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WNJC Interviews Heather Wagenhals on the Latest Stolen Tax Refund Scam

June 10, 2015
Brian Greenberg, host of The Greenberg News Show on WNJC 1360 AM, interviews Heather Wagenhals, Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist and Personal Finance Expert on the topic of stolen tax refund.

Did you know thieves can potentially steal your tax refund with your Social Security number and other personal information?

Among the 149 million or so individual income tax returns filed last year, there were 110,000 victims who complained about stolen refunds, according to the FTC. That’s 24 times more than in 2013. If it happens to you, here’s what you should do to get your money back.

Tune in to this interview as Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist and Personal Finance Expert Heather Wagenhals uses her expertise to elaborate on this scam and what the steps are to protect you from them in the future.