I received notice from my credit protection service that an unknown person applied for auto loan credit in my name XXXX/XXXX/2015 at XXXX places North Carolina. I called these lenders ( XXXX XXXX and XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ), and they XXXX assured me that they had no record of anyone using my name or SSN, and showed no record of these inquiries. I immediately initiated a dispute with Equifax and placed a fraud alert on my credit bureaus. Less than 24 hours later I got an email from Equifax saying that my dispute was resolved and that these inquiries were legitimate and factual. The email gave me no way to speak to a person further about this investigation. I live in XXXX CT. I did not apply for auto credit in North Carolina, and I can not understand how Equifax can determine that these inquiries are factual when XXXX lenders in North Carolina have advised me that they are not. I want Equifax to delete these inquiries from by credit bureau as their existence damages my creditworthiness. I have attached the results of the Equifax investigation.