Consumer complaint received 2024-03-21 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Credit inquiries on your report that you don't recognize
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
NOTICE TO AGENT IS NOTICE TO PRINCIPAL NOTICE TO PRINCIPAL IS NOTICE TO AGENT RE : Unauthorized inquiry to my consumer report ; demand for Deletion and {$1000.00} Settlement. To : Whom it may concern You are in violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ), [ 15 U.S.C 1681b ( a ) 3 ( f ) ( i )., for unlawfully obtaining my XXXX consumer report on XX/XX/XXXX without my authorization or a permissible purpose under the 15 USC 1681 Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA } and its guidelines for permissible purpose. A person shall not use or obtain a consumer report for any purpose unless ; 1. The consumer report is obtained for a purpose for which the consumer report is authorized to be furnished under this section. 2. The purpose is certified in accordance with section 1681b ( f ). XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  XXXX. 15 USC 1681b ( c ) Furnishing reports in connection with credit or insurance transactions that are not initiated by consumer ( 3 ) Information regarding inquiries ; Except as provided in section 1681g ( a ) ( 5 ) of this title, a consumer reporting agency shall not furnish to any person a record of inquiries in connection with a credit or insurance transaction that is not initiated by a consumer. I have not initiated any transaction with XXXX XXXX, Further, I do not have an account as defined under 15 U.S.C. 1693a ( 2 ) with Credit for review or collection.

Furthermore, under the FCRA, Any person who knowingly and willfully obtains information on a consumer from a consumer reporting agency under false pretenses shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both, 15 U.S.C.

1681n ( a ). 15 U.S. Code 1681q - Obtaining information under false pretenses Any person who knowingly and willfully obtains information on a consumer from a consumer reporting agency under false pretenses shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both. 616. Civil liability for willful noncompliance [ 15 U.S.C. 1681n ] ( a ) In general. Any person who willfully fails to ISSUE Improper use of your report HAVE YOU ALREADY TRIED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WITH THE COMPANY?

Yes DID YOU REQUEST INFORMATION FROM THE COMPANY?

No TYPE OF ISSUE Credit inquiries on your report that you don't recognize XX/XX/XXXX, XXXX XXXX  Complaint Print https : //portal.consumerfinance.gov/XXXX XXXX XXXX comply with any requirement imposed under this title with respect to any consumer is liable to that consumer in an amount equal to the sum of ( 1 ) ( A ) any actual damages sustained by the consumer as a result of the failure or damages of not less than {$100.00} and not more than {$1000.00} ; or ( B ) in the case of liability of a natural person for obtaining a consumer report under false pretenses or knowingly without a permissible purpose, actual damages sustained by the consumer as a result of the failure or {$1000.00}, whichever is greater ; PLEASE REMOVE THE FOLLOWING : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Specified Remedy : Please send payment Via Check Payable to XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Georgia XXXX XXXX XXXX Yours Sincerely XXXX XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation