Synchrony Financial Credit Card Complaint

Synchrony Financial Credit card department,

Identity theft / Fraud / Embezzlement Oregon

There was a home invasion burglary of my home in -, -. Since then I have had my identity hijacked, and am the victim of identity theft. I have been bombarded with attempts to open credit in my name on a regular basis for the last year. I have placed a FRAUD ALERT that requires the creditor to call me before approving new credit in my name. So far this method of protection has protected me against about 30 attempts to open new credit in my name. However, on - -, -, I received a letter stating that Synchony Bank in Florida had issued a new Walmart credit card to a - " - ''. Please note that is not my current last name! I called them, and they would not close the account, even though I informed them of the fraud! They did check the credit bureau prior to issuing credit. If they had checked the credit report, they would have seen that there was a " FRAUD ALERT '' requiring that I be called prior to approving new credit. They did NOT call me! I was forced to call Walmart Corporate office to inform them of the fraudulent credit card approved by Synchrony! Walmart Corporate assured me that they had closed the fraudulent account. I would like to file a complaint against Synchrony Bank for issuing fraudulent credit that could have been prevented if they had followed policy and checked the credit report, and then called me before issuing credit as specified in the credit report!.