Bogus Separate Account appeared

Question

Today I noticed that, at the bottom of the account bar, I have a "Separate Account".  Going into it, it has a mixture of transactions for securities from two different investing accounts.  The transactions themselves are odd in that I have transactions on those dates in the appropriate accounts but not for these amounts.  I don't know how this unreal account got created.  I'm a little nervous about just deleting it when I'm not sure where it came from or what the impact might be.  Any thoughts?

Mary Ann Edson-Plumb · Answer

Thanks to you both.  I did the Validate and Repair, which didn't fix the problem.  I removed a couple of transactions that were duplicates of those in other accounts and then did a Remove Shares, followed by a Close Account (vs. a Delete).  So far, all my other investment account balances are correct, so there doesn't seem to have been any knock-on effect.

NotACPA · Answer

https://community.quicken.com/discussion/comment/20357541#Comment_20357541

Very reasonable suggestion.

Rocket J Squirrel · Answer

I might worry there are cross-linked records in the database and deletion might cause further damage. I'd try Validate & Repair first and see whether the bogus account goes away.