Credit Card Opened Without Consumer Consent
A consumer discovered a hard inquiry and a Synchrony/Lowes credit account opened in their name without their knowledge or application. The only alert came from a third-party credit bureau notification, not from the lender itself. This exposes gaps in lender identity verification and consumer notification at the point of account origination.
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