Woman Does Taxes, Discovers Her Identity Stolen

A Northville woman contacted City of Northville police April 9 after she attempted to file her taxes and discovered someone had already done so in her name, according to a police report.

The woman stated that she and her husband attempted to file their taxes with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) online using Turbo Tax, the report said. She was notified through email that the return was rejected because someone had already filed a return, according to the report.

She contacted the IRS and Federal Trade Commission and determined that someone had filed a fraudulent tax return using her name and social security number, the report said.

The woman was told by the IRS to resubmit her tax return with an IRS form that claims her taxes were previously filed fraudulently, according to the report, and to turn it in via a hard copy.

The woman does not know who might have filed taxes in her name, the report said. Police advised her to obtain a credit report and check for any other fraudulent activity.

For questions about this crime report, email aysha.jamali@patch.com.