Identity Thieves Earn Cyber Cash, Stick Victims With Tax Bill

CBS San Francisco

December 13, 2022

Imagine getting a bunch of tax documents telling you and the IRS about a large sum of money you made when, in fact, you never received a penny of it.

Why? Because someone stole your identity and used it to collect a big chunk of change, leaving you with the tax liability.

One Bay Area viewer has been living with this nightmare for the past five years with no apparent relief.

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