Wells Fargo CC inquiry and Employer update/ Fraud

[incognitony]

I received an alert  that I had a new inquiry and employer information on Friday (11/26). Wells Fargo credit card from what I can gather and Cingular Wireless as an employer. I did not apply for the card and cingular has not existed in 15 years although they were my employer when they changed their name to AT&T. I don't seem to have been approved for the card and the decades old information is puzzling. 

[GApeachy]

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@incognitony wrote:

I received an alert  that I had a new inquiry and employer information on Friday (11/26). Wells Fargo credit card from what I can gather and Cingular Wireless as an employer. I did not apply for the card and cingular has not existed in 15 years although they were my employer when they changed their name to AT&T. I don't seem to have been approved for the card and the decades old information is puzzling. 

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1. Call Wells Fargo fraud dept. asap.

2. Call the credit reporting agency the inquiry popped up on.

3. Lock all credit reports (lock and/or Freeze) and put a fraud alert on them too. Even the secondary cra's.

4. Pull your Annualcreditreport.com reports.  Comb through, look for fraud.

Be proactive now or you're liable to have more fraud...quite possible.

[incognitony]

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@GApeachy wrote:

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@incognitony wrote:

I received an alert  that I had a new inquiry and employer information on Friday (11/26). Wells Fargo credit card from what I can gather and Cingular Wireless as an employer. I did not apply for the card and cingular has not existed in 15 years although they were my employer when they changed their name to AT&T. I don't seem to have been approved for the card and the decades old information is puzzling. 

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1. Call Wells Fargo fraud dept. asap.

2. Call the credit reporting agency the inquiry popped up on.

3. Lock all credit reports (lock and/or Freeze) and put a fraud alert on them too. Even the secondary cra's.

4. Pull your Annualcreditreport.com reports.  Comb through, look for fraud.

Be proactive now or you're liable to have more fraud...quite possible.

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Thanks for the tips. TU seems to be the only one they pulled. WF has been somewhat helpful but still no ideas where the breach came from.

[GApeachy]

@incognitony is Wells going to remove the inquiry?

[incognitony]

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@GApeachy wrote:

@incognitony is Wells going to remove the inquiry?

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They said they would. I disputed with TU just to double down. Just a weird situation with the outdated information. I have changed jobs, addresses, and phone numbers since that time.