Consumer complaint received 2025-02-24 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
I recently Gained access to my credit report and saw several Fraudulent Iems. I demand that these fraudulent items To be removed/Delete. PLEASE HELP ME PROVIDE any proof of Documentation showing permission/consent with signature OF THESE ACCOUNTS REPORTING FRAUDULENT. 

XXXX ACCOUNT # XXXX BALANCE : {$1800.00} XXXX XXXX XXXX - ACCOUNT # XXXX - BAL {$11000.00} - OPENED XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX - ACCOUNT # XXXX - BAL {$20000.00} - OPENED XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX  - ACCOUNT # XXXX - BAL {$180.00} - OPENED XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX  - ACCOUNT # XXXX - BAL {$180.00} - OPENED XX/XX/XXXX XXXX - ACCOUNT # XXXX - BAL {$220.00} - OPENED XX/XX/XXXX I Find These To Be In Violation Of : Section 605B of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ) gives victims of identity theft the right to block fraudulent information from their credit reports. 

15 USC 1681B - To a person which it has reason to believe ( A ) intends to use the information in connection with a credit transaction involving the consumer on whom the information is to be furnished and involving the extension of credit to, or review or collection of an account of, the consumer ; or ( B ) intends to use the information for employment purposes ; or ( C ) intends to use the information in connection with the underwriting of insurance involving the consumer ; or ( D ) intends to use the information in connection with a determination of the consumers eligibility for a license or other benefit granted by a governmental instrumentality required by law to consider an applicants financial responsibility or status ; or ( XXXX ) intends to use the information, as a potential investor or servicer, or current insurer, in connection with a valuation of, or an assessment of the credit or prepayment risks associated with, an existing credit obligation ; or ( F ) otherwise has a legitimate business need for the information ( i ) in connection with a business transaction that is initiated by the consumer ; or ( ii ) to review an account to determine whether the consumer continues to meet the terms of the account. 

15 USC 1681N -XXXX person who willfully fails to comply with any requirement imposed under this subchapter 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 ; ( XXXX ) such amount of punitive damages as the court XXXX allow ; and ( XXXX ) in the case of any successful action to enforce any liability under this section, the costs of the action together with reasonable attorneys fees as determined by the court. 

15 USC 1681E -Every consumer reporting agency shall maintain reasonable procedures designed to avoid violations of section 1681c of this title and to limit the furnishing of consumer reports to the purposes listed under section 1681b of this title. These procedures shall require that prospective users of the information identify themselves, certify the purposes for which the information is sought, and certify that the information will be used for no other purpose. Every consumer reporting agency shall make a reasonable effort to verify the identity of a new prospective user and the uses certified by such prospective user prior to furnishing such user a consumer report. No consumer reporting agency may furnish a consumer report to any person if it has reasonable grounds for believing that the consumer report will not be used for a purpose listed in section 1681b of this title.

15 USC 1681E A consumer reporting agency may not prohibit a user of a consumer report furnished by the agency on a consumer from disclosing the contents of the report to the consumer, if adverse action against the consumer has been taken by the user based in whole or in part on the report.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation