WFTV learned that there are people using fake W-2 forms to cheat tax companies out of instant refund checks.

A Redgranite man used fake W-2 forms to receive almost $6,000 in state income tax refunds, prosecutors allege.Christopher D. Zindars, 39, has been charged with seven counts released to tax fraud ...

"Those W2 forms contain your name, address, social security number, and your withholdings. A crook can use that to file fake tax returns.

So they buy phony W-2 forms and file tax returns under others' names and receive refund checks, normally cashed using a fake identification card.

His plan would give more enforcement power to fight fraudulent filers, make the crime more serious legally and change the deadline for mailing out W-2 forms to close the window for scammers to get ...

"Those W2 forms contain your name, address, social security number, and your withholdings. A crook can use that to file fake tax returns.

Watsey was involved in a scheme with family members and others in which they filed 16 fraudulent income tax returns for years 2014 to 2016 with fake W2-G forms.

An Upper West Side man used bogus W-2 tax forms to rake in $28,459 in “rapid refunds,” an indictment charged yesterday. Myles Rappaport, 63, faces up to seven years in prison for allegedly ...

Federal court records say two East Orange men created 66 false tax returns that generated nearly $400,000 in fraudulent refunds.

DETROIT, MI -- A tax preparer accused of adding fake W-2 forms to the federal filings of oblivious taxpayers and taking the proceeds from inflated returns pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to ...

A 34-year-old woman accused of making fake W-2 forms to file false tax claims has been arrested and booked with forgery. Capt. Andrew Kaho of the Greenville Police Department said his department ...