Consumer complaint received 2024-06-24 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:
To whom this may concern I have recently received my credit reports and noticed that an account was still on all three of my consumer credit reports, I am writing this letter to dispute the following account : XXXX XXXX XXXX  XXXX I did not give anyone permission to sell my information to any company and due to this being listed as a collection they have violated several laws by purchasing my information without my consent and they have not provided proof of contact stating permission was given. These credit agencies and this collection agency XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX are both in violation of 15 USC 1692g as well as FCRA1681, Section 609. Section 610, Section 611. They were to notify me of this in writing 5 days prior, I was not. As the original creditor only, I can validate this debt by law it is required for me to do so not verified as your company keeps stating. I do not validate this debt. I must be given the original contract with my signature on it. Therefore, the following account must be deleted from my report as required by law. Failure to respond satisfactorily with deletion of the above referenced account and send out a free copy of my report after the changes have been made will result in legal actions being taken against your company, for which I will also be seeking {$1000.00} per violation for : 1. Defamation of Character ( per se ) 2. Negligent Enablement of Identity Fraud 3. Fair Debt Collections Practices Act 15 USC 1692g violations 4. Fair Credit Reporting Act 15USC 1681 violations for willful noncompliance - 616. Civil liability for willful noncompliance [ 15 U.S.C. 1681n ] This company has violated my rights 15USC 1681-602A states I have the right to privacy ,15USC 1681-604A Section 2 : It also states a consumer reporting agency can not furnish an account without my written consent and instructions. I am not liable for this collection they have not provided me with the original contract as I have requested several times. 15 USC 1681 ( a ) ( 2 ) ( i ) states transactions and experiences between the consumer and the person making the report are not included in the " consumer report ''. By Law, the IRS defines a charge off accounts as cancelled debt that you have to pay taxes on meaning the charge off accounts are now earned income for me the consumer. Collections & Charge offs accounts over {$600.00} reporting to my consumer report is tax fraud. By Law companies are supposed to send me the consumer a copy of the 1099 C & 1099A from the accounts that has been charged off. ( 1099 OID ) The collection is now income by IRS law states that income can not be reported as debt. Please remove this account from my report this is against the law and is considered tax fraud. The company XXXX are supposed to show proof of this account being verified which is required by law. According to 1681 ( i ) a the law states that before your investigation is completed the item in dispute must be deleted for my report. The item was never deleted before the investigation is complete. This not happening was also a violation of the law. I do not consent to a computer generated response nor the XXXX XXXX, show valid proof.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation