Get an IRS Identity PIN -- Protect yourself from tax refund fraud

Bad actors use your stolen identity to file taxes and get your refund. If they do it before you file, it will block yours and be a big headache for you. Get an IRS Identity PIN.

Tax refund fraud is when your identity is used to file fraudulent taxes in order to get a refund from the government, which then goes to the identity thief. If this happens to you, you will learn about it when you try to file taxes, and your actual refund gets blocked, or you can’t file.

If this happens to you, read this post about steps to take.

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