https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/14/e-filing-and-the-explosion-in-tax-return-fraud/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 11:28:09 -0400<![CDATA[It&#8217;s easy for criminals to e-file using a real name and Social Security number combined with a phony Form W-2 (wages) or fabricated Schedule C (business income). The refund can be posted to an anonymous &#8220;Green Dot&#8221; prepaid Visa or MasterCard MA +0.20% purchased at a drugstore. Such cards have a routing and account number suitable for direct deposit. The IRS may even correct a fraudulent return to refund the estimated taxes that the real taxpayer already remitted, as happened to one of my victimized clients.]]>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:40:49 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/14/e-filing-and-the-explosion-in-tax-return-fraud-n99211