ELK GROVE (CBS13) — Thieves are targeting mailboxes in search of tax documents to help them file fake returns and steal people’s tax refunds.
Nearly a dozen cities have been hit in the past few weeks, and if the crooks go their hands on a W-2, they have everything they need to file a tax return in someone else’s name and claim their money.
The U.S. Postal Service says Elk Grove has seen the most recent mail thefts. Read more