Saturday, October 13, 2012

Social Security Fraud - Sat Oct 13, 2012

Would you want the IRS to prepare your tax return, instead of you doing it?
Plain Dealer
Both Claytor and Klein said that fraud and identity theft are ridiculously
easy. Klein said that anyone can create a fabricated W-2 from a company
that doesn't exist and file a return under someone's name and Social
Security number. There's nothing in ...
<http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2012/10/would_you_want_the_irs_to_prep.html>

Able-Bodied People Defrauding Social Security Disability Program
Heritage.org (blog)
This guy asked a U.S. Senator to help him defraud the Social Security
Disability program. In fact, Coburn is one of the last legislators you want
to let in on such a scheme, having built a reputation of going after waste,
fraud, and abuse. After ...
<http://blog.heritage.org/2012/10/12/able-bodied-people-defrauding-social-security-disability-program/>

Move to root out fraud in grants
Sowetan
MPUMALANGA MEC for health and social development Clifford Mkasi and the
South African Social Security Agency will today launch the province's
social grants re-registration campaign in a bid to root out fraud and
corruption in the system. Tweet ...
<http://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/2012/10/12/move-to-root-out-fraud-in-grants>

BankPacific Offering Tips on Combating Fraud During Cyber Security Month
Pacific News Center
Guam - Cybercriminals are increasingly targeting small businesses to
transfer funds from accounts and steal private information, a fraud
referred to as “corporate account takeover.” Criminals use spoofed
emails, malicious software and online social ...
<http://www.pacificnewscenter.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28066:bankpacific-offering-tips-on-combating-fraud-during-cyber-security-month&catid=45:guam-news&Itemid=156>

AG's Office warns of TD Bank data breach
Wicked Local
TD Bank has informed the Attorney General's Office that it lost unencrypted
backup tapes containing personal information, including account information
and Social Security numbers, for more than 73,000 Massachusetts customers.
According to TD Bank ...
<http://www.wickedlocal.com/upton/news/regionalnews/x1890058419/AGs-Office-warns-of-TD-Bank-data-breach>

Renaissance of Fraud Spurs New Approaches to Anti-Money Laundering
Banktech
Among the growing and most troubling trends is the double income tax return
refund fraud. The IRS has seen a disturbing number of cases of identity
theft where social security numbers and other personal information are
stolen -- usually by well ...
<http://www.banktech.com/regulation-compliance/renaissance-of-fraud-spurs-new-approache/240008960>


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