I was downloading my W2 from a previous employer and noticed I had two of them for 2016. One of them is correct, and one of them has me listed as an employee at a company in a different state. I've been dealing with a stolen SSN and identity fraud for the better part of 2016, so I suppose I shouldn't be too surprised. Why would someone create a fake employee / W2 for ~$900? What purpose would that serve them?
What do I do here? Should I contact the (seemingly legitimate) company that I have been reported as an employee under to alert them? Do I contact the payroll company (ADP which goes to ridiculously great lengths to hide any way of contacting them), or just go to the IRS directly?
Submitted February 25, 2017 at 04:00PM by NotAVeryFlyWhiteGuy http://ift.tt/2lVYa6s
