Posts Tagged ‘taxes’
IN THE HEADLINES: Ghosts in the (Fax) Machine
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● April 14, 2011
You might have seen media coverage from a few months ago about how digital copiers can hang on to copies of documents scanned, that are then stored in memory and left exposed to data thieves. Well it looks like someone else in the office is a copycat. CBS News recently reported on a similar threat [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Tax Scams Get Smarter
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● March 1, 2011
It’s March, and you know what that means! MARCH MADNESS! No, not that college basketball spectacle, but the preparation and completion of your 2010 income tax report. It all starts now, if it hasn’t already. So you’re probably aware that scams are more prevalent coming up to tax time, and as scammers get more sophisticated, [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Friendly Fraud on the Rise
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● February 15, 2011
One of the toughest forms of identity theft to avoid is the one committed by people you’re supposed to be able to trust—family, friends and coworkers. Hardly surprising then that the recently published 2011 Identity Fraud Survey Report by Javelin Strategy & Research showed an increase in “friendly fraud” – fraud and identity theft committed [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: ‘Tis the Season for Charity Scams
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● December 1, 2010
You probably know by now that the Christmas holidays are not only the busiest time for retailers, but also for scammers and identity thieves. Every holiday season creates opportunities for scammers to hide dozens of different schemes and traps in the hustle and bustle of the holidays, in the hope that busy consumers won’t spot [...]
A Re-Routed Refund
Posted by: Anne Madrid in: ● July 5, 2010
Welcome to July! Still waiting for your tax return? You may be waiting a long time….If someone fraudulently filed a tax return using your name and social security number before you filed your own taxes. It’s a growing trend in the world of Identity Theft. It’s as easy as creating a counterfeit W-2 and ID [...]
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