Consumer complaint received 2025-03-21 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: VA

Complaint narrative:
I am filing this complaint under FCRA 605B ( 15 USC 1681c-2 ) to request that EQUIFAX block fraudulent information appearing on my credit report. These accounts resulted from identity theft, the Equifax data breach, and fraud and must be removed within four ( 4 ) business days of receiving this request.

The fraudulent accounts and inquiries include : 1. The following personal information is incorrect Previous Address ( es ) : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX. The following personal information is incorrect Previous Address ( es ) : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. The inquiry was not authorized XXXX  Date of inquiry : XX/XX/XXXX Please remove this inaccurate information from my credit report. 
XXXX. Identity Theft XXXX XXXX  Date of inquiry : XX/XX/XXXX As a consumer by law this account must be deleted immediately. 
XXXX. Identity Theft XXXX XXXX Date of inquiry : XX/XX/XXXX As a consumer by law this account must be deleted immediately. 
XXXX. Request for Account Blocking and Deletion Due to Data Breach XXXX  Account Number : XXXX Please correct/update this inaccurate information on my credit report. 
XXXX. Request for Account Blocking and Deletion Due to Data Breach XXXX XXXX Account Number : XXXX Please Delete this account. The account statuses do not match on each bureau. The bureaus are violating the FCRA/FDCPA by providing inaccurate information. 
XXXX. Request for Account Blocking and Deletion Due to Data Breach XXXX XXXX Account Number : XXXX Please Delete this account. The account statuses do not match on each bureau. The bureaus are violating the FCRA/FDCPA by providing inaccurate information. 
XXXX. Request for Account Blocking and Deletion Due to Data Breach XXXX XXXX Account Number : XXXX Please Delete this account. The account statuses do not match on each bureau. The bureaus are violating the FCRA/FDCPA by providing inaccurate information. 
XXXX. Request for Account Blocking and Deletion Due to Data Breach XXXX XXXX Account Number : XXXX Please Delete this account. The account statuses do not match on each bureau. The bureaus are violating the FCRA/FDCPA by providing inaccurate information. 
XXXX. Request for Account Blocking and Deletion Due to Data Breach XXXX XXXX Account Number : XXXX Please Delete this account. The account statuses do not match on each bureau. The bureaus are violating the FCRA/FDCPA by providing inaccurate information. 
XXXX. Request for Account Blocking and Deletion Due to Data Breach XXXX XXXX Account Number : XXXX Please Delete this account. The account statuses do not match on each bureau. The bureaus are violating the FCRA/FDCPA by providing inaccurate information. 
XXXX. Request for Account Blocking and Deletion Due to Data Breach XXXX XXXX Account Number : XXXX Please Delete this account. The account statuses do not match on each bureau. The bureaus are violating the FCRA/FDCPA by providing inaccurate information. 
XXXX. Request for Account Blocking and Deletion Due to Data Breach XXXX XXXX Account Number : XXXX Please Delete this account. The account statuses do not match on each bureau. The bureaus are violating the FCRA/FDCPA by providing inaccurate information. 
XXXX. Request for Account Blocking and Deletion Due to Data Breach XXXX XXXX  XXXX XXXX  Account Number : XXXX Please Delete this account. The account statuses do not match on each bureau. The bureaus are violating the FCRA/FDCPA by providing inaccurate information. 

I DO NOT recognize these accounts, collections, or inquiries. They were not opened, authorized, or initiated by me and are causing inaccurate reporting on my consumer FICO credit report. 
As proof, I have attached my FTC Identity Theft Report. I expect XXXX to comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ) and immediately block these fraudulent items from my report

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief