Social Security Number Issues again
Posted: February 26, 2015, 1:39 am
About 20 years ago I have my social security number stolen. I tracked down every address listed (mostly PO Boxes) and left notes about how I was watching the boxes. How I would call the cops if they showed up. I would threaten to sneak up behind them when they opened their PO boxes and punch them out (I was young, I know it sounds stupid now). I even showed up at an apartment complex that had cable under my social security number, talked to the manager and threatened to call the cops on everyone. I filed the police reports, but they did not seem to give a crap. They told me I was not the victim, the credit card and cable companies were.
All that harassing worked. The person stopped using the number. Until this week. I had my taxes done and when they tried to e-file it said I had already filed. They tried multiple times and it would not file. I signed up for identity Guard and looked. No activity. I looked at my few cards and no activity.
My company recently switched company credit cards and doing expenses, I see 2 charges for some Green World Consulting. Interesting since I am in the Power Industry, but nothing I charged. Not sure if the 2 things are related, but all this boring stuff leads to my main question.
Why file a tax return on a social security number if it is not yours and you stole it? I don't see any reason. Does anyone know? I am really curious. I have to fill out a bunch of paperwork now to show it is me and the correct return is mine. Any insight would be helpful.
On the plus side, company is buying lots of other companies and we have been traveling a lot for training, so they did our reviews on teleconference. Pretty great to be sitting in a golf shirt, but with shorts on and getting a great review and raise!!
All that harassing worked. The person stopped using the number. Until this week. I had my taxes done and when they tried to e-file it said I had already filed. They tried multiple times and it would not file. I signed up for identity Guard and looked. No activity. I looked at my few cards and no activity.
My company recently switched company credit cards and doing expenses, I see 2 charges for some Green World Consulting. Interesting since I am in the Power Industry, but nothing I charged. Not sure if the 2 things are related, but all this boring stuff leads to my main question.
Why file a tax return on a social security number if it is not yours and you stole it? I don't see any reason. Does anyone know? I am really curious. I have to fill out a bunch of paperwork now to show it is me and the correct return is mine. Any insight would be helpful.
On the plus side, company is buying lots of other companies and we have been traveling a lot for training, so they did our reviews on teleconference. Pretty great to be sitting in a golf shirt, but with shorts on and getting a great review and raise!!