2 ms·

I'm not USAian, so I'm not familiar with the US system. But why would criminals want to fill in someone elses tax details?!

• sokoloff 12y ago
  To claim a refund based on incorrect/falsified statements of income, deductions, and withholdings. Claim that SSN 123-45-6789 worked a job where they made $19K in income, had $4K in taxes withheld, and owed a total tax of $0, so please mail the $4K refund check to 12A Main Street, Fraudville, MA 02341. The tax authorities are often compelled to process the refund in a certain time window that precludes cross-checking all the information and certainly precludes waiting to see if the actual taxpayer will file an actual (non-fraudulent) return.