Solve : Wave of Fake Federal and State Tax Returns Filed?

1.	Solve : Wave of Fake Federal and State Tax Returns Filed?
Answer» This is not last year's news. It was just now released by the experts. Quote The recent flood of fraudulent tax returns -- both state and federal -- is the work of "a criminal gang, possibly working outside the country," a leading cyber security expert told NBC News. Haywood Talcove, CEO for government solutions at LexisNexis, believes the gang is using stolen user names and passwords to gain access to the accounts of people who use online tax preparation software. http://www.nbcnews.com/business/taxes/wave-fake-federal-state-tax-returns-filed-experts-say-n302781 How could this impact your use of a PC? WELL, do you do your own tax return? Do you use an on-line service? Read over the story and find how the crooks got into accounts of individuals. It could happen to you. "Lisa Letchworth, who lives in Washington State, doesn't know how it happened, but crooks got into her TurboTax account. Last Tuesday, when she logged on to start her federal return, she got a nasty surprise. A message on the screen said her return had already been filed and the IRS was issuing a refund of $5,013 to someone else on a prepaid card." I WOULD be so pissed if that happened to me. I hope she is able to get her refund. The IRS shouldn't issue refunds without some kind of IDENTITY confirmation. I still don't see how the crooks, can get the refunds since the IRS, won't issue until you send them a w-2 and a signed and completed 1040.With electronic filling they send a refund right away. Ask a local tax CONSULTANT. The crooks make bogus copies of everything relevant. The crooks buy the passwords on the black market cheap and then go through the accounts until they find one that looks like a prospect.

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This is not last year's news. It was just now released by the experts.
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The recent flood of fraudulent tax returns -- both state and federal -- is the work of "a criminal gang, possibly working outside the country," a leading cyber security expert told NBC News.
Haywood Talcove, CEO for government solutions at LexisNexis, believes the gang is using stolen user names and passwords to gain access to the accounts of people who use online tax preparation software.

http://www.nbcnews.com/business/taxes/wave-fake-federal-state-tax-returns-filed-experts-say-n302781
How could this impact your use of a PC? WELL, do you do your own tax return? Do you use an on-line service? Read over the story and find how the crooks got into accounts of individuals. It could happen to you.
"Lisa Letchworth, who lives in Washington State, doesn't know how it happened, but crooks got into her TurboTax account. Last Tuesday, when she logged on to start her federal return, she got a nasty surprise. A message on the screen said her return had already been filed and the IRS was issuing a refund of $5,013 to someone else on a prepaid card."

I WOULD be so pissed if that happened to me. I hope she is able to get her refund. The IRS shouldn't issue refunds without some kind of IDENTITY confirmation. I still don't see how the crooks, can get the refunds since the IRS, won't issue until you send them a w-2 and a signed and completed 1040.With electronic filling they send a refund right away. Ask a local tax CONSULTANT. The crooks make bogus copies of everything relevant. The crooks buy the passwords on the black market cheap and then go through the accounts until they find one that looks like a prospect.

Solve : Wave of Fake Federal and State Tax Returns Filed?

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