I found the account active, about a week after it was opened, because I frequently check my credit report. I filed a case with XXXX, which was investigated for about a month ; and was denied any satisfaction. They claimed that the account was opened legitimately. At this time, I filed with the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau and placed the Fraud Alert on my account. 

I then filed a report with Transunion, because on XXXX, I was only allowed one 'dispute ' at a time. This was investigated for about a month ; and again, was found to be a " legitimate account ''. 

The account was eventually removed from my XXXX credit report ; but remains on my report from Transunion. Meanwhile, the charges on said account have gone from less than a hundred dollars - since my first dispute was filed with XXXX - to almost three hundred. 

As of today, I have also filed a claim at IdentityTheft.gov 
