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03-10-2016, 12:59 AM
Snapchat, Seagate among companies duped in tax-fraud scam
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Tax-filing season is turning into a nightmare for thousands of employees whose companies have been duped by email fraudsters.*
A major phishing scheme has tricked several major companies — among them, the messaging service Snapchat and disk-drive maker Seagate Tech**logy — into relinquishing tax documents that exposed their workers' incomes, addresses and Social Security numbers.
SEE ALSO: Snapchat is letting you watch a Live Story on the web for the first time (http://mashable.com/2016/02/29/snapchat-oscars-coverage/)
The scam, which involved fake emails purportedly sent by top company officials, convinced the companies involved to send out W-2 tax forms that are ideal for identity theft. For instance, W-2 data can easily be used to file bogus tax returns and claim fraudulent refunds. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/09/snapchat-seagate-among-companies-duped-in-tax-fraud-scam/)
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Tax-filing season is turning into a nightmare for thousands of employees whose companies have been duped by email fraudsters.*
A major phishing scheme has tricked several major companies — among them, the messaging service Snapchat and disk-drive maker Seagate Tech**logy — into relinquishing tax documents that exposed their workers' incomes, addresses and Social Security numbers.
SEE ALSO: Snapchat is letting you watch a Live Story on the web for the first time (http://mashable.com/2016/02/29/snapchat-oscars-coverage/)
The scam, which involved fake emails purportedly sent by top company officials, convinced the companies involved to send out W-2 tax forms that are ideal for identity theft. For instance, W-2 data can easily be used to file bogus tax returns and claim fraudulent refunds. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/09/snapchat-seagate-among-companies-duped-in-tax-fraud-scam/)
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