I have a weird problem. My parents decided to name my self and my sister with "Rhyming" names. The problem is my sister is a dead beat. She doesn't pay her bills, she has had 2 bankruptcies so far, and she is about to file for a 3rd one. She's 31 years old.
Because her name is Terry, and my name is Kerry, I find her collections on my CR all the time. I pulled a credit report in June and I was ok. Well, yesterday one of my credit card companies let me know they were dropping me as a customer. When I asked why they said because my credit score has dropped significantly.
I pulled my equifax and they have my sister's name Terry as one of my aliases but only my social security number. And my credit score plumeted 110 points. I also have collection accounts on there that I know are hers. I will send them a DV letter adding that I am not Terry, nor have I never been.
I have a note on each of my CRs saying that Terry is not me, but my sister, I renew it every 3 years. I learned that one after her 2nd bankruptcy showed up on my CR.
I called Equifax and they said I needed to send a copy of my Social Security card as well as my drivers license to prove it's me. I was planning on including a letter with the documentation. Any idea of what I should say? I'm just so frustrated that I spend all this time cleaning up her messes. Is there anyway to prevent this from happening again?
Thank you!