{"id":6675,"date":"2018-01-26T08:00:49","date_gmt":"2018-01-26T13:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news?p=6675&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=6675"},"modified":"2024-07-08T06:06:05","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T10:06:05","slug":"tax-fraud-prevention-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2018\/01\/26\/tax-fraud-prevention-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Tax fraud prevention tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beware: Identity thieves can file fraudulent tax returns in your name and steal your tax refund. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last year, criminals filed false returns for people across the nation, including several U-M employees. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Information Assurance (IA) offers the following tips to help you protect yourself from identity theft and tax fraud:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Turn on two-factor authentication<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for Weblogin to add extra security for Wolverine Access (including your W-2).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>File your taxes as soon as possible<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to reduce the likelihood of criminals filing under your name.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Be suspicious of ads<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for tax filing services that promise you large or expedited tax refunds. These are often scams to steal your personal information.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Check out <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.safecomputing.umich.edu\/be-aware\/scams\/tax-fraud\"><b>Beware of Tax Fraud<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014where there is more detail and links to helpful information from the IRS\u2014and share them with your colleagues, family, and friends.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6790\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/tax-fraud.jpg\" alt=\"tax fraud blue round grunge stamp on white\" width=\"468\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/tax-fraud.jpg 468w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/tax-fraud-125x88.jpg 125w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/tax-fraud-285x200.jpg 285w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/tax-fraud-200x140.jpg 200w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/tax-fraud-60x42.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beware: Identity thieves can file fraudulent tax returns in your name and steal your tax refund. Last year, criminals filed false returns for people across the nation, including several U-M employees. Information Assurance (IA) offers the following tips to help you protect yourself from identity theft and tax fraud: Turn on two-factor authentication for Weblogin to add extra\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2018\/01\/26\/tax-fraud-prevention-tips\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":919,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_umich_oidc_access":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"1516924800","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"1","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"50","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[192,23],"class_list":["post-6675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-safe-computing","tag-fraud","tag-security"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Depositphotos_78354012_s-2015.jpg",500,410,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Depositphotos_78354012_s-2015-150x123.jpg",150,123,true],"medium":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Depositphotos_78354012_s-2015-171x140.jpg",171,140,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Depositphotos_78354012_s-2015.jpg",500,410,false],"large":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Depositphotos_78354012_s-2015.jpg",500,410,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Depositphotos_78354012_s-2015.jpg",500,410,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Depositphotos_78354012_s-2015.jpg",500,410,false],"excerpt-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Depositphotos_78354012_s-2015-200x140.jpg",200,140,true],"themonic-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Depositphotos_78354012_s-2015-60x42.jpg",60,42,true],"ioslider-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Depositphotos_78354012_s-2015-500x300.jpg",500,300,true],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Depositphotos_78354012_s-2015.jpg",500,410,false],"400x250-crop":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Depositphotos_78354012_s-2015.jpg",305,250,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Matt Martin, ITS Privacy Office","author_link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/author\/mattmart\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Beware: Identity thieves can file fraudulent tax returns in your name and steal your tax refund. 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