# Getting your tax refund before you file (scam)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-your-tax-refund-before-you-file-scam/809471>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 24, 2018, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-your-tax-refund-before-you-file-scam/809471 "2018-02-24T16:24:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![glowacks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/glowacks/32/5548_2.png) [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2018, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-your-tax-refund-before-you-file-scam/809471/1 "2018-02-24T16:24:45Z")

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> **[Get your tax refund before you file? Here's why it's happening](https://www.freep.com/story/money/personal-finance/susan-tompor/2018/02/21/tax-scam-refund-return/350528002/)**
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> A new growing, tax scam could compromise your bank account. Crooks steal IDs, file fake returns and now use real bank accounts for direct deposit.

Someone called our office and told this it happened to them. Tax fraudsters are getting more and more sophisticated.

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**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2018, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-your-tax-refund-before-you-file-scam/809471/2 "2018-02-24T17:15:59Z")

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… or perhaps tax preparers aren’t being as diligent securing their own computers …