Consumer complaint received 2024-08-01 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: ND

Complaint narrative:
To Whom It May Concern, I am writing to inform you about a very alarming and important issue regarding the compromise of my social security number, which has resulted in me being a victim of a data breach and identity theft. To address this situation promptly, I have already contacted the Federal Trade Commission and filed an FTC Report enclosed with this correspondence. By 15 USC 1681c-2 c ( a ), it is imperative that you, as a credit reporting agency, take immediate action to block and remove all information associated with this identity theft from my credit report. This statute mandates that credit reporting agencies must promptly address such requests within four business days of receiving a complaint that includes the following information : XXXX XXXX - XXXX - Not all bureaus are reporting this account that way you are reporting this account. It shows a lot of inaccuracies and inconsistencies. Please remove this inaccurately reported account from this report. 

XXXX XXXX - XXXX - Not all bureaus are reporting this account that way you are reporting this account. It shows a lot of inaccuracies and inconsistencies. Please remove this inaccurately reported account from this report. 

XXXX XXXX XXXX - XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX - XXXX - According to the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ) Sections 611 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ) and 623 ( a ) ( 2 ), I am disputing the inclusion of an unknown collection account on my credit report. Also, my personal information was impacted by the Equifax data breach, raising concerns about the accuracy and security of my credit report. I demand the immediate deletion of this unknown collection account from my credit report. 

XXXX XXXX XXXX - XXXX - According to the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ) Sections 611 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ) and 623 ( a ) ( 2 ), I am disputing the inclusion of an unknown collection account on my credit report. Also, my personal information was impacted by the Equifax data breach, raising concerns about the accuracy and security of my credit report. I demand the immediate deletion of this unknown collection account from my credit report. 

XXXX XXXX XXXX - XXXX - According to the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ) Sections 611 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ) and 623 ( a ) ( 2 ), I am disputing the inclusion of an unknown collection account on my credit report. Also, my personal information was impacted by the Equifax data breach, raising concerns about the accuracy and security of my credit report. I demand the immediate deletion of this unknown collection account from my credit report. 

XXXX XXXX XXXX - XX/XX/XXXX - These inquiries are incorrect, unverified, and unauthorized. I did not consent to these inquiries, nor did I authorize any entity to access my credit report for these purposes. Please investigate and remove these inquiries from my report as they do not have a permissible purpose and are negatively impacting my credit. 

XXXX XXXX - XX/XX/XXXX - These inquiries are incorrect, unverified, and unauthorized. I did not consent to these inquiries, nor did I authorize any entity to access my credit report for these purposes. Please investigate and remove these inquiries from my report as they do not have a permissible purpose and are negatively impacting my credit. 

XXXX - XX/XX/XXXX - These inquiries are incorrect, unverified, and unauthorized. I did not consent to these inquiries, nor did I authorize any entity to access my credit report for these purposes. Please investigate and remove these inquiries from my report as they do not have a permissible purpose and are negatively impacting my credit. 

XXXX XXXX - XX/XX/XXXX - These inquiries are incorrect, unverified, and unauthorized. I did not consent to these inquiries, nor did I authorize any entity to access my credit report for these purposes. Please investigate and remove these inquiries from my report as they do not have a permissible purpose and are negatively impacting my credit. 

XXXX - XX/XX/XXXX - These inquiries are incorrect, unverified, and unauthorized. I did not consent to these inquiries, nor did I authorize any entity to access my credit report for these purposes. Please investigate and remove these inquiries from my report as they do not have a permissible purpose and are negatively impacting my credit. 

XXXX - XX/XX/XXXX - These inquiries are incorrect, unverified, and unauthorized. I did not consent to these inquiries, nor did I authorize any entity to access my credit report for these purposes. Please investigate and remove these inquiries from my report as they do not have a permissible purpose and are negatively impacting my credit.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief