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Latest tax scam holds your info for ransom. Here's how to spot it and other fraud

Source: https://freep.com/story/money/personal-finance/susan-tompor/2020/01/22/2019-taxes-how-to-battle-scams-id-theft/4528801002/ - Jan 24, 2020

Most of us find it nerve-racking enough that we're forced to focus on gathering our piles of paperwork to fill out our tax returns.

Now adding to our stress, we must watch out for tax season scam artists, too. The crooks are everywhere from the gym parking lot to the latest emails and text messages.

A new trend: Expect an increase in ransomware attacks in 2020 on tax preparers where time-sensitive files may be frozen and only thawed when tax preparers pay a ransom to the hackers, according to Adam Levin, founder of CyberScout, which offers identity theft protection and data security.

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