Thanks...I filed the extension for them through direct pay and put in a $1 and got the confirm. I will attempt to file their taxes in the latter part of July...if the 1040 does not get e-filed with the same error...then you may be right ....there was some fraud involved so then the tax payer and I would have to go to the IRS. I would guess if it is determined to be fraud then the IRS would be on our side in this.  My client is elderly so I am sure they would not have filed any return on their own.

Thanks for your help

Mike