Saturday, June 9, 2012

Identity Theft Cases - Sat Jun 9, 2012


Trappe Man Struck By Identity Theft
Patch.com
Stolen credit card numbers are the most frequently reported form of identity theft. Thieves obtain credit card numbers by stealing a wallet or purse, deceiving victims into giving out credit card information over the telephone, and various other means.
Woman arrested in $9.5 million tax fraud
Sun-Sentinel
The notebook and folder contained more than 1000 names, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers belonging to identity theft victims, which were used to submit the fraudulent tax refund claims, court records showed. « Previous Story More Fort ...
IRS and Social Security Urged to Curb Tax Fraud and Identity Theft
Accounting Today
National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson noted that taxpayers might need to wait months longer to get their tax refunds if the IRS were to put in place the proper identity theft safeguards. In some cases, that led to tax refund delays this tax season ...
Identity Thieves Could Rake In $26B In Tax Refunds
KVIA El Paso
To make matters worse, the IRS is not effectively helping the victims of identity theft, George said, adding that it can take more than a year to resolve these cases. "The IRS acknowledges that it does not know the exact number of identity theft ...
Auditor: Identity theft could cost taxpayers $26 billion
The Hill (blog)
By Bernie Becker - 05/08/12 02:50 PM ET The IRS could hand out $26 billion in fraudulent tax refunds over the next five years due to increases in identity theft, a Treasury inspector general told Congress on Tuesday. Russell George, the Treasury ...


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