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January 26, 2015

FTC: Tax-related ID theft soars; webinars slated

The Federal Trade Commission reported Monday, the beginning of Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week, that tax-related identity theft topped its identity theft complaint list in 2014, with 109,063 complaints received – accounting for 32.8 percent of the overall complaints on the issue.

The commission said complaints from consumers about criminals impersonating IRS officials were up more than 2,300 percent in 2014 – from 2,545 complaints received in 2013 to 54,690 in 2014. In its "Dirty Dozen" list of top scams, IRS last week listed phone scams, where criminals impersonate an IRS agent, as No. 1.

FTC's statement noted that tax identity theft is when a scammer files a fraudulent tax return using a stolen Social Security number in order to receive a refund. The commission said 2014 is the fifth consecutive year in which tax-related identity theft topped the list of identity theft complaints.

If a consumer finds themselves a victim of tax identity theft, FTC urges them to file a complaint online or by phone: (877) FTC-HELP.

The commission also announced two webinars and a Twitter chat slated for this week as part of Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week:

  • An FTC webinar for consumers is at 2 p.m. Eastern today and will address how tax identity theft happens and what consumers can do about it.
  • At 1 p.m. Eastern tomorrow, the FTC and Veterans Administration will host a webinar with information about tax identity theft for veterans.
  • At 3 p.m. Eastern Thursday, FTC and the Identity Theft Resource Center will co-host a Twitter chat about tax ID theft. Consumers can participate using #IDTheftChat.

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