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Alabama Tests Selfie Authentication To Fight Tax Fraud

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MorphoTrust and ADR will launch a pilot program that leverages MorphoTrust’s electronic ID (eID), testing the digital identity credential for residents filing state tax refunds during the 2016 season. Recently, for instance, experts found a scammer selling 3,600 Florida W-2 forms on the dark web after phishing a tax preparation firm.

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Tr?v: Why Insurers Still Cling To The Paper Check

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government has made additional changes to help both businesses and consumers deal with the strains of COVID-19, by extending the deadline to file taxes to July 15. Fraudsters are moving in to take advantage of tax confusion and consumer stress, however.

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