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IRS doesn’t tell 1 million taxpayers that illegal immigrants stole their Social Security numbers
The Washington Times ^
| August 30, 2016
| Stephen Dinan
Posted on 08/30/2016 4:42:58 PM PDT by jazusamo
The IRS has discovered more than 1 million Americans whose Social Security numbers were stolen by illegal immigrants, but officials never bothered to tell the taxpayers themselves, the agencys inspector general said in a withering new report released Tuesday.
Investigators first alerted the IRS to the problem five years ago, but its still not fixed, the inspector general said, and a pilot program meant to test a solution was canceled, and fell woefully short anyway.
As a result most taxpayers dont learn that their identities have been stolen and their Social Security files may be screwed up.
Taxpayers identified as victims of employment-related identity theft are not notified, the inspector general said.
Victims numbers are stolen by illegal immigrants who need to give employers a valid Social Security number in order to get a job. Employers are prohibited from probing too deeply into numbers, even when they suspect fraud.
But the IRS learns of the scam when the illegal immigrants file their taxes using a special Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) the agency doles out chiefly to illegal immigrants, as a way of making sure theyre paying taxes even if theyre not supposed to be in the U.S.
Between 2011 and 2015, the agency flagged nearly 1.1 million returns where someone appeared to have stolen a valid Social Security number, the inspector general said.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aliens; followthemoney; identitytheft; idtheft; illegals; irs; irsidentitytheft; irsscandals; koskinen; obama; socialsecuritynumber; ssa
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Koskinen is a real turkey that should be impeached immediately.
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posted on
08/30/2016 4:42:58 PM PDT
by
jazusamo
To: jazusamo
Our government is actively helping fraudulently documented foreigners to rip off America in myriad ways.
The citizens get to pay for the priviledge of having their country stolen from them.
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posted on
08/30/2016 4:47:28 PM PDT
by
Lurkinanloomin
(Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam , Know Peace)
To: jazusamo
If we find the illegal that has stolen our SSN can we just steal their life in return?
You know like how horse thieves were dealt with in the old west?
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posted on
08/30/2016 4:48:08 PM PDT
by
GraceG
(Only a fool works hard in an environment where hard work is not appreciated...)
To: jazusamo
Wasn’t there some judge saying it was okay for them to steal SS#’s ??
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posted on
08/30/2016 4:52:44 PM PDT
by
SkyDancer
("They Say That Nobody's Perfect But Yet Here I Am")
To: jazusamo
But the IRS learns of the scam when the illegal immigrants file their taxes using a special Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) the agency doles out chiefly to illegal immigrants, as a way of making sure theyre paying taxes even if theyre not supposed to be in the U.S.
The article doesn't state what the scam is.
All ITINs begin with a 9 so no SSN are compromised because of an ITIN.
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posted on
08/30/2016 4:53:45 PM PDT
by
stylin19a
To: GraceG
I hear ya, it was definitely a deterrent to horse thieves.
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posted on
08/30/2016 4:54:26 PM PDT
by
jazusamo
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To: jazusamo
(title):" IRS doesnt tell 1 million taxpayers that illegal immigrants stole their Social Security numbers "
It means that they are complicit in the theft of SS identity numbers.
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posted on
08/30/2016 4:54:28 PM PDT
by
Tilted Irish Kilt
( British historian Arnold Toynbee - Civilisations die from suicide, not by murder.)
To: jazusamo
Impeachment is not even close to what that scumbag deserves.
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posted on
08/30/2016 4:56:49 PM PDT
by
Lurkina.n.Learnin
(Hillary Clinton AKA The Potemkin Princess of the Potomac)
To: jazusamo
The IRS has discovered more than 1 million Americans whose Social Security numbers were stolen by illegal immigrants...Illegal aliens. Words mean things. Let's not adopt the MLM terms that lends legitimacy to criminals.
Illegal immigrant is a contradiction in terms.
An immigrant is someone who's gone through the immigration process to be in this country legally.
The correct legal term for someone who has crossed the border without going through the immigration process is called an illegal alien and a criminal because they've broken the immigration laws of this country.
Illegal aliens.
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posted on
08/30/2016 4:59:55 PM PDT
by
Ol' Dan Tucker
(For 'tis the sport to have the engineer hoist with his own petard., -- Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 4)
To: Ol' Dan Tucker
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posted on
08/30/2016 5:02:30 PM PDT
by
jazusamo
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GO, TRUMP, GO!
Please bump the Freepathon or click above to donate or become a monthly donor!
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posted on
08/30/2016 5:02:46 PM PDT
by
jazusamo
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To: Lurkina.n.Learnin
What they do to horse thieves.
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posted on
08/30/2016 5:08:18 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: Ol' Dan Tucker
“illegal alien criminal” would be better term
To: Nailbiter
Start with the White House first. The SS # there is stolen.
To: Chauncey Gardiner
Good point!
The _resident doesn’t even have a valid SS#
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posted on
08/30/2016 5:20:04 PM PDT
by
Lurkinanloomin
(Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam , Know Peace)
To: jazusamo
Are the victims liable for inaccurate SS account totals?
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posted on
08/30/2016 5:22:22 PM PDT
by
VanShuyten
("a shadow...draped nobly in the folds of a gorgeous eloquence.")
To: jazusamo
Maybe the Pubbies will hold hearings. Yeah, that’s the ticket.
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posted on
08/30/2016 5:23:47 PM PDT
by
Mark17
(The love of God, how rich and pure, how measureless and strong. It shall forevermore endure.)
To: jazusamo
Well of course. Americans are oppressors and deserve to turn their finances over to the poor, oppressed people that bammy has brought in to replace us.
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posted on
08/30/2016 5:37:18 PM PDT
by
I want the USA back
(The media is acting full-on as the Democratic Party's press agency now: Robert Spencer)
To: jazusamo
Not disclosing a crime, is a crime.
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posted on
08/30/2016 5:46:17 PM PDT
by
SpaceBar
To: jazusamo
Roger Stone said recently on InfoWars that when he went to pay his tax, he couldnt. Someone had ALREADY *paid* ‘his’ tax.
So he was underpaid ?! The IRS was going after HIM!
HE HAD TO HIRE A LAWYER !
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posted on
08/30/2016 5:52:15 PM PDT
by
PraiseTheLord
(have you seen the fema camps, shackle box cars, thousands of guillotines, stacks of coffins ~)
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