FRAUD...

Serious Fraud is happening in our family. It all began in late May when we realized we had not yet received our tax return. Ben called the IRS and spoke with a very professional woman who essentially said to give them 30 days before calling back. Well 30 days came and went and we heard nothing from them. I then called back and spoke with another very kind person who said that she would be marking our file "important" and that we should hear something in the next 30-45 days. Well, those days also came and went and with great hesitation I called back the IRS yesterday. The VERY KIND man I spoke to told me he had "very bad news" for me... Unfortunately it seems that the IRS cut a check to someone with a different name but the same social security number way back in May. They have been trying this entire time to figure out who the real owner of this number is... Well, it's us and we've been the latest victims of identity theft in the worst way. We are still waiting and have taken lots of precautions and spoke with several government officials... The fortunate thing is that it doesn't seem they have our names nor have the opened any credit cards or other accounts. It seems they are using our SS # to work... I am hoping it is some innocent person who was not intending to be a criminal, but rather just wanting to work! We would love your prayers around this topic as it has added a load of stress to our family at a very busy time of the year... THANKS... UGH...