Tag Archives: identity theft

250 Dead Taxpayers Seek IRS Refunds - Identity Theft Now Extends to the Grave.

By Brian Mahany
Every year at election time someone jokes about “voting early and often.”  Those jokes often refer to Chicago politicians and stories of dead people voting two or three times.  For this story we head west to California where two men have been indicted for filing 250 refund returns, all fraudulent and all for …

January 31, 2010 – 11:19 am | By admin | Posted in Fraud Recovery, Tax | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Identity Theft & Taxes (and recovery options for victims)

by Brian Mahany
Identity theft is a huge problem in this country. According to the FTC, as many as 9 million Americans have their identities stolen each year.  So who can we trust to protect us? Unfortunately, not the IRS.
Stories of hackers breaking into business computer systems to steal credit card information and Internet phishing schemes …

November 1, 2009 – 10:15 pm | By admin | Posted in Fraud Recovery | Tagged , | Comments (0)