ID Theft and the IRS

Identity Theft Issue Goes Unnoticed Until IRS Bills Victim

Social security number stolen for employment

Friday, December 30, 2011

One Nebraska resident didn't know his social security number had been compromised until he recently received a bill from the Internal Revenue Service for unpaid taxes.

Longtime Omaha, Nebraska, resident Jose Sanchez told WOWT-TV that the letter from the IRS notified him of more than $4,000 in unpaid taxes for his work at a local painting company in 2010.

However, Sanchez has never worked there. His family told the station they believe his personal information was used by an undocumented immigrant to apply for the job. The owner of the painting company told the source he was unaware of the issue.

"Somebody else was working with his social security [number]," his daughter Elena Sanchez told the news source. "We think it's somebody who doesn't have papers."

While the station says he's filed a claim with the IRS and likely won't have to pay the bill, he will be taking extra care to protect his identity in the future as he approaches retirement.

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 Richard Figley
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