Consumer complaint received 2024-01-20 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: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
My Only XXXX & Last Name ( XXXX XXXX XXXX ) My Only Address XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  The XXXX  XXXX my SSN XXXX XXXX  My Only XX/XX/XXXX I have reached out to EXPERIAN XXXX XXXX XXXX DATA SOLUTIONS XXXX XXXX via sign, certified letters and the debt XXXX. I have also sent over a certified notarized affidavit of truth upon sending my letters, I spoke with representatives at EXPERIAN XXXX XXXX XXXX DATA SOLUTIONS XXXX XXXX about the fraudulent accounts and information that is consistently been on my consumer report, their investigation fixed nothing these are the accounts of the violations via FCRA and California consumer privacy act. I have reached out to the BBB, the FTC, the XXXX  and STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND XXXX  consumer protection and innovation 15 USC 1681| ( A ) ( 1 ) ( A ) ( 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 consumer 's 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 end of the XXXX period beginning on the date on which the agency receives the notice of the dispute from the consumer or reseller. According to 15 USC 1681e ( b ) it states this ( b ) Accuracy of report Whenever a consumer reporting agency prepares a consumer report it shall follow reasonable procedures to assure maximum possible accuracy of the information concerning the individual about whom the report relates. " So I then asked them to provide me a description of the investigation according to 15 USC 16811 ( 7 ) : ( 7 ) Description of reinvestigation procedure A consumer reporting agency shall provide to a consumer a description referred to in paragraph ( 6 ) ( B ) ( iii ) by not later than XXXX XXXX after receiving a request from the consumer for that description. 
But they did not do that as well either. I allege that EXPERIAN XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX are in blatant violation of the following U.S. codes and legislation for the reasons specified : 15 USC 1692c ( b ) : Unauthorized communication with third parties about my debt. 15 U.S. Code 1681s-2 : Failure to correct and update inaccurate information in my consumer reports.15 U.S. Code 1681a ( 2 ) ( 1 ) : Misuse or misrepresentation of definitions and rules related to consumer reporting. 15 U.S. Code 1681 ( 3 ) ( e ) : Further misuse or misrepresentation of definitions and rules related to consumer reporting. 15 U.S. Code 1681i : Inadequate procedures for disputing the accuracy of my consumer reports. 15 U.S. Code 1681b : Unauthorized access or use of my consumer reports for impermissible purposes. H.R. 3046 Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of XXXX : Unauthorized use or disclosure of my Social Security numbers. Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act : Failure to verify my identification by financial institutions. Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, Section 501 : Failure to ensure the security and confidentiality of my personal and financial information. Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, Section 502 : Unauthorized sharing of my non-public personal information with non-affiliated third parties. Gramm-Leach- Bliley Act, Section 504 : Non-compliance with federal regulations designed to enforce the act, thereby putting my personal and financial information at risk. Account Name XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX INQUIRIES XXXX XXXX POLICE XXXX  XXXX  CARD XXXX  XXXX BANK XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX POLICE XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  CREDIT BUREA Date Open Dollar Amount {$390.00} {$500.00} {$620.00} {$370.00} {$1000.00} {$100000.00} {$3500.00} {$6000.00} {$2300.00} {$2800.00} {$2000.00} {$9.00} XXXX {$2100.00} {$310.00} {$3100.00} {$44000.00} {$5000.00} {$1900.00} {$5300.00} XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  ( Fraudulent address ) XX/XX/XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX states that transactions between the consumer and the XXXX making the report is NOT included on the consumer reports. Yet Experian is reporting this information.. The reporting of excluded information pursuant to 15USC 1681 a ( d ) ( 2 ) ( A ) ( i ) on a consumer report is a clear violation of XXXX compliance. Provide me with the XXXX compliance disclosure on reporting transactions to a consumer reporting agency. I need the transactions reporting as late, collection/charge-off status and XXXX  other derogatory information deleted from my consumer reports effective immediately. Before you think to reply that this account has been " validated '', let 's be clear that I am not asking you to validate or verify anything. So please do not respond by telling me that as a tactic to waste my valuable time. Some of the negative accounts have been placed in XXXX  Status WITHOUT mailing me a copy of IRS form XXXX Cancellation XXXX XXXX. Experian and the creditors reporting XXXX, late payments/other derogatory information in my consumer reports are in violation of 26 USC ss 6050P Returns Relating to the Cancellation of Indebtedness By Certain Entities. If this derogatory account information is not deleted from my consumer reports within XXXX XXXX, I will be forced to officially file IRS form XXXX  : XXXX XXXX AND IRS form XXXX : Application For Award For Original Information Overview with the Internal Revenue Service against XXXX  entities involved.XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX 
Consumers Right to Correct Inaccurate Personal Information ( a ) A consumer shall have the right to request a business that maintains inaccurate personal information about the consumer to correct that inaccurate personal information, taking into account the nature of the personal information and the purposes of the processing of the personal information. 
