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2. Taxpayer woes: Waiting nearly two years for refunds after ID ...

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   Nearly a half of a million taxpayers slogged through an average 22-month wait for their tax refunds in 2024 after being victimized by tax-related identity theft, waiting even months longer than in ...

3. I’ve been scammed — will my bank refund the money? - AOL

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   Whether your bank refunds money lost in a scam depends on several factors: the type of scam, how you sent the funds, the bank’s policies and if you authorized the transaction. Learn more in our ...

4. How ID thieves are having new success stealing your bank ...

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   And it worked. They stole $300 billion in pandemic relief, according to one FBI official's account, representing the biggest fraud in history.That success emboldened fraudsters to keep going ...

5. Identity theft - Wikipedia

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   Identity theft, identity piracy or identity infringement occurs when someone uses another's personal identifying information, like their name, identifying number, or credit card number, without their permission, to commit fraud or other crimes. The term identity theft was coined in 1964. [1]

6. Identity theft in the United States - Wikipedia

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   In 2012, identity theft was blamed for $4 billion of fraudulent tax refunds by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [8] and 770,000 taxpayers have been the victims of tax identity theft by 2013. [9] A public-private initiative by the IRS and employers in 2016 resulted in a 50% drop in incidents of taxpayer identity theft reports. [10]

7. I lost $11,300 to identity fraud. What I learned: Usual ... - AOL

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   Hacks that expose the personal financial information of Americans soared to a record high of 3,205 in 2023, according to the nonprofit Identity Theft Resource Center. That total includes breaches ...