WTF? My Social Security number may have been stolen?

by Kim D.

This warning just landed in my email inbox from the Tea Party Patriots:

The news broke a few days ago that illegal immigrants have stolen the Social Security numbers of 1.1 million Americans... 

... the IRS has known about it for FIVE YEARS... 

... and they’ve done NOTHING to stop it. 

This information appears to be backed by an article in the Washington Post:

Investigators first alerted the IRS to the problem five years ago, but it’s 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 don’t learn that their identities have been stolen and their Social Security files may be screwed up.

Wait . . . there's more . . . 

“Taxpayers identified as victims of employment-related identity theft are not notified,” the inspector general said.

The report alarmed lawmakers on Capitol Hill, who were shocked that the IRS had gone for so long without fixing the issue.

“It is stunning that the IRS has chosen to aid and abet identity thieves for so long instead of protecting the innocent victims of the theft,” said Sen. Daniel Coats, Indiana Republican.

Happy Wednesday :-(