IRS Troubles for Oak Forest Man After Identity Stolen: Blotter

A note from the IRS sent to a 45-year-old Oak Forest reporting more than $1,000 owed in back taxes came as an unwelcome surprise, according to a report.

IRS auditors were claiming the man owed $1,3501 in back backs for 2011 from a 1099 form filed that year for work he never did but that had used his identity, according to an Oak Forest police report.

The victim reported the crime to Oak Forest cops on Nov. 12, the report states.

Someone had opened an account with Capital One using the Oak Forest's man identity and had charged more than $5,224, the report states. A 1099 form also was filled out using his identity.

The man contacted Capital One, which investigated and sent him a letter advising him that they had cleared the debt.

However, the IRS sent the note about the 1099 and hasn't supplied him with a copy of the form, the report states.

No arrests were reported.

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