Identity Theft IRS Social Security 
FICO
MARCH 8, 2021
This year the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will start accepting 2020 tax returns on February 12 , about two weeks later than usual. IRS records indicate they received wages from an employer unknown to them.”. Don’t share your Social Security Number. Why is that important? How do fraudsters commit tax refund fraud?
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 17, 2020
The IRS and a coalition of state tax agencies and tax industry officials are warning individuals that fraudulent text messages are circulating promising people a way to access their $1,200 direct deposit with a link to “complete the last step to finalize the transaction.” The “stimulus” scams are already out there, reports NBC News.
Payments Source
APRIL 11, 2019
Tax-related identity theft can be especially worrisome, not only for the monetary consequences it carries, but tax documents often contain highly sensitive information, like Social Security numbers, writes Paige Schaffer, president and COO of Generali Global Assistance’s Identity and Digital Protection Services Global Unit.
PYMNTS
MARCH 26, 2016
According to court documents , Montgomery, Alabama resident Wendy Huff, who worked at two different insurance companies between January 2013 and August 2015, stole personal information of her employers’ customers, including their names, social security numbers and dates of birth.
FICO
AUGUST 12, 2019
Industry estimates attribute around 80% of credit card fraud losses to synthetic identity fraud and child identity theft. (On On a clarifying note, synthetic identity creation is sometimes considered first-party fraud, whereas identity theft is considered third-party fraud. How Fraudsters Target Children.
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