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A growing scam involves false tax returns.

Here is how it works:
A scammer files a tax return with a refund specified. Then the scammer goes to one of the tax return advanced loan businesses, presents the return, and gets a loan based on the anticipated refund. Goodbye scammer.

The problem manifests itself when the victim tries to file their tax return. If electronic, the IRS returns a notice that a return has already been filed.

One thing I cannot understand is how a tax return company will gladly create a tax return without physically checking the identity of the person. Maybe now they will.

Doug