Now that I think about it that’s probably what a phone call I recently received because I “signed up for increased life insurance” was all about.

Dude insisted I was the one who initiated the contact and probably expected me to give personal information to correct the “mistake” or, at the very least, to figure out who is plotting my death.

Guess I’m getting old enough that the scammers think I’m an easy mark.

It is so easy to avoid this by simply opting in to the IP PIN (identity protection) from IRS, then no one else can successfully file a return under your name.

Happened to me. Then a few years later they used my kid’s ssn. So now we all have pins.