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Indiana: ID theft scam: 2 accused of stealing $289K in tax refunds
From: kirniki <kirniki () gmail com>
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:15:02 -0400
http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/03/2-women-accused-of-using-tax-data-to-file-false-returns.html IDtheft2.jpgTwo women pocketed nearly $300,000 in state and federal tax returns after stealing the identities of more than 60 customers of an Indiana H & R Block branch, federal prosecutors say. The alleged scheme was uncovered after Rosetta Buchanan, 35, and Francesca Foster, 32 -- an H & R Block worker -- were stopped last week in Highland, Ind. on suspicion of drunken driving, according to police and court records. Highland police searched the vehicle and found more than 100 debit cards issued in other peoples' names, lists of Social Security numbers, and H & R Block client information sheets, according to a criminal complaint filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Hammond, Ind. [..] Foster worked as a tax preparer at an East Chicago H & R Block office, where she printed out client information, including names, dates of birth and Social Security numbers, the complaint states. Fraudulent tax returns were then filed in the names of the clients between January and March this year, the complaint alleges. The refunds were electronically sent to bank accounts set up by the two, according to the complaint. IRS agents said they have so far found 17 accounts with deposits totaling $289,870,64. [..] _______________________________________________ Dataloss Mailing List (dataloss () datalossdb org) Archived at http://seclists.org/dataloss/ Get business, compliance, IT and security staff on the same page with CREDANT Technologies: The Shortcut Guide to Understanding Data Protection from Four Critical Perspectives. The eBook begins with considerations important to executives and business leaders. http://www.credant.com/campaigns/ebook-chpt-one-web.php
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