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A store credit card was opened fraudulently in my name, and I am going through the process of disputing and having it removed from credit reports.

Within a few days of that account being opened, several hard inquiries for other store cards were made and show up on my credit report, but were presumably denied.

Since I was preparing to shop for auto loans, is it worthwhile to also dispute the hard inquiries? What documentation will be expected? I don't want to spend more time than necessary cleaning things up if there is little benefit. I normally keep my credit files frozen because of past identity theft.

JayL
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What was your score prior to the hard inquiries? What is it after? I suspect that there was not a huge change. In the name of convenience why bother? See this Q & A for more info.

Pete B.
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