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Who the Helll Would Want To Be ME??? (long, grab a drink)
and if I could get my hands on the SOB, I'll be going to jail for a long, long time.
This started innocently enough, as every January I get my W-2 form from the Kitty Corporate and within a couple of days, I've got my federal and state taxes electronically done and sent off.
Mine are simple, BTW. I'm single, no dependents so all I claim on my taxes is myself. I claim no exemptions during the year. So I do mine myself (have been ever since I started working back in the late 1980's.)
February 2: went online to taxsite, put the info in and voila, my taxes are ready. I eFile and get the confirmation that the IRS had accepted my return for 2011. Yay me.
Normally, it's a couple of weeks before I get my refund automatically dropped into my bank account. Not so this year.
First date I got after I checked (following Monday) on the Where's My Refund site was February 15. Okay, I thought . . sounds about right. My state refund, however, hit my account the day before, on the 14th.
The 15th came with no direct deposit showing in my bank account. Checked again after work and got another message saying that due to recent enhancements in the processing, some refunds could take up to 21 days. Next date I was given was February 28th.
Saw nothing on the 28th in my account . . . so I called the IRS. Hard as Hell to get a live person, but after almost an hour of trying, I finally did and my call was routed off to another department. At that time, only thing they could tell me is that it was still being processed but to call back in a week if I still had not received it.
Following week comes, no money. I called back on the 5th of March and, after verifying my SSN, my amount of refund as well as my exemptions, I'm told by another rep that it appeared that 2 returns were filed with my SSN.
Cue
They mail out an ID theft afadavit, as well as give me the number of the FTC to call and make a report with them, I'm also advised to check my credit report and put a fraud alert on it as well as contact the Social Security Administration and the local police.
Oh FUCK!
I go online after that call, check the credit report - nothing amiss. I placed a 90 day fraud alert via phone (couldn't get the info to go through on their site) which automatically sends the information to the other two credit agencies.
I also contacted the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) and speak to someone about ID Theft - they automatically sent a request out to send me paperwork to fill out (another afadavit)
Next night, I called the local police department (non emergency number) and a short time later a detective called and I explained the situation. He took it down and said he would have a report typed up and I could pick it up the next day at the police station.
Go by on Thursday that week (after stopping at the DMV to renew my learner's permit so I can finally take driving lessons) and pick up the report copy.
On the 15th, the information from the IRS came along with another letter basically stating that my return was still being processed. I gathered up everything the next day and went to make copies (the IRS form, the police report, my ID and SS card) and headed off to Staples along with the completed form. Got my copies made, stuffed everything into a envelope already made out, put a stamp on it and out the post office it went.
Last week, the information came from the FTC . . . I went through the same process on Monday and got that sent out (also included a photocopy of the IRS afadavit as well a copies of all the other.)
Now I'm waiting for another form to come in (which should be within 30 days or that's what I was told last week when I called back for an update) then after that it could be 90 days before it's straightened out.
Also found out last week when I called, not only did someone else use my name and SSN but the amounts were different on both returns (red flag, anyone?) I had been told on the 5th only that there were 2 returns filed and it was possible it could have been a computer glitch in the transmission.
Not so now . . it's looking more like somebody somehow got hold of my name and number and filed a fradulent tax return.
Don't know who it is, but if I ever find out who, I will be SCREAMING for them to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
I don't know why anybody would want MY identity - why not go after somebody that has major money and won't notice? Not some middle aged lady who has to work for her living????
Come to think of it, if they want to be ME, then they can have MY BILLS, my household responsibilties here and fetch and tote for Mom on the days off from MY job and put up with the younger sibling w/developmental issues. Guarantee you they wouldn't want to be me for long . . they'd run out the door screaming at the end of the day for the police to come take them.
If it weren't for bad luck, I'd have none at all this year.
This started innocently enough, as every January I get my W-2 form from the Kitty Corporate and within a couple of days, I've got my federal and state taxes electronically done and sent off.
Mine are simple, BTW. I'm single, no dependents so all I claim on my taxes is myself. I claim no exemptions during the year. So I do mine myself (have been ever since I started working back in the late 1980's.)
February 2: went online to taxsite, put the info in and voila, my taxes are ready. I eFile and get the confirmation that the IRS had accepted my return for 2011. Yay me.
Normally, it's a couple of weeks before I get my refund automatically dropped into my bank account. Not so this year.
First date I got after I checked (following Monday) on the Where's My Refund site was February 15. Okay, I thought . . sounds about right. My state refund, however, hit my account the day before, on the 14th.
The 15th came with no direct deposit showing in my bank account. Checked again after work and got another message saying that due to recent enhancements in the processing, some refunds could take up to 21 days. Next date I was given was February 28th.
Saw nothing on the 28th in my account . . . so I called the IRS. Hard as Hell to get a live person, but after almost an hour of trying, I finally did and my call was routed off to another department. At that time, only thing they could tell me is that it was still being processed but to call back in a week if I still had not received it.
Following week comes, no money. I called back on the 5th of March and, after verifying my SSN, my amount of refund as well as my exemptions, I'm told by another rep that it appeared that 2 returns were filed with my SSN.
Cue
They mail out an ID theft afadavit, as well as give me the number of the FTC to call and make a report with them, I'm also advised to check my credit report and put a fraud alert on it as well as contact the Social Security Administration and the local police.
Oh FUCK!
I go online after that call, check the credit report - nothing amiss. I placed a 90 day fraud alert via phone (couldn't get the info to go through on their site) which automatically sends the information to the other two credit agencies.
I also contacted the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) and speak to someone about ID Theft - they automatically sent a request out to send me paperwork to fill out (another afadavit)
Next night, I called the local police department (non emergency number) and a short time later a detective called and I explained the situation. He took it down and said he would have a report typed up and I could pick it up the next day at the police station.
Go by on Thursday that week (after stopping at the DMV to renew my learner's permit so I can finally take driving lessons) and pick up the report copy.
On the 15th, the information from the IRS came along with another letter basically stating that my return was still being processed. I gathered up everything the next day and went to make copies (the IRS form, the police report, my ID and SS card) and headed off to Staples along with the completed form. Got my copies made, stuffed everything into a envelope already made out, put a stamp on it and out the post office it went.
Last week, the information came from the FTC . . . I went through the same process on Monday and got that sent out (also included a photocopy of the IRS afadavit as well a copies of all the other.)
Now I'm waiting for another form to come in (which should be within 30 days or that's what I was told last week when I called back for an update) then after that it could be 90 days before it's straightened out.
Also found out last week when I called, not only did someone else use my name and SSN but the amounts were different on both returns (red flag, anyone?) I had been told on the 5th only that there were 2 returns filed and it was possible it could have been a computer glitch in the transmission.
Not so now . . it's looking more like somebody somehow got hold of my name and number and filed a fradulent tax return.
Don't know who it is, but if I ever find out who, I will be SCREAMING for them to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
I don't know why anybody would want MY identity - why not go after somebody that has major money and won't notice? Not some middle aged lady who has to work for her living????
Come to think of it, if they want to be ME, then they can have MY BILLS, my household responsibilties here and fetch and tote for Mom on the days off from MY job and put up with the younger sibling w/developmental issues. Guarantee you they wouldn't want to be me for long . . they'd run out the door screaming at the end of the day for the police to come take them.
If it weren't for bad luck, I'd have none at all this year.
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