I used a valid PIN number, and I got the 5071C after a month and a half of waiting. Again, I was already PIN verified. The phone number on the 5071C letter [phone number removed] is a joke line.. The message says they are open 7AM to 7PM. I have called morning, noon, and night for days on end. There is no person to answer the line. They want to you 'think' there is an alternative to having your face recorded.
Since the IRS is holding my refund hostage, I am considering do the same thing to them. I will simply minimize my taxes paid this year to near zero or as close as I can get. I will soon consume the tax money they will not refund to me and in that way get it back. Then I will change my rate again to make sure I owe money at the end of the year. The IRS does not ask for identification when you owe them money but maybe we should ask them.
I will never be doing the ID.me verification. They are a 3rd party hired by the IRS to record your face and verify your IDs. I have arleady been failed by the government OPM hack where they allowed my ID and even fingerprints be stolen by Chinese hackers. I can't get new fingerprints and you wouldn't be able to get a new face (when) ID.me gets hacked. ID.me said we don't sell your facial recognition signature, but come on... The patern file for your face will be sold to XRVision, TrueFace, AnyVision, Affectiva, Face ++, Kairos, Sensory, Slyce, Redrock Biometrics, Verifyoo, and CaraCom before you can hang up the phone.
