Fake IRS Return Filed in ID Theft: Mercer Island Police Log

A Mercer Island woman reported that a stranger apparently listed her as a co-filer for an IRS tax return, the Mercer Island Police Department reported.

A Mercer Island woman who lives in the 7500 block of Southeast 28th Street told police that she received a notice from the IRS on April 8, according to the report. The notice said that there was a problem with her 1040A and requested additional information about her and a co-filer, according to the report.

The woman told police that she had not yet filed her return, and she did not know the person who had listed her as a co-filer, the report said.

When the woman contacted the IRS, the agency advised her to report the identity theft to the Mercer Island Police Department.

The information on this incident came from the Mercer Island Police Department press board.