Consumer complaint received 2024-06-13 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: IL

Complaint narrative:
On XX/XX/XXXX I sent a letter ( please see below ) to XXXX to investigate this matter and verify the accounts listed below. 

According to the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Section 609 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ), you are required by federal law to verify - through the physical verification of the original signed consumer contract - any and all accounts you post on a credit report. Otherwise, anyone paying for your reporting services could fax, mail or email in a fraudulent account. 

I demand to see Verifiable Proof ( an original Consumer Contract with my Signature on it ) you have on file of the accounts listed below. Your failure to positively verify these accounts has hurt my ability to obtain credit. Under the FCRA, unverified accounts must be removed and if you are unable to provide me a copy of verifiable proof, you must remove the accounts listed below. 

I demand the following accounts be verified or removed immediately. 

Name of Account Account Number Provide Physical Verification XXXX  XXXX XXXX Unverified Account XXXX  XXXX XXXX Unverified Account XXXX  XXXX Unverified Account XXXX XXXX XXXX Unverified Account XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Unverified Account XXXX XXXX  Inquiry XX/XX/XXXX Unverified Account XXXX XXXX XXXX Inquiry XX/XX/XXXX Unverified Account XXXX XXXX Inquiry Unverified Account XXXX XXXXXXXX Unverified Account The List of accounts below has violated my federally protected consumer rights to privacy and confidentiality under 15 USC 1681.

The accounts listed above have violated my credit rights.

I looked at my credit report on June 2, 2024 and noticed some things are incomplete and not accurate. And according to the fair credit reporting act 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 according to 15 USC 1681 ( e ) ( b ).

And according to 15 USC 1681 5 they are suppose to do this ( 5 ) Treatment of inaccurate or unverifiable information ( A ) In generallf, after any reinvestigation under paragraph ( 1 ) of any information disputed by a consumer, an item of the information is found to be inaccurate or incomplete or can not be verified, the consumer reporting agency shall ( i ) promptly delete that item of information from the file of the consumer, or modify that item of information, as appropriate, based on the results of the reinvestigation; and ( ii ) promptly notify the furnisher of that information that the information has been modified or deleted from the file of the consumer.

and according to 15 USC 1681s-2 they are suppose to 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. 15 USC 1681b ( 2 ) states that any negative items that a company reports without my written consent is considered identity theft.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief