 TITLE: What Are the Warning Signs of Tax Fraud? CONTENT: Scammers can defraud you at tax time in several different ways. Many involve tax identity theft, where a person obtains your name, address and Social Security number and uses this information to file a tax return in your name before you do to steal your tax refund.\nPart of this scheme can involve creating fake federal W-2 forms that show you've withheld a lot of money—and will receive a large refund. Fraudsters will have the refund deposited into their bank account, which they'll likely close once they receive the funds.\nThis is just one form of tax fraud, and it doesn't always provide warning signs. But that doesn't mean you're powerless to detect certain types of scams. END