It’s tax season, and scammers know this is an excellent time of year to strike. Swindlers will pose as tax preparers and IRS agents to steal your refund and identity. Consumer Reports explains just ...
(NewsNation) — Nearly two-thirds of people worry scammers will steal their personal information to file a fraudulent tax return, according to an Allstate Insurance survey. Tax identity theft occurs ...
As the deadline for filing taxes approaches, scams continue to creep up. On April 2, the FBI put out an alert warning the public about “criminal actors stealing U.S. taxpayer identities to file false ...
Consumers and businesses aren't the only ones preparing for tax season; so are the scammers. One way to protect your information is to use the Identity Protection PIN issued by the IRS; if you filed ...
As tax season gets underway, the Federal Trade Commission is issuing a new warning about evolving identity theft scams, urging taxpayers to stay alert. It’s part of an education campaign for Identity ...
The most frightening place for identity theft to occur is around your tax return. You typically find out when someone else has filed a tax return using your Social Security number — and likely claimed ...
Every few months, we hear about another data breach that exposes the personal information of millions of people. But the most recent discovery is massive. Security researchers uncovered a staggering ...
THEFT. THE SIGNS OF TAX IDENTITY THEFT INCLUDE SOMEONE USING YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER TO FILE AND CLAIM A TAX REFUND. AND ONE WAY YOU WILL KNOW THIS IS IF THE IRS REJECTS YOUR TAX RETURN AFTER YOU ...