( b ) A business that collects personal information about consumers shall disclose, pursuant to Section XXXX, the consumers right to request correction of inaccurate personal information. 
( c ) A business that receives a verifiable consumer request to correct inaccurate personal information shall use commercially reasonable efforts to correct the inaccurate personal information as directed by the consumer, pursuant to Section 1798.130 and regulations adopted pursuant to paragraph ( 8 ) of subdivision ( a ) of Section 1798.185. 
( Added XX/XX/XXXX, by initiative Proposition XXXX, Sec. XXXX. Effective XX/XX/XXXX. XXXX XX/XX/XXXX, pursuant to Sec. XXXX of XXXX XXXX. ) XXXX. 
Consumers Right to Opt Out of Sale or Sharing of Personal Information ( a ) A consumer shall have the right, at any time, to direct a business that sells or shares personal information about the consumer to third parties not to sell or share the XXXX  personal information. This right may be referred to as the right to opt-out of sale or sharing. 
( b ) A business that sells XXXX  personal information to, or shares it with, third parties shall provide notice to consumers, pursuant to subdivision ( a ) of Section 1798.135, that this information may be sold or shared and that consumers have the right to opt-out of the sale or sharing of their personal information**1See, e.g., 12 U.S.C. 5481 ( 12 ) ( F ), 5512 ( b ), 5514 ( c ), 5515 ( c ), and also Sub title E ( 12 U.S.C.5561 5567 ) ; 15 U.S.C. 1681s ( b ) ( 1 ) ( H ), ( e ). Authority over 15 U.S.C. 1681m ( e ) and 1681w are limited to the Federal banking agencies, the NCUA, the FTC, the CFTC, and SEC.

1.15 U.S.C. 1681s. States can directly bring actions under FCRA. See 12 U.S.C. 1681s ( c ) .States can al so bring actions under the Consumer Financial Protection Act ( CFPA ) against covered persons and service providers based upon violations of federal consumer financial laws, including the FCRA XXXX See Authority of States to Enforce the Consumer Financial Protection Act of XXXX, 87 FR 31940 ( XX/XX/XXXX ). 
2.15 U.S.C. 1681n, 1681o. 
XXXX, e.g., Consumer Financial Protection Bureau XXXX Supervisory Highlights ( Spring XXXX ), at XXXX, https : XXXX. 
XXXX, e.g., Complaint at XXXX, CFPB XXXX Fair XXXX  XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Md XXXX No. XXXX ( XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX ). 
XXXX respect to furnisher direct disputes, see XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX ( XX/XX/XXXX ) ( Some industry commenters also suggested that the Agencies issue a model direct dispute complaint form, with some advocating that consumers be required to use the model complaint form. The Agencies decline to adopt these suggestions because such requirements would cause otherwise valid disputes to b XXXX rejected as frivolous or irrelevant due solely to the consumer 's failure to meet a technical requirement that probably would be unknown to the consumer. ) 6.15 U.S.C. 1681i ( a ) ( 3 ) ( A ) ( identifying which disputes the consumer reporting agency can determine to be frivolous or irrelevant ) ; XXXX  CFR 1022.43 ( f ) ( 1 ) ( identifying which disputes the furnisher can determine to be frivolous or irrelevant ).

