Consumer complaint received 2024-08-21 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: MN

Complaint narrative:
To Whom It May Concern, I am contacting you about the compromising of my social security number. I am a victim of a XXXX Breach/ Identity Theft. I contacted the Federal Trade Commission and filed an FTC Report which is attached. Please block and remove all information from my credit report and send me an updated copy of the credit report. 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 XXXX business days of receiving a complaint consisting of the information below. 

XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX - This is a violation of 15 U.S. CODE 1666B. Was never late, delete this XXXX late remark from the payment history. 15 USC 1681b ( a ) ( XXXX ) - Permissible Purposes ( a ) in general subject to subsection ( c ), any consumer reporting agency may furnish a consumer report under the following circumstances and no other ( XXXX ) in written instructions of the consumer to whom it relates. 

XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX - This is a violation of 15 U.S. CODE 1666B. Was never late, delete this XXXX late remark from the payment history. 15 USC 1681b ( a ) ( XXXX ) - Permissible Purposes ( a ) in general subject to subsection ( c ), any consumer reporting agency may furnish a consumer report under the following circumstances and no other ( XXXX ) in written instructions of the consumer to whom it relates. 

XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX - This is a violation of 15 U.S. CODE 1666B. Was never late, delete this XXXX late remark from the payment history. 15 USC 1681b ( a ) ( XXXX ) - Permissible Purposes ( a ) in general subject to subsection ( c ), any consumer reporting agency may furnish a consumer report under the following circumstances and no other ( XXXX ) in written instructions of the consumer to whom it relates. 

XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  XXXX - This is a violation of 15 U.S. CODE 1666B. Was never late, delete this XXXX late remark from the payment history. 15 USC 1681b ( a ) ( XXXX ) - Permissible Purposes ( a ) in general subject to subsection ( c ), any consumer reporting agency may furnish a consumer report under the following circumstances and no other ( XXXX ) in written instructions of the consumer to whom it relates. 

XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX - FDCPA Section XXXX Violation Misleading False Reporting - DELETE! 

Listed below are the Inquiries that are being challenged : XXXX XXXX - XXXX Unauthorized hard pull, where did you get this misleading information? This is unfair! The law requires that I have proof of a permissible purpose for any information within my report. Therefore, XXXX requesting that you verify permissible purpose was provided for this inquiry that you are reporting. Otherwise, DELETE! 

XXXX XXXX - XXXX Unauthorized hard pull, where did you get this misleading information? This is unfair! The law requires that I have proof of a permissible purpose for any information within my report. Therefore, XXXX requesting that you verify permissible purpose was provided for this inquiry that you are reporting. Otherwise, DELETE! 

XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX Unauthorized hard pull, where did you get this misleading information? This is unfair! The law requires that I have proof of a permissible purpose for any information within my report. Therefore, XXXX requesting that you verify permissible purpose was provided for this inquiry that you are reporting. Otherwise, DELETE! 

XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX Unauthorized hard pull, where did you get this misleading information? This is unfair! The law requires that I have proof of a permissible purpose for any information within my report. Therefore, XXXX requesting that you verify permissible purpose was provided for this inquiry that you are reporting. Otherwise, DELETE! 

XXXX XXXX - XXXX Unauthorized hard pull, where did you get this misleading information? This is unfair! The law requires that I have proof of a permissible purpose for any information within my report. Therefore, XXXX requesting that you verify permissible purpose was provided for this inquiry that you are reporting. Otherwise, DELETE! 

XXXX XXXX - XXXX Unauthorized hard pull, where did you get this misleading information? This is unfair! The law requires that I have proof of a permissible purpose for any information within my report. Therefore, XXXX requesting that you verify permissible purpose was provided for this inquiry that you are reporting. Otherwise, DELETE! 

XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX Unauthorized hard pull, where did you get this misleading information? This is unfair! The law requires that I have proof of a permissible purpose for any information within my report. Therefore, XXXX requesting that you verify permissible purpose was provided for this inquiry that you are reporting. Otherwise, DELETE!

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief