Credit card accounts opened without customer consent or knowledge
Consumers discover new credit lines opened in their name without authorization, and the issuing bank's customer service declines to investigate or resolve the fraud, instead directing victims to deal with the perpetrator directly. This leaves affected consumers without institutional recourse for unauthorized account openings.
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