Tax identity theft and IRS scams are surging. Learn how to protect your refund, use an IRS IP PIN, and avoid TurboTax and IRS ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It’s that time of the year again where your sensitive tax information is the most vulnerable. With the chance ...

Identity theft is a huge problem. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, it's the No. 1 property crime in the country, totaling $10 billion more than all other property crimes combined.

Online filers that go through the IRS website usually expect a refund. Instead, a written notice arrives in the mail, stating that more than one tax return was filed using your information. Scammers ...

The Better Business Bureau offers tips to protect your personal information from identity theft and hosts a Shred Day event in Fort Wayne.

There had already been more than 1 billion personal records compromised before the National Public Data breach that has been making headlines, according to Michael Bruemmer, head of global data breach ...

NEW YORK -- Medical identity theft is a crime on the rise. Nearly 2.5 million cases were reported in 2014, an increase of 20 percent from the year before. A stolen medical identity can ruin your ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway is warning residents that identity theft continues to rank among the nation’s fastest-growing crimes. “The Missouri Attorney ...

The seven types of identity theft are financial, medical, tax, employment, child, criminal and synthetic.

Many of the top identity theft protection services cost between $7 and $30 per month, or between $84 and $360 a year, so it ...