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Debt Collectors Continue Pursuing Accounts After Confirmed Identity Theft

Identity theft victims who provide an official FTC identity theft report and evidence the fraudulent account application doesn't match their identity documents still face continued collection activity from agencies that ignore the evidence. The originating institution's failure to verify applicant identity at account opening leaves victims fighting an ongoing collection effort with no clear enforcement mechanism to stop it.

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