Date Received: 2018-10-08
Product: Credit card debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed
Consumer Consent Provided to Share Complaint: Consent provided
Consumer Complaint: Pentagon Federal Credit Union has been trying to collect on an debt that I do not owe for the past two years. I have been a victim of Identity Theft and have tried contacting the credit bureaus and Credit Union via mail and phone to inform them of that. Pentagon has hired 3 companies to collect on this debt and I do not believe that is legal, because I have never given either of these companies to input any information to my personal credit profile.
Company: PENTAGON FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
State/Zip: NV 890XX
Company Response to Complaint: Closed with explanation
Was Company Response Timely: Yes
Did Consumer Dispute Company Response: N/A
Complaint ID: 3039989
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