7.15 U.S.C. 1681i ( a ) ( 3 ) ( Consumer reporting agency frivolous or irrelevant determination ) ; XXXX CFR XXXX ( f ) ( furnisher direct dispute frivolous or irrelevant determination ). 
8.15 U.S.C. 1681s-2 ( b ). See Brief for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Federal Trade Commission as XXXX XXXX Supporting Plaintiff-Appellant, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. XXXX ). 
9.15 U.S.C. 1681i ( a ) ( 2 ) ( A ).

10.Consumer Financial Protection Bureau , Bulletin XXXX ( XXXX XXXX, XXXX ), at XXXX, https : //files.consumerfinance.gov/f/201309_cfpb_bulletin_furnishers.pdf ( alerting furnishers to the fact that consumer reporting agencies have begun forwarding images of relevant documentation to furnishers as part of the reasonable investigation of disputes ). 
XXXX example, a copy of a bill supporting the consumers dispute conveys information regarding the persuasiveness of a consumers dispute that data about the bill would not. 
12.Federal Trade Commission  XXXX XXXX  XXXX  of Experience with the Fair Credit Reporting Act : An FTC XXXX Report with Summary of Interpretations ( XXXX. XXXX ), at XXXX, https : //www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/documents/reports/40-years-experience-fair-credit-reporting-act-ftc-staff-report-summary-XXXX ( XXXX does not comply with this provision if it merely indicates the nature of the dispute, without communicating to the furnisher the specific relevant information received from the consumer. For example, if the consumer claimed never late and submitted documentation ( such as cancelled checks ) to support his/her dispute, a CRA does not comply with the requirement that is provide all relevant information if it simply notifies the furnisher that the consumer disputes the payment history without communicating the evidence received. ).

13.2115 U.S.C. 1681s-2 ( b ) ( 1 ) ( B ) Account Name NOTICE TO PRINCIPAL IS NOTICE TO AGENT IS NOTICE TO PRINCIPAL XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  Date Open Dollar Amount {$390.00} {$500.00} {$620.00} {$370.00} {$1000.00} {$100000.00} {$3500.00} {$6000.00} {$2300.00} {$2800.00} {$2000.00} {$9.00} XXXX {$2100.00} {$310.00} {$3100.00} {$44000.00} {$5000.00} {$1900.00} {$5300.00} XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX Account number XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX DATES XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX XX/XX/XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  XXXX This is a notice to CEASE and DESIST of XXXX illegal activities, including reporting which XXXX collection XXXX. This is also a NOTICE exercising my rights to prevent the processing of my personal data According to the fair Credit Reporting Act, Section 609 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ), you are requiredby federal law to verify through the physical verification of the original signed consumer contract- any all accounts you post on a credit report. Otherwise, anyone paying for your reporting service could fax, mail or email in a fraudulent account. I demand to see Verifiable proof ( an Original Consumer Contract with my Signature on it ) vou have on file of the account listed below. Your failure to positively verify these accounts hurt my ability to obtain credit. Under the FCRA, Unverified accounts must be removed and if you are unable to provide me with a copy of verifiable proof, you must remove the accounts listed Data Removal : XXXX removal of XXXX  my existing personal and financial information from your website, databases, and any affiliated entities. This request pertains to XXXX  data currently held by your organization. XXXX. XXXX XXXX for Future Interactions : Implement robust security measures to prevent unauthorized access to XXXX  new information that may be collected. This request applies to any future interactions I may have with your organization and is not in conflict with my request for the removal of existing data. XXXX. Transparency : Full disclosure of XXXX XXXX XXXX with whom my information has been shared, along with immediate cessation of such sharing. XXXX. Notification : Prompt notification to me of XXXX  actions taken to secure my information and prevent further violations. XXXX. Legal Compliance : XXXX review and adherence to all relevant XXXX codes and legislation cited in this affidavit to ensure full compliance. Non-Consent and Settlement : Final Warning and Unambiguous Clarification XXXX you can see