I was a victim of identity theft. Someone filed a tax return using my social security number. I went through the process of notifying and putting alerts on my credit reports. I then attempted to log into a previously established Experian account and was unable to due to the fact I could not validate an email address associated with my social security number. Not until I became an " paying '' member was I transferred to their fraud department and once there I had to answer multiply questions to validate my identity. Once my identify was established they provided me with the email address which I then told them was bogus. Someone had created an Experian account using my social security number and I 'm assuming they ran a credit report and were able to see all my information. The bogus account was established on XX/XX/XXXX. I attempted to file my tax return on XX/XX/XXXX and was informed by the IRS that a XX/XX/XXXX Tax Return had already been submitted and I 'm assuming paid out using my social security number. I was able to get Experian to put a lock on the bogus account.