The holidays can often bring folks together, but maybe that’s not the best thing for data privacy. It turns out that scammers can use your family’s financial data to get at yours — with you being none the wiser.
Kiplinger sat down with Mark Baran, managing director of the National Tax Office at CBIZ, a national professional services advisory firm. Baran had this to say about scammers: “They’re mining data in different ways. They’re being a lot more sophisticated…[and] they’re getting better.”
It seems that the IRS agrees. From charitable contribution scams to impersonating delivery services, the tax agency is warning about scams for you to avoid this busy holiday season. Read on for information on how to protect yourself, and your family, from con artists and thieves.
