Social Security Payment Diversion:
There have been numerous victims throughout Hernando County and the Tampa Bay area that
have had their Social Security Payment diverted to “Green Dot” credit/debit
cards. Please contact Social Security immediately to create a password to
protect your account from online/telephone access. Follow this link immediately
to protect yourself:
https://secure.ssa.gov/acu/IPS_INTR/main.jsp
Elderly residents information being used for Income Tax fraud:
Elderly residents and deceased persons identities are being used to commit income tax fraud. If you, a
relative and/or friend are no longer required to file an income tax return (by
qualifying per IRS rule:
http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=96623,00.html ) but suspect your
information may have been used to file a fraudulent return can check your last
few years income tax activity from the IRS by using this link:
https://sa1.www4.irs.gov/irfof-tra/start.do . If you find any fraudulent returns
contact your local law enforcement and/or the IRS to make an Identity Theft
report. (The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office will take a police report and
investigate as far as possible, some agencies may refer you directly to the
IRS). If your identity was used for income tax fraud be sure to file a fraud
alert with all 3 major credit reporting agencies (information can be found at:
http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/flag.html)