North Miami in Deep Shit with the IRS. By Geniusofdespair

From North Miami Councilman Scott Galvin:

IRS Scam: The IRS didn't care about the $3,517 Refund Check. By Geniusofdespair

Within a couple of days we got first, a check from the IRS and second, a change of address for the person to whom the check was made out to.

We thought it odd that we got a change of address for someone who has never lived at our address since we had been here 7 years. We also know the previous 2 owners. Immediately in our mind we thought IRS scam.

The person  wanted to make the check an electronic transfer according to the IRS letter that came with the check. When that didn't work out (see IRS letter below), in a panic he must have tried to put through a forwarding address before the check was mailed here. The only problem was, the post office sent a letter ASKING us if it was okay to forward the mail. I don't think the guy banked on that. Also, I think it was bad luck for this Michael Kane, that he picked out an address of very, very suspicious people.

We told the Post Office that we DID NOT request mail to be forwarded. At the time of the Post Office letter, we had in our possession for one day the $3,517 Treasury check  this guy was trying to get a hold of.

We called the IRS and tried to explain what was going on. They honestly didn't care.  We had the guys alleged social security number and his name, and  the check. The post office had that forwarding address that could have located the guy.

Well to make a long story short, no one cared enough.  We still have the check and we don't know what happened, like whether the IRS cut a second check. There is an article in the Herald about someone stealing a tax refund. Maybe this is a new trendy scam.