Yes.

Credit bureaus and furnishers can make mistakes, and identity theft can create records that look legitimate even when the account was opened by somebody else.

That is why the word “verified” should not automatically end your thinking.

If you know you did not open the account, ask what evidence actually ties the account to you beyond the stolen identifying information.

I discuss this in “That Account Isn’t Mine. Why Is It on My Credit Report?”:

https://www.cardozalawcorp.com/blog/that-account-isn-t-mine-why-is-it-on-my-credit-report-.cfm

Michael F. Cardoza, Esq.
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U.S. Marine & Consumer Financial Protection Attorney helping victims of ID theft and Credit Reporting errors.