Date Received: 2021-04-07
Issue: Took or threatened to take negative or legal action
Subissue: Threatened to sue you for very old debt
Consumer Complaint: Comenity Bank XXXX XXXX has been harassing my family and constantly calling my mom and son. They even told my mom they are going to contact my job and garnish me which is none of their business. They have been calling them daily for the past 6 months and refuse to close the account and stop the balance from rising. I tried to work out a deal and was told as long as I pay the agreed monthly balance it wont rise. It went up anyway
Company Response:
State: MI
Zip: 482XX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2021-04-07
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2021-04-07
Issue: Getting a credit card
Subissue: Card opened as result of identity theft or fraud
Consumer Complaint: The bubbles provide did not accurately describe my problem. I believe Comenity Bank/VCTRSSEC illegally accesses my credit report. Not only did I NOT apply for a line of credit them I did not supply my SSN # nor did I give them my DOB. Yesterday XX/XX/2021 ) I was shopping online I bought 1 item from Victoria secret ( VS ), at checkout I supplied payment with my personal Visa and completed my purchase. About 30 seconds after my purchase I received an email from my credit monitoring service that Comenity Bank/VCTRSSEC attempted to access my credit? Per my credit monitoring service they told me to contact that bank, so I did. Upon calling I was forwarded to the fraud department. I explained what just happened and the rep. said he needed my SSN to look into it. I told him that I was not going to supply that to him, could he look under my name since that should be on file if someone tried to open an account under my name. He told me NO and that I probably accidently clicked something to apply. I told him that would be impossible since I would have to supply my SSN # and DOB and agree to the card and agree to have my credit pulled all of which I did not do. I have shopped with VS online many times before and never had an issue, but the fact that my credit was pulled within 30 seconds of checking out with VS I believe this company is using illegally obtained information i.e. SSN # Dob etc how else would that have that information? I have NEVER had a VS card or any other clothing store cards. I would have though maybe someone was trying to use my SSN if it didn't happened so quickly after my purchase. Also after looking at some stories online I found that this bank has a history of opening lines of credit that were not solicited and the people have no idea how they obtained their personal information. My personal information has been breached a few times so its possible this company has illegally obtained my information from one of these breaches and once they had confirmation of my name and address they linked me and tried to open a line of credit. This is very serious and the fact that they told me they needed my SSN # to look into it and suggesting that I might have accidently applied is ridiculous
Company Response:
State: FL
Zip: XXXXX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2021-04-07
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2021-04-07
Issue: Communication tactics
Subissue: Frequent or repeated calls
Consumer Complaint: Good afternoon, Wayfair/Commenity bank has been harassing a number of my family members while I try and settle my account with them. I do not know how they even got any of these other phone numbers, but none of the numbers they have had on file the 2 times I called were my actual phone number which had been provided to them previously. How did they find these other phone numbers of my family members as I did not give it to them? Why are they calling these other numbers multiple times a day as well? It is very scary the tactics that they are using to try and force me to settle for an amount that I just can not afford with the state of the economy and the pandemic, which I lost my job because of. I have asked them to settle for an amount that I can afford and they have declined the settlement.
Company Response:
State: PA
Zip: 19382
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2021-04-07
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2021-04-07
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Subissue: Account status incorrect
Consumer Complaint: Due to a divorce and XXXX treatments in eary XXXX, i was unable to keep up with a commitment to pay Comenity Capital Bank XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ) for tutoring services provided to my daughter. In appx XX/XX/XXXX, this debt was then sold to another company XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX In turn, XXXX XXXX XXXX hired attorney firm XXXX XXXX to collect on the debt. In XX/XX/XXXX, I was able to pay off the balance directly to XXXX XXXX in two payments of {$460.00}. In XXXX and XXXX of XXXX, I spoke with XXXX XXXX and XXXX XXXX regarding how my account was still being furnished as an unpaid charged off in an active collections status. They both indicated i would need to speak with Comenity Capital Bank XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ) regarding the credit furnishing since they were the actual company showing up on my credit report. I spoke with Comenity Capital on appx XX/XX/XXXX in which i was informed since i previously disputed the account, they could not update the credit furnishings. i spoke to them again on XX/XX/XXXX and was then told they could not update the account status because they sold the debt. i advised them per the Fair Credit Reporting Act that they had to furnish complete and accurate information and what was being furnished was not correct. There seems to be a process gap in between the original creditor and the buying company on communication as to when a debit is settled in full/less than half. it is u fair to me as a consumer to have my credit report reflecting i have a unpaid debt with Comenity Capital when i do not! please have them review my credit furnishings and update to reflect the account was settled instead of in collections/unpaid charge off. i am not sure if the coding sent to credit bureaus is incorrect or if the remarks/account status require updating, regardless, my credit report should not show as an unpaid charge off. i understand that once the debt was sold the balance was decreased to XXXX. what i do not understand and think is unfair is to not have my credit profile correctly reflecting the account was paid. i have previously disputed this but i do not think the company is truly investigating my concerns.
Company Response:
State: FL
Zip: 32257
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2021-04-07
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2021-04-07
Issue: Problem with a purchase shown on your statement
Subissue: Credit card company isn't resolving a dispute about a purchase on your statement
Consumer Complaint: Last XX/XX/XXXX, I received a statement of account dated XXXX XXXX, XXXX from Wayfair for a purchase I made way back in XX/XX/XXXX. Because the purchase was a good 10 months ago, I am almost certain I had already paid for it, because I always make it a point to pay my credit card bills on time and in full. So on XX/XX/XXXX, I called Comenity ( the bank that issues the credit card for Wayfair ) to make a dispute. I received a response last week from Comenity ( dated XX/XX/XXXX XXXX, saying that there was an error in processing, that the XX/XX/XXXX purchase was charged to my Wayfair account, but it did not post until XXXX XXXX, XXXX. They also said I should provide the receipt and documents proving my payment. I do not hold records as far back as XX/XX/XXXX. My husband and I were paying so many bills because we were renovating our house then. Not one of the suppliers or merchants complained, because we were paying religiously. I could only show them that my online Wayfair account shows a balance of only {$4.00}. I also just decided to send them a check for {$160.00}, the purchase amount, just to get it over with. What upsets me is that they said they already informed the credit bureau reporting agencies ( XXXX, XXXX, XXXX and XXXX ) about the incident. The dispute is not even settled, yet they already dragged my name to those agencies. They jeopardized my excellent credit rating, on a debacle that they created. My friend told me last Monday that the same thing happened to her with Wayfair/Comenity. They were charging her for something that she already paid. She filed a dispute with proof of payment. But it's been a year now, and the issue is still on her credit record. She has repeatedly tried to call Comenity to request that it be stricken off her credit records, but has been told that they don't have a department or contact person in charge of it. On top of it, my friend says that the same thing happened to her mother. What is it about Wayfair-Comenity? They are suspect if not just plain inefficient. They should not blackmail their customers with credit reports, specially since these incidents were not the fault of their customers, but Wayfair-Comenity 's to begin with.
Company Response:
State: NY
Zip: 11717
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2021-04-12
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with monetary relief
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2021-04-07
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Subissue: Information belongs to someone else
Consumer Complaint: I mailed a letter to the credit bureaus on XX/XX/2021 asking them to validate suspicious accounts i noticed on my credit report due to my identity being compromised. They have failed to even investigate or send me correspondence back indicating they did an investigation and what the out come was. I have no knowledge of these accounts XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ( Original Creditor : XXXX COMENITY BANK ) XXXX ... XXXX XXXX XXXX ... XXXX/XXXX XXXX that listed on my credit report. Further more, this account can not be 100 % accurate as there are open dates they have listed on my credit report varies between the 3 bureaus. How can one account be opened on different days? I want there alleged accounts in question to be removed from my credit report immediately.
Company Response:
State: TN
Zip: 38114
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2021-04-07
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2021-04-07
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Subissue: Account information incorrect
Consumer Complaint: The comenity bank/forever 21 illegally and incorrectly reported that my credit limit was {$35.00} in which it was {$350.00} and made my credit score go down drastically.
Company Response:
State: NC
Zip: XXXXX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2021-04-07
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2021-04-07
Issue: Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem
Subissue: Was not notified of investigation status or results
Consumer Complaint: I have contacted the creditor/company many times, but they have failed to provide me with necessary documents that will prove this account or debt belongs to me and it has resulted in loss of credit rating.
Company Response:
State: MA
Zip: 02780
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2021-04-12
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2021-04-07
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed
Subissue: Debt was result of identity theft
Consumer Complaint: XX/XX/XXXX is reporting fraudulent activity on my account. I disputed the items, debt a certified letter with the proof they asked for and called them. They are still reporting the fraudulent activity even after I submitted my Driver 's license, FTC affidavit and explanations on how my identity could have been stolen. My driver 's license was stolen in 2018 and my email was hacked, along with my information at a hospital. Theives have my name, SSC #, email address and DOB.
Company Response:
State: DE
Zip: 19702
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2021-04-07
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2021-04-07
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Subissue: Information belongs to someone else
Consumer Complaint: These accounts have been sold. As to knowledge, I am no longer liable for the alleged debt, and no written communication, contract, or signature. A bill without a signature does not indicate that the debt is valid, and anyone may file a bill and claim ownership. I don't owe this debt, Please be aware this is an attempt to a violation of the FDCPA. The section 807 ( 8 ) it state if you can not validate the debt, you must request all credit reporting agencies to delete the inaccurate information from my credit report IMMEDIATELY!
Company Response:
State: TN
Zip: 37128
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2021-04-09
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A