Tax fraud season is coming up and the Internal Revenue Service has a new plan for fighting taxpayer identity theft and fraudulent tax returns in 2016. The IRS worked with income tax professionals to identify dozens of new data points on tax filings that will be used in next year’s system to prevent fraudulent tax […]
Category: Identity Theft
Personal Info From People Search Site Used In Tax Scam
The internet is awash in easily findable personal data and sometimes this information ends up in the hands of criminals who use it in identity theft scams. According to The Florida Center For Investigative Reporting, two Miami-based drug dealers obtained personal information from a popular people search site for use in a tax refund scam. According […]
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Identity Theft Is A Growing Concern For People
According to a recent survey by the Consumer Federation of America and North American Consumer Protection Investigators, identity theft is the fastest growing complaint among consumers. Last year, 12.7 million U.S. citizens were the victims of some type of fraud involving identity theft. In 2014, identity theft scams reportedly cost people over 16 billion dollars […]
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