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Month: December 2024

Cybercrime / Privacy

Scammed, then taxed — crime victims who are wiped out are getting IRS bills. Can this be fixed?

December 9, 2024 Bob Sullivan 0

Chester Frilich is a lovely retired man who spends his free time helping pet owners train their puppies at the local dog park.  He was the victim of a terrible scam recently that left him penniless, struggling to get by on Social Security alone.  Then, he was told he owed [Keep reading]

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BOB SULLIVAN is a veteran journalist and the author of four books, including the 2008 New York Times Best-Seller, Gotcha Capitalism, and the 2010 New York Times Best Seller, Stop Getting Ripped Off! His latest, The Plateau Effect, was published in 2013, and as a paperback, called Getting Unstuck in 2014. He has won the Society of Professional Journalists prestigious Public Service award, a Peabody award, and The Consumer Federation of America Betty Furness award, and been given Consumer Action’s Consumer Excellence Award.

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