My Mother's Maiden Name Is Cumberbatch (And Other Lies I Tell For The Sake Of Security)
One of the best ways to protect yourself against identity theft is by lying. Here’s what you need to know.
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Tax Trivia Giveaway #4: Social Security Numbers
Our next tax trivia question is: The original purpose of the Social Security number, which was introduced in 1935, was to track individuals’ accounts within the Social Security program. In 1938, as part of a promotion to sell wallets primarily through Woolworth’s, wallet manufacturer E. H. Ferree Company used a sample Social Security card to…
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Change Of EIN Email Scam Hitting Inboxes
If you read the blog regularly, you are aware that there are a bunch of emails that pop up from time to time purporting to be from the IRS, asking you to click on all kinds of links or submit personal information. This sort of thing is a scam. That said, a reader sent me…