Consumer complaint received 2024-06-13 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information belongs to someone else
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
SS # XXXX XXXX XXXX Passport # XXXX Todays date XXXX My name is XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ACCOUNT NAME XXXX XXXX ACCOUNT # XXXX THIS ACCOUNT IS SHOWING INACCURATE INFORMATION ITS SAYING THE DATE OPENED/DATE CLOSED/ LAST PAYMENT DATE IS INACCURATE ON THE CREDIT BUREAS.ALSO THE ACCOUNT NUMBER IS INCOMPLETE THIS IS GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL. 

15 U.S. Code Chapter 41 - CONSUMER CREDIT PROTECTION 15 U.S. Code 1679c - Disclosures 15 U.S. Code 1681c1 - Identity theft prevention ; fraud alerts and active duty alerts 15 U.S. Code 1681c-2 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 Shall be removed from the consumers report not later than 4 business days after the date of receipt.

It has been 30 days and you are in VIOLATION of this law because I am a victim of identit theft!! Please delete these items as soon as possible!

These accounts should not be furnished on my consumer report as they are in VIOLATION!

Under, 15 U.S Code 1681b - Permissible purposes of consumer reports ( a ) IN GENERAL Subject to subsection ( c ) any consumer reporting agency may furnish a consumer under the following circumstances and no other : ( 2 ) In accordance with the WRITTEN INSTRUCTION of the consumer to whom it relates. I NEVER gave any consumer reporting agency WRITTEN CONSENT to report anything on my consumer report which violates my rights as a federal protected consumer. NO CONSENT IS IDENTITY THEFT.

15 USC 1681B - PERMISSIBLE PURPOSE 15 U.S. Code 1681i - Procedure in case of disputed accuracy U.S. Code Notes prev | next ( a ) Reinvestigations of disputed information ( 1 ) Reinvestigation required ( A ) In general Subject to subsection ( f ) and except as provided in subsection ( g ), if the completeness or accuracy of any item of information contained in a consumers file at a consumer reporting agency is disputed by the consumer and the consumer notifies the agency directly, or indirectly through a reseller, of such dispute, the agency shall, free of charge, conduct a reasonable reinvestigation to determine whether the disputed information is inaccurate and record the current status of the disputed information, or delete the item from the file in accordance with paragraph ( 5 ), before the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date on which the agency receives the notice of the dispute from the consumer or reseller.

( B ) Extension of period to reinvestigate Except as provided in subparagraph ( C ), the 30-day period described in subparagraph ( A ) may be extended for not more than 15 additional days if the consumer reporting agency receives information from the consumer during that 30-day period that is relevant to the reinvestigation.

( C ) Limitations on extension of period to reinvestigate Subparagraph ( B ) shall not apply to any reinvestigation in which, during the 30-day period described in subparagraph ( A ), the information that is the subject of the reinvestigation is found to be inaccurate or incomplete or the consumer reporting agency determines that the information can not be verified. 

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Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation