deleted and you added them back without sending me a letter informing me that it was added back within the 5 day legal time frame after you added it back. You also never provided me with the information used to validate this fraudulent account account to 15 U.S Code 1681i ( 5 ) ( B ) ( ii ) ( iii ). This account must be removed immediately. If not, My attorney & I will take the necessary steps to ensure I receive all compensation for this horrific injustice regarding my credit report through a lawsuit.

IDENTITY THEFT LAW : According to FCRA 605B ( 15 U.S.C. 1681c2 ) Block of Information Resulting from Identity Theft ( a ) Block, 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 4 business days after the date of receipt by such agency of ( 1 ) appropriate proof of the identity of the consumer ; ( 2 ) a copy of an identity theft report ; ( 3 ) the identification of such information by the consumer; and ( 4 ) 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 ) of this section ( 1 ) that the information may be a result of identity theft ; ( 2 ) that an identity theft report has been filed ; ( 3 ) that a block has been requested under this section; and ( 4 ) of the effective dates of the block. ( c ) Authority to decline or rescind REINSERTION LAW : 15 U.S Code 1681i ( 5 ) ( B ) ( ii ) ( iii ). These items was deleted and you reinserted them without notifying me 5 business days after and certifying that the items was validated properly. I demand you to delete these items from my credit file or i will seek litigation.

( 5 ) Treatment of inaccurate or unverifiable information ( B ) Requirements relating to reinsertion of previously deleted material ( i ) Certification of accuracy of informationIf any information is deleted from a consumers file pursuant to subparagraph ( A ), the information may not be reinserted in the file by the consumer reporting agency ( ii ) Notice to consumerIf any information that has been deleted from a consumers file pursuant to subparagraph ( A ) is reinserted in the file, the consumer reporting agency shall notify the consumer of the reinsertion in writing not later than 5 business days after the reinsertion or, if authorized by the consumer for that purpose, by any other means available to the agency.

( iii ) Additional informationAs part of, or in addition to, the notice under clause ( ii ), a consumer reporting agency shall provide to a consumer in writing not later than 5 business days after the date of the reinsertion ( I ) a statement that the disputed information has been reinserted ; ( II ) the business name and address of any furnisher of information contacted and the telephone number of such furnisher, if reasonably available, or of any furnisher of information that contacted the consumer reporting agency, in connection with the reinsertion of such information ; and ( III ) a notice that the consumer has the right to add a statement to the consumers file disputing the accuracy or completeness of the disputed information.

under 15 U.S.C. Sec. 1681i ( a ), you must complete this reinvestigation within 30 days and you must delete the item from my file immediately. 
{ dispute_item_and_explanation } Thank you for your time and help in this matter Eclosed : Proof of Identity, My Previous FTC Report, Dispute Letters, Consumer Laws XXXX  - XXXX - Fraudulent Account Additionally, please provide the name, address, and telephone number of each credit grantor or other subscriber. 
Sincerely, XXXX XXXX XXXX : XX/XX/2000 SSN : XXXX, XXXX