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Identity theft victim left with $1 million liability
Posted on Jan 18, 2006 by Tom Fragala
Identity theft claiming more and more victims
For Audra Schmierer, it began last January with a letter from the Internal Revenue Service claiming she owed $15,000 in back taxes on income earned in 2003.
Schmierer, 32, thought a mistake had been made. She hadn't worked since giving birth to her son in 2000. The next day, however, another letter arrived from the IRS — this one stating she owed more than $32,000 in back taxes from 2002. And so began a long nightmare that eventually saw the IRS accusing Schmierer of owing $1 million in back taxes on income she never earned.
Inside Bay Area - Alameda Times-Star - Local News.
Filed under: Identity Theft
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