Threat #3: Stealing your tax refund

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What if an identity thief decided to steal your stimulus check or your tax refund?

He’d have to have your name and social security number–that costs about $4.  One of the easiest ways to interfere with this theft is to create your own account with the IRS.  Most people haven’t but it’s easy and keeps the thief from stealing information from the IRS and then your money.

Updated 220629