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Credit Bureau Disputes Initial Item Disputes
Generate this letterInitial CRA Dispute - Account Not Mine / Identity Confusion
When to use it
Use to dispute an unfamiliar account appearing on your credit report that you never opened, authorized, or assumed liability for.
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[CLIENT FULL NAME]
[CLIENT ADDRESS LINE1]
[CLIENT CITY], [CLIENT STATE] [CLIENT ZIP]
Phone: [CLIENT PHONE] | Email: [CLIENT EMAIL]
DOB: [CLIENT DOB] | SSN (last 4): XXX-XX-[CLIENT SSN LAST4]
Date: [TODAY]
[RECIPIENT NAME]
[RECIPIENT ADDRESS BLOCK]
Sent via Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested: [LETTER CERTIFIED NUMBER]
RE: Reinvestigation Demand Pursuant to FCRA 15 U.S.C. § 1681i — Unfamiliar Account ('Not Mine')
To Whom It May Concern at [BUREAU NAME],
I am writing to formally dispute an account appearing on my credit file that does not belong to me. Under Section 611 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. § 1681i), [BUREAU NAME] must conduct a complete reinvestigation upon receiving notice of an unauthorized or unfamiliar account.
The account listed below is entirely unfamiliar and is NOT mine:
Unfamiliar Creditor: [ACCOUNT CREDITOR NAME]
Account Number: [ACCOUNT ACCOUNT NUMBER MASKED]
Reported Date Opened: [ACCOUNT DATE OPENED]
Dispute Reason: [ACCOUNT DISPUTE REASON]
Requested Action: [ACCOUNT CORRECT INFORMATION]
I have never entered into a contract with this entity, nor did I authorize the opening of this account.
Under 15 U.S.C. § 1681i(a)(5)(A), please conduct a thorough reinvestigation. If the data furnisher cannot produce an original signed agreement or verifiable proof of liability bearing my signature and identity, [BUREAU NAME] must delete this record from my consumer file immediately.
Sincerely,
____________________________________
[CLIENT FULL NAME]
Legal basis
15 U.S.C. § 1681i(a)(1)(A)15 U.S.C. § 1681e(b)Enclose
- Copy of photo ID
- Copy of utility bill showing address
- Credit report snippet showing unfamiliar account
Before you send
- Identify the unknown account entry on credit report.
Know this first
- If the account was opened as a result of identity theft, consider filing an FTC Identity Theft Report to invoke § 605B mandatory blocking.
Follow up
Allow about 30 days for a response.