Consumer complaint received 2024-04-14 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:
NOTICE AND DEMAND FOR SETTLEMENT OF UNAUTHORIZED INQUIRY ON CONSUMER REPORT To : Whom It May Concern : This notice is to inform you that you are unlawfully reporting an unauthorized inquiry on my consumer report. I have not given you permission to access my credit profile and you have no permissible purpose by law to contact third parties with my private or personal information. Your offenses amount to Aggravated Identity Theft pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1028A. You have knowingly transferred, possessed, or used, without lawful authority, a means of identification of me, which is a felony punishable with up to 2 years of imprisonment, in addition to civil liability.

By obtaining my CREDIT BUREAU consumer report on DATE without my permission, or without a permissible purpose by law, you are also in violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ) codified at 15 U.S.C 1681b ( a ) 3 ( f ) ( i ). 
XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ( S.D. XXXX. XXXX ) I have not initiated any transaction with the following companies. Furthermore, I do not have an account as defined under XXXX XXXX. XXXX ( XXXX ) with COMPANY NAME for review or collection. 
Pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1681n ( a ), 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.

By willfully violating the FCRA, I am willing to settle your civil liability damages I have suffered as a result of your violation for {$1000.00} pursuant to FCRA 616 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( B ) [ 15 U.S.C. 1681n ]. Should you fail or refuse to settle the matter by tendering payment in the amount of {$1000.00} within ten ( 10 ) calendar days of receipt of this notice and demand, I will seek actual damages which are greater than {$1000.00}.

. As per the FCRA you must delete all entries to my credit file that can not be proven to be accurate. Likewise, you must provide me with your Method of Verification. You are a partial owner of the eOscar system, which has proven to be unreliable for the intended purpose of my dispute and does not constitute the legally required independent investigation that you must conduct. For clarity, the sections of the Fair Credit Reporting Act of 1970 which are referenced within this letter are : Section 604, Section 609, Section 611, and Section 623. I will assume that by the very nature of your business, I do not need to provide definitions of what is covered under each of these sections individually. The Information as Shown Below Must Be Investigated Immediately. Failure to Provide Adequate Details, Method Of Verification, Accuracy Of All Dates, Amounts, and other pertinent information will result in the immediate filing of formal complaints with the CFPB and the FTC. I reserve my right to sue you civilly in the court system, which will result in my seeking the maximum allowable penalty for each item. Account ( s ) XXXX XXXX XXXX, Account # : XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX, Account # : XXXX I do recognize that you deal with an enormous amount of data, which led to the creation of the E-Oscar system, which is partly owned by all of the agencies represented in this letter. As per the Fair Credit Reporting Act of XXXX, I am requesting that when responding to this dispute, you show the Method Of Verification you have used in determining the accuracy of the above listed information. I do not consent to the use of E-Oscar as a verification method. I am aware that the FCRA provides you ( 30 ) days to investigate these items, and ( 15 ) days more to provide me with your findings. I do expect that you will also provide me with an updated copy of my credit report. Upon completion of your investigation, which will show any changes or the lack thereof. I expect these results to include all information requested, including your method of verification. If you are unable to comply within the confines of the FCRA, I will expect all items to be promptly deleted. I have read that you will often label a dispute as frivolous, with an accusation of the use of a credit repair company. Rest assured, I have entirely composed this letter myself, without the assistance of a credit repair company. Should I require assistance, it will be sought through an attorney, dependent on your response to this letter. Thank you very much for your cooperation. My ID has been attached as well for verification purposes.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation