Consumer complaint received 2016-06-20 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Credit reporting company's investigation — Investigation took too long
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
XXXX XXXX SSXXXX DOB XXXX/XXXX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX, XXXX XXXX Equifax 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 XXXX. 
PLEASE UPDATE MY PHONE NUMBER TO MY FRAUD ALLERT XXXX I recently submitted a request for investigation of an Acct Number : Open Accounts Name : XXXX XXXX # XXXX Open Accounts Name : XXXX Acct # : XXXX Credit Limit : {$1000.00} Date Reported : XXXX/XXXX/XXXX Date Opened : XXXX/XXXX/XXXX Balance : {$1000.00} Past Due : {$150.00} Acct Status : XXXX XXXX90 DAYS Dispute Item Show Details Closed Accounts Name : XXXX Acct # : XXXX Credit Limit : {$1300.00} Date Reported : XXXX/XXXX/XXXX Date Opened : XXXX/XXXX/XXXX Balance : {$1500.00} Past Due : {$480.00} Acct Status : CHARGE-OFF Dispute Item Show Details Name : XXXX XXXX XXXX Credit Limit : {$1000.00} Date Reported : XXXX/XXXX/XXXX Date Opened : XXXX/XXXX/XXXX Balance : {$1200.00} Past Due : {$1200.00} Acct Status : CHARGE-OFF Dispute Item Show DetailsCompany Information Inquiry Date ( s ) XXXX/XXXX/XXXX XXXX/XXXX/XXXX XXXX/XXXX/XXXX XXXX/XXXX/XXXX XXXX/XXXX/XXXX XXXX/XXXX/XXXX XXXX/XXXX/XXXX XXXX/XXXX/XXXX XXXX/XXXX/XXXX XXXX/XXXX/XXXX XXXX/XXXX/XXXX XXXX/XXXX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX Phone : ( XXXX ) XXXX XXXX XXXX/XXXX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX Phone : ( XXXX ) XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX/XXXX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX Phone : ( XXXX ) XXXX XXXX XXXX/XXXX/XXXX XXXX/XXXX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX/XXXX/XXXX Customer Service Dept XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Phone XXXX ( XXXX ) XXXX XXXX XXXX/XXXX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX ( Continued On XXXX Page ) Page XXXX of XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Company Information Inquiry Date ( s ) XXXX XXXX XXXX/XXXX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX/XXXX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ) XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX/XXXX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. XXXX, XXXX XXXX Phone : ( XXXX ) XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX/XXXX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX 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 Phone : ( XXXX ) XXXX XXXX Bank XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX/XXXX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX Phone : ( XXXX ) XXXX XXXX XXXX/XXXX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX Bank XXXX/XXXX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ) XXXX, XXXX XXXX Phone : ( XXXX ) XXXX XXXX XXXX Bank XXXX XXXX/XXXX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX Phone : ( XXXX ) XXXX I 've submitted enough information regarding the fraudulent account that 's open in my name I have provided information for your company to have carried out a reasonable investigation of this dispute. If you had investigated properly rather then using your XXXX system you would have noticed that this account is not mine which your companies have claimed to " Verified ''. Since you 've obviously neglected to investigate this account thoroughly I am demanding you remove this account off my profile. It is at this time that I will point out the in XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, and XXXX XXXX XXXX, Equifax XXXX, the courts ruled each and every time that the CRA could n't merely " Parrot '' information from the creditors and collection agencies ... that they have conduct an independent REASONABLE investigation to ensure the validity of the debt and honesty/integrity of the creditors/CA in question. Sending out a generic form through the XXXX system th

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief