Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports -- Improper use of your report -- Complaint #6363140
Complaint Overview
Complaint ID: 6363140
Company: Equifax, INC.
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports
Sub-Product: Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report
Sub-Issue: Credit inquiries on your report that you don't recognize
State: Florida
ZIP Code: 33020
Date Received: 2022-12-26T12:00:00-05:00
Date Sent to Company: 2022-12-26T12:00:00-05:00
Company Response: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Submitted Via: Web
Consumer Narrative
I'm sending in this message because as I am going over my credit report, I've noticed that over a year ago that I had a lot of weird inquires from multiple financial institutes and agencies that I am not aware of. Some that I noticed were on one credit report but not on others and they happened over a span of a month, which is very alarming. It was brought to my attention when I went to go purchase a vehicle back in XXXX of XXXX and they told me that you have a bunch of random inquiries that brought my credit score down. It alarmed me because I only have been working with one place and they didn't request all of these inquiries, so I did some research and called around. Some of the places didn't know who I was when I asked and some places said that they pulled up my info but don't have any identification as if I was trying to get a car, which didn't help me at all trying to remove them after I asked. This caused me to put a freeze on all of my credit bureaus for some time as I am trying to make sure everything is accurate with my credit reports. At this point, all i am asking is for these fraudulent credit inquiries to be removed from my credit report as I am not responsible for of these inquiries and I've tried to reach out to the agencies to get them removed and explained that they aren't mine. I am going to be listing all 3 credit agencies/date/company to show the discrepancy of the reports and fraudulent inquiries. 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 XXXX 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 XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX Please remove these credit inquiries as I didnt apply for any of these loan services or financial institutions.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Complaint #6363140 about?
Complaint #6363140 was filed against Equifax, INC. regarding Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports specifically about Improper use of your report. It was received by the CFPB on 2022-12-26T12:00:00-05:00.
How did Equifax, INC. respond to this complaint?
The company responded with: "Closed with explanation". The response was timely.
What is the risk level of this complaint?
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How do I file a similar complaint?
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