Augusta, Maine - Maine Revenue Services (MRS) advises taxpayers to be diligent about protecting their personal information and warns that it has received a number of fraudulent state income tax returns filed involving apparent identity theft. There was no compromise of computer systems or confidential taxpayer information in the control of MRS. Actions have been taken to prevent processing of fraudulent returns.
MRS has notified taxpayers who have had fraudulent returns filed under their names to warn them of the potential theft of their identities. MRS is working closely with the Internal Revenue Services to ensure that appropriate action is taken.
In addition, information on how to protect yourself from identify theft can be found by visiting the Maine Attorney General’s website at http://www.maine.gov/ag/privacy/identity_theft.shtml.
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