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A 40-year-old Miami man has been arrested for allegedly filing fraudulent income-tax refund checks worth over $12 million. Turns out he’s not the only criminal doing this sort of crime in Florida, as the FTC just released that the Sunshine State tops the nation in identity-theft complaints and tax-related fraud!
Click to find out what the Miami man has been purchasing with the stolen funds (hint: it rhymes with Maddilac, Haguar, and Torshe). Read More
Identity theft related tax fraud remains a significant problem, despite the IRS preventing an alarming $20 billion of fraudulent refunds in 2012. This is a large increase in protection of refunds, $6 billion more than in 2011.
Click to find out more about what the IRS is doing for both fraud prevention and victim assistance.
It’s Tax Season 2013 but are you taking all necessary steps to avoid becoming a victim of identity theft? Sadly, millions of Americans have already become victims of tax-related fraud and will now need to use a special PIN when filing their returns. Yet another “hurdle” for victims to have to jump through or a benefit for victims?
Also worth listening to is an IRS-produced podcast entitled “Are You a Victim of Identity Theft?” that’s included in this article.
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It’s a relatively easy and violence-free crime that is growing exponentially.
But did you know that before tax fraud spread to the wider public, electronic tax fraud had its roots in prisons? Read More
An underground epidemic? A new CNN investigation into identity theft and tax fraud calls it a “scary proposition” due to just how easy it is for scammers to steal tax refunds from hard-working American citizens.
How easy is it? Read More
Con men have pleaded guilty to filing false tax returns over the Internet, using TurboTax, an online tax filing program. Read More
To minimize your chances of identity theft during tax season — and year round — the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is out with a list to deter fraud. Some of the tips include the following: Read More
All a thief needs is a taxpayer’s name, Social Security number, and birth date, and it’s that easy to file a phony tax return. Read More
We all want to prevent tax-time identity fraud, but as it’s the no. 1 scam on the IRS Dirty Dozen list for 2012, it’s pretty clear this may take some effort.
One of the best tips is to safeguard your Social Security number. After all, in order to file a phony tax return, a thief simply needs a taxpayer’s name, Social Security number, and birth date.
What is less apparent is that your social networking pages could be helping an identity thief. Read More
The Internal Revenue Service has released its annual “dirty dozen” list of tax scams, and identity theft has earned the no. 1 spot in this year’s ranking.
Taxpayers may encounter the 12 scams at any point during the year, but most peak during filing season as people prepare their tax returns.
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