This post comes from Lisa Wade McCormick at partner blog ConsumerAffairs.com.
Con artists in Missouri are exploiting consumers' hopes of receiving hundreds of dollars in tax rebates proposed as part of a federal economic stimulus package.
The FBI today warned taxpayers that scam artists are contacting consumers at home and claiming to be with the Internal Revenue Service. The con artists tell consumers they need their Social Security and bank account numbers to send the rebate checks.
This is a ploy to steal consumers' identity, FBI officials said.
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