Title

Identity Theft Tax Refund Fraud (Part 1)

Authors

Robert E. Holtfreter, Central Washington UniversityFollow
Tiffany McLeod, Central Washington University
Adrian Harrington, Central Washington University

Document Type

Article

Department or Administrative Unit

Accounting

Publication Date

4-2014

Abstract

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service calls the scam its No. 1 fraud. Identity thieves are using stolen personally identifiable information to file victims' tax returns and then receive their refunds. Here's how they do it and ways to combat and prevent it.

Comments

This article was originally published in Fraud Magazine.

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Part 2

Recommended Citation

Holtfreter, R.E.; McLeod, T.; & Harrington, A. (2014). Identity theft tax refund fraud (Part 1). Fraud, 29(2), 48-53

Journal

Fraud Magazine

Rights

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