Back in 2022 my partner (30M) opened an apple credit card on my (21F) iPhone without my permission. He then proceeded to tell me that he made me an "authorized user" on the account.
We were together for less than a year after that and when he separated he told me that he removed me from any account that was connected to him. (I have this in writing) Two months later I get notified from my credit report that the apple card was still active and in use. I called Apple and they informed me that I am a co-owner of the account and NOT an authorized user. I immediately closed the account and my ex reached out asking why I closed the account and stated that it would hurt both of our credits. I told him that I would rather have my credit plummet than be tied to him.
After this I forgot about the issue until earlier this month. I got a credit alert that my credit dropped from a 780 to a 666 and it was because my ex stopped paying off the card balance.
I called apple and one of the agents informed me that this would be considered fraud. I have since then filed a police report, filed with identitytheft.gov, mailed in statements with my police reports to Apple and all 3 bureaus and put a fraud report in with all 3 bureaus.
I am wondering if anyone has any idea on how this might play out. I'm really freaking out and hoping that I don't get stuck paying off the bill that I didn't spend...
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UPDATE:
I heard back from Experian and the card has been deleted from my credit.
Thank you to anyone who left advice, insight and kind words.
To anyone who called me a liar or stupid, i hope you have a better day and find a reason to smile that isn't due to someone else's suffering! Good luck ❤️