Equifax Credit Reporting Complaint

Improper use of my credit report report improperly shared by crc

Equifax Credit reporting department,

Improper use of my credit report Report improperly shared by CRC Mississippi

Today is -/-/16. I am an officially notified - recent former Federal Employee, that WAS compromised in the successful hack attack on - databases. I subscribed to the - recommended - - Monitoring program. In an email from -, dated -/-/-, I was given a - -. Today I 've accessed my account with them and see that on -/-/16 " an unwarranted '' inquiry was made to my credit report and was described as follows at - : " - obtained a copy of your EQUIFA- Credit Report. " I have not been engaged in seeking new credit that would warrant this inquiry. I am unable to determine whether it meets your before criteria of either " hard or soft. '' To me, it has been UNWARRANTED, and the company requesting LACKED LEGAL AUTHORIZATION from me to do!!! I 've check on line about the supposed name of the company " - '' and see that it 's been linked to numerous complaints in the past. Since this is NOT authorized by me, through a new credit application, I would like to have this inquiry identified as " inappropriate '', and that I as the Consumer be PROTECTED FROM HARM by their actions.

Equifax customer in Mississippi
Apr 19, 2016

* Source: CFPB Complaint Database

Equifax response to complaint:
Closed with explanation

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