<prompt> Human: I received a letter on Saturday from the IRS form 5071c stating that a 2014 1040 had been filed and they needed to verify my identity. I was surprised because I have yet to file anything tax related for 2014. Also, I owe the IRS money! Wouldnt it be great if the thief was responsible for paying the taxes instead as well? So now after visiting the IRS identity site and attempting to set things straight, I was told despite entering correct info that it could not verify my identity. I tried contacting the IRS via phone, but was told by the automated msg that heavy call volumes mean Im screwed. What steps should I take? I am assuming since I was unable to verify online and the 1040 was stopped that I should file IRS Form 14039 with my ACTUAL 2014 return but is there anything else I should do?  <response>: 1. Take a deep breath.2. You may want to take a look at this thread which utaxmankeith wrote.3. Be sure to file a police report if you believe this is fraud. Its a simple walk-in to the station. Get yourself a copy and take a look at your credit report if you believe you are at risk. 