Consumer complaint received 2025-05-17 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: DE

Complaint narrative:
XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  XXXX ( Write to each relevant credit reporting agency, one at a time : ) Equifax XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX -or- Experian XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX -or- TransUnion XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX  XXXX Dear Sir or Madam : I am a victim of identity theft. The information listed below, which appears on my credit report, does not relate to any transaction ( s ) that I have made. It is the result of identity theft. 
XXXX XXXX opened XX/XX/XXXX, XXXX  XXXX XX/XX/XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX opened XX/XX/XXXX, Department of education XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXX/XX/XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXX/XX/XXXX, US Dept of Ed / XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX DEPT OF ED / XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX DEPT OF ED / XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX DEPT OF ED / XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX 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 US DEPT. OF EDUCATION/XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Requested On XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX Phone ( XXXX ) XXXX Inquiry Type Individual Permissible Purpose CREDIT TRANSACTION XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX Requested On XX/XX/XXXX Phone ( XXXX ) XXXX XXXX XXXX Location XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX  XXXX Requested On XX/XX/XXXX Phone ( XXXX ) XXXX Inquiry Type Individual XXXX XXXX XXXX Location XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX  XXXX XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX Phone ( XXXX ) XXXX Inquiry Type Individual XXXX XXXX XXXX Location XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX Requested On XX/XX/XXXX Phone XXXX XXXX ) XXXX Inquiry Type Participant XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Location XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX  XXXX Requested On XX/XX/XXXX Phone XXXX XXXX ) XXXX Inquiry Type Individual XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX  Requested XXXX XX/XX/XXXX Phone XXXX XXXX ) XXXX Inquiry Type Individual XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  XXXX Requested On XX/XX/XXXX Phone ( XXXX ) XXXX Inquiry Type XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  US DEPT. OF EDUCATION/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ( CLOSED ) XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ( CLOSED ) XXXX XXXX ( CLOSED ) XXXX XXXX ( CLOSED ) XXXX XXXX XXXX ( XXXX ) Please block this information from my credit report, pursuant to section 605B of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and send the required notifications to all furnishers of this information. 
Enclosed are the following : A copy of my credit report I received from your company. The fraudulent items are circled. 
A copy of my Identity Theft Report and proof of my identity. 
A copy of section 605B of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, which requires you to block the fraudulent information on my credit report resulting from identity theft within four business days and to promptly notify the furnisher ( s ) of that information. 
I appreciate your prompt attention to this matter, and await your reply. 
Sincerely, XXXX XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation