I received a written collection notice from Enhanced Recovery Company , LLC ( ERC ) of XXXX, Florida attempting to collect a debt for XXXX. 

I followed the instructions on the collection agency letter and responded in writing in 2013 to dispute the validity of the debt. My letter included the specific statement : " This account is not mine and should be removed from my credit report. " I went to a local XXXX store and was able to learn that my social security number was among the information used to open the account. Other account information included a State of Georgia driver 's license number and expiration date, mailing address and associated home telephone number for a residence in Georgia. 

Learning that my social security number was used to open this account, I filed a police report with my local law enforcement agency and placed fraud alerts with the XXXX credit bureaus. I completed and returned the ERC fraud packet at that time. 

Now, nearly 2 years later, I am unable to obtain a home mortgage because a credit bureau still reports this XXXX account as a collection item against me ; the other XXXX bureaus previously removed this fraudulent collection account. 

I was unable to receive even a pre-qualification letter from XXXX lender due to the appearance of this collection item, even though the item includes a note that it is disputed.