Created: 3/26/2009 5:00:32 PM 
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Dennis Wargo just found out a thief stole his identity and used it to file his 2008 tax return.
Wargo got the letter a couple of days ago. The only problem is he had not done his taxes yet. When he contacted the IRS, "They said the tax return was e-filed, the refund was wire transferred to another bank and another account."
Someone Wargo doesn't even know got his $3,171.05 refund. "What if this is broad enough to involve dozens or hundreds of other people, the amount could be staggering."
On Wednesday, First Coast News introduced you to 18-year-old Porsha Gordon, an FCCJ college student.
Gordon's identity was stolen. Her personal information was also used to file a fraudulent tax return. The thief made off with more than $5,600 in a refund.
In just these two cases, nearly $9,000 in taxpayer money disappeared. "Any amount of money is significant," says Michael Dobzinski, of the IRS.
Dobzinski says last year, more than 150 refund fraud cases were investigated and prosecuted by the agency.
"The IRS is doing what it can. I'm sure there are some situations that fall through the cracks, but we've got a pretty good track record of tracking these things down."
Congressman Ander Crenshaw agrees. He says stolen identity tax fraud is a growing trend. Crenshaw says taxpayers need to take advantage of the checking their credit for free.
Dennis Wargo says he will. He has already spent a couple of days trying to clean up the mess the thief created.
If you think you are a victim, you can go to www.irs.gov to find out who to contact and what to do.
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