Consumer complaint received 2024-09-17 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Report provided to employer without your written authorization
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: AL

Complaint narrative:
To Whom It May Concern, This letter serves as an official and urgent demand for immediate correction of the blatant inaccuracies in my consumer credit report, which I lawfully obtained under the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ). Your continued incompetence and failure to abide by the explicit legal standards outlined in the FCRA is not only unacceptable but also a direct violation of my rights as a consumer. The FCRA mandates, in no uncertain terms, that all information within a consumer credit report must be 100 % accurate, verifiable, complete, and timely. I will not tolerate anything less than full adherence to these legal obligations99.9 % accuracy or verification is not acceptable. I expect immediate proof that the information you have reported is in full compliance with federal law. Anything short of absolute accuracy and legality will result in further escalation, without hesitation. Listed below are the specific tradelines that are erroneous and defamatory. I expect not just a review, but an immediate correction of these items. Your failure to do so is a reckless disregard of your legal responsibilities and will not be taken lightly. 

XXXX XXXX XXXX Account XXXX " Due to the Equifax data breach XXXX my credit report shows fraudulent items that I do not recognize. These unverified claims are invalid under FCRA standards. Please delete these entries and show proof of compliance for this account. This issue is being investigated by the FTC. " XXXX XXXX Account XXXX " Due to the Equifax data breach , my credit report shows fraudulent items that I do not recognize. These unverified claims are invalid under FCRA standards. Please delete these entries and show proof of compliance for this account. This issue is being investigated by the FTC. " XXXX XXXX XXXX Account XXXX " Due to the Equifax data breach XXXX my credit report shows fraudulent items that I do not recognize. These unverified claims are invalid under FCRA standards. Please delete these entries and show proof of compliance for this account. This issue is being investigated by the FTC. " XXXX. XXXX, XXXX Account XXXX " Due to the Equifax data breach , my credit report shows fraudulent items that I do not recognize. These unverified claims are invalid under FCRA standards. Please delete these entries and show proof of compliance for this account. This issue is being investigated by the XXXX " XXXX  XXXX XXXX Account XXXX This is my FINAL NOTICE. I've told y'all over and over that my info got messed up in that Equifax data breach, and now my credit report 's got all kinds of fraudulent stuff I don't even recognize. UNPROVEN! Y'all can't just assume these undocumented claims are valid or report like that. Show me proof y'all are following the right compliance standards for this account. The FTC is on this. DELETE! 

XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Account XXXX This is my FINAL NOTICE. I've told y'all over and over that my info got messed up in that Equifax data breach, and now my credit report 's got all kinds of fraudulent stuff I don't even recognize. UNPROVEN! Y'all can't just assume these undocumented claims are valid or report like that. Show me proof y'all are following the right compliance standards for this account. The FTC is on this. DELETE! 

XXXX XXXX XXXX  Account XXXX This is my FINAL NOTICE. I've told y'all over and over that my info got messed up in that Equifax data breach, and now my credit report 's got all kinds of fraudulent stuff I don't even recognize. UNPROVEN! Y'all can't just assume these undocumented claims are valid or report like that. Show me proof y'all are following the right compliance standards for this account. The FTC is on this. DELETE! 

XXXX XXXX XXXX  Account XXXX This is my FINAL NOTICE. I've told y'all over and over that my info got messed up in that Equifax data breach, and now my credit report 's got all kinds of fraudulent stuff I don't even recognize. UNPROVEN! Y'all can't just assume these undocumented claims are valid or report like that. Show me proof y'all are following the right compliance standards for this account. The FTC is on this. DELETE! 

XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Account XXXX This is my FINAL NOTICE. I've told y'all over and over that my info got messed up in that Equifax data breach, and now my credit report 's got all kinds of fraudulent stuff I don't even recognize. UNPROVEN! Y'all can't just assume these undocumented claims are valid or report like that. Show me proof y'all are following the right compliance standards for this account. The FTC is on this. DELETE! 

XXXX XXXX  Account XXXX " This is a violation of 15 U.S. CODE 1666B . Was never late, delete this 30-day late remark from the payment history. 15 USC 1681b ( a ) ( 2 ) - 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 ( 2 ) in writing instructions of the consumer to whom it relates. '' The items below should all be removed from my consumer report under 15 US Code ( c ) ( 1 ) ( A ) ( B ) ( i ) ( 3 ). 

XXXX XXXX XXXX How many times do I have to write to y'all before you take off this unauthorized hard pull from my credit report? This company got a copy of my consumer report without my okay or any legal reason, which breaks the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ), 15 U.S.C. 1681, et seq. The FCRA says, Any person who knowingly and willfully obtains information on a consumer from a consumer reporting agency under pretenses shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both. 15 U.S.C. 1681q. This is a straight-up violation of my privacy, and I'm upset about it. Remove this from my report ASAP! 

XXXX How many times do I have to write to y'all before you take off this unauthorized hard pull from my credit report? This company got a copy of my consumer report without my okay or any legal reason, which breaks the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ), 15 U.S.C. 1681, et seq. The FCRA says, Any person who knowingly and willfully obtains information on a consumer from a consumer reporting agency under pretenses shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both. 15 U.S.C. 1681q. This is a straight-up violation of my privacy, and I'm upset about it. Remove this from my report ASAP! 

XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX How many times do I have to write to y'all before you take off this unauthorized hard pull from my credit report? This company got a copy of my consumer report without my okay or any legal reason, which breaks the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ), 15 U.S.C. 1681, et seq. The FCRA says, Any person who knowingly and willfully obtains information on a consumer from a consumer reporting agency under pretenses shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both. 15 U.S.C. 1681q. This is a straight-up violation of my privacy, and I'm upset about it. Remove this from my report ASAP! 

XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX How many times do I have to write to y'all before you take off this unauthorized hard pull from my credit report? This company got a copy of my consumer report without my okay or any legal reason, which breaks the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ), 15 U.S.C. 1681, et seq. The FCRA says, Any person who knowingly and willfully obtains information on a consumer from a consumer reporting agency under pretenses shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both. 15 U.S.C. 1681q. This is a straight-up violation of my privacy, and I'm upset about it. Remove this from my report ASAP! 

XXXX XXXX XXXX How many times do I have to write to y'all before you take off this unauthorized hard pull from my credit report? This company got a copy of my consumer report without my okay or any legal reason, which breaks the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ), 15 U.S.C. 1681, et seq. The FCRA says, Any person who knowingly and willfully obtains information on a consumer from a consumer reporting agency under pretenses shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both. 15 U.S.C. 1681q. This is a straight-up violation of my privacy, and I'm upset about it. Remove this from my report ASAP! 

XXXX How many times do I have to write to y'all before you take off this unauthorized hard pull from my credit report? This company got a copy of my consumer report without my okay or any legal reason, which breaks the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ), 15 U.S.C. 1681, et seq. The FCRA says, Any person who knowingly and willfully obtains information on a consumer from a consumer reporting agency under pretenses shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both. 15 U.S.C. 1681q. This is a straight-up violation of my privacy, and I'm upset about it. Remove this from my report ASAP! 

XXXX XXXX XXXX How many times do I have to write to y'all before you take off this unauthorized hard pull from my credit report? This company got a copy of my consumer report without my okay or any legal reason, which breaks the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ), 15 U.S.C. 1681, et seq. The FCRA says, Any person who knowingly and willfully obtains information on a consumer from a consumer reporting agency under pretenses shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both. 15 U.S.C. 1681q. This is a straight-up violation of my privacy, and I'm upset about it. Remove this from my report ASAP! 

XXXX XXXX How many times do I have to write to y'all before you take off this unauthorized hard pull from my credit report? This company got a copy of my consumer report without my okay or any legal reason, which breaks the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ), 15 U.S.C. 1681, et seq. The FCRA says, Any person who knowingly and willfully obtains information on a consumer from a consumer reporting agency under pretenses shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both. 15 U.S.C. 1681q. This is a straight-up violation of my privacy, and I'm upset about it. Remove this from my report ASAP! 

XXXX XXXX XXXX  How many times do I have to write to y'all before you take off this unauthorized hard pull from my credit report? This company got a copy of my consumer report without my okay or any legal reason, which breaks the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ), 15 U.S.C. 1681, et seq. The FCRA says, Any person who knowingly and willfully obtains information on a consumer from a consumer reporting agency under pretenses shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both. 15 U.S.C. 1681q. This is a straight-up violation of my privacy, and I'm upset about it. Remove this from my report ASAP! 

XXXX XXXX XXXX  How many times do I have to write to y'all before you take off this unauthorized hard pull from my credit report? This company got a copy of my consumer report without my okay or any legal reason, which breaks the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ), 15 U.S.C. 1681, et seq. The FCRA says, Any person who knowingly and willfully obtains information on a consumer from a consumer reporting agency under pretenses shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both. 15 U.S.C. 1681q. This is a straight-up violation of my privacy, and I'm upset about it. Remove this from my report ASAP! 

XXXX XXXX XXXX  How many times do I have to write to y'all before you take off this unauthorized hard pull from my credit report? This company got a copy of my consumer report without my okay or any legal reason, which breaks the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ), 15 U.S.C. 1681, et seq. The FCRA says, Any person who knowingly and willfully obtains information on a consumer from a consumer reporting agency under pretenses shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both. 15 U.S.C. 1681q. This is a straight-up violation of my privacy, and I'm upset about it. Remove this from my report ASAP! 

XXXX XXXX XXXX How many times do I have to write to y'all before you take off this unauthorized hard pull from my credit report? This company got a copy of my consumer report without my okay or any legal reason, which breaks the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ), 15 U.S.C. 1681, et seq. The FCRA says, Any person who knowingly and willfully obtains information on a consumer from a consumer reporting agency under pretenses shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both. 15 U.S.C. 1681q. This is a straight-up violation of my privacy, and I'm upset about it. Remove this from my report ASAP! 

XXXX XXXX XXXX How many times do I have to write to y'all before you take off this unauthorized hard pull from my credit report? This company got a copy of my consumer report without my okay or any legal reason, which breaks the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ), 15 U.S.C. 1681, et seq. The FCRA says, Any person who knowingly and willfully obtains information on a consumer from a consumer reporting agency under pretenses shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both. 15 U.S.C. 1681q. This is a straight-up violation of my privacy, and I'm upset about it. Remove this from my report ASAP! 

XXXX XXXX XXXX How many times do I have to write to y'all before you take off this unauthorized hard pull from my credit report? This company got a copy of my consumer report without my okay or any legal reason, which breaks the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ), 15 U.S.C. 1681, et seq. The FCRA says, Any person who knowingly and willfully obtains information on a consumer from a consumer reporting agency under pretenses shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both. 15 U.S.C. 1681q. This is a straight-up violation of my privacy, and I'm upset about it. Remove this from my report ASAP! 

XXXX XXXX XXXX How many times do I have to write to y'all before you take off this unauthorized hard pull from my credit report? This company got a copy of my consumer report without my okay or any legal reason, which breaks the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ), 15 U.S.C. 1681, et seq. The FCRA says, Any person who knowingly and willfully obtains information on a consumer from a consumer reporting agency under pretenses shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both. 15 U.S.C. 1681q. This is a straight-up violation of my privacy, and I'm upset about it. Remove this from my report ASAP!

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief