12 Tips To Thwart Tax-Time Identity Theft

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For certain things, you may use your birthday or your mother's name for a password. But if you download W2 forms, 1099s or other tax documents from your employer, Feinman suggests creating a strong password when registering to download them. Simple passwords can be easily guessed by strangers and thieves.

"It's good to use a different password for these places than the password you use when you're buying toiletries from Wal-Mart," he said.

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