here again, they blatantly violate the ( FCRA15 U.S. Code 1681s2 - ) Responsibilities of furnishers of information to consumer reporting agencies U.S. Code Notes prev | next ( a ) Duty of furnishers of information to provide accurate information ( 1 ) Prohibition ( A ) Reporting information with actual knowledge of errors A person shall not furnish any information relating to a consumer to any consumer reporting agency if the person knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the information is inaccurate. ( B ) Reporting information after notice and confirmation of errors A person shall not furnish information relating to a consumer to any consumer reporting agency if ( i ) the person has been notified by the consumer, at the address specified by the person for such notices, that specific information is inaccurate ; and ( ii ) the information is, in fact, inaccurate EXPERIAN XXXX XXXX CONTINUE TO REPORT FRAUDULENT ACCOUNTS THIS makes you guilty and in violation of the False Claims Act ( FCA ) 31 U.S.C 3729- 3733. ( Debt Collector name is also in violation of 18 U.S.C 894 for using my consumer report with extortionate means as a way to coerce and swindle me into making payments on alleged debt not owed. I DID NOT AND DO NOT CONSENT these companies EXPERIAN/ XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX to my consumer report. I did not give you authorization or permission to have my personal identifying information, which you have obtained by aggravated identity theft in accordance with 18 U.S.C 1028A. This is a notice to CEASE and DESIST of all illegal activities, including reporting which constitutes collection activities. This is also a NOTICE exercising my rights to prevent the processing of my personal data According to the fair Credit Reporting Act, Section 609 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ), you are requiredby federal law to verify through the physical verification of the original signed consumer contract- any all accounts you post on a credit report. Otherwise, anyone paying for your reporting service could fax, mail or email in a fraudulent account. I demand to see Verifiable proof ( an Original Consumer Contract with my Signature on it ) vou have on file of the account listed below. Your failure to positively verify these accounts hurt my ability to obtain credit. Under the FCRA, Unverified accounts must be removed and if you are unable to provide me with a copy of verifiable proof, you must remove the accounts listed You are required to do what I am asking and block these transactions from being reported to my consumer report within XXXX XXXX from the date of the receipt of this notice. I look forward to your response. 15 U.S. Code 1681n - Civil liability for willful noncompliance U.S. Code Notes prev | next ( a ) In general Any person who willfully fails to comply with any requirement imposed under this subchapter with respect to any consumer is liable to that consumer in an amount equal to the sum of- ( XXXX ) ( A ) any actual damages sustained by the consumer as a result of the failure or damages of not less than {$100.00} and not more than {$1000.00}. 15 U.S.C 1681 section 602 A. States I have the right to privacy. 15 U.S. C 1681 section 604 A. Section XXXX  : It also states a consumer given reporting agency can not furnish an account without my written instruction. 15 U.S.C 1692c Without the prior consent of the consumer given directly to the debt collector or the express permission of a court of competent jurisdiction, a debt collector may not communicate with a consumer in connection with the collection of XXXX  debt. A debt collector may not use unfair or unconscionable means to collect or attempt to collect any debt. Without limiting the general application of the foregoing, the following conduct is a violation. A debt collector may not use any false, deceptive, or misleading representation or means in connection with the collection of any debt.Account Name XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Date Open Dollar Amount {$390.00} {$500.00} {$620.00} {$370.00} {$1000.00} {$100000.00} {$3500.00} {$6000.00} {$2300.00} {$2800.00} {$2000.00} {$9.00} XXXX {$2100.00} {$310.00} {$3100.00} {$44000.00} {$5000.00} {$1900.00} {$5300.00} XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX Account number XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ( Fraudulent address ) XX/XX/XXXX XX/XX/XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation