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Then they would find the real fraud.
The following is a script of "The Tax Refund Scam" which aired on Sept. 21, 2014. Steve Kroft is the correspondent. Ira Rosen, producer.
Wifredo A. "Willy" Ferrer: In the year 2012, the Department of Treasury's inspector general predicted that by the year 2016, IRS will be hemorrhaging, and losing $21 billion due to this type of fraud.
Wildredo Ferrer: For this fraud all you need is a laptop, someone's social security number, date of birth, not even their name.
The following is a script of "The Tax Refund Scam" which aired on Sept. 21, 2014. Steve Kroft is the correspondent. Ira Rosen, producer.
Wifredo A. "Willy" Ferrer: In the year 2012, the Department of Treasury's inspector general predicted that by the year 2016, IRS will be hemorrhaging, and losing $21 billion due to this type of fraud.
Wildredo Ferrer: For this fraud all you need is a laptop, someone's social security number, date of birth, not even their name.