Some comedic relief as tax time cometh...
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Topic: Some comedic relief as tax time cometh...
Posted By: Hades
Subject: Some comedic relief as tax time cometh...
Date Posted: 25 March 2005 at 12:06pm
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http://www.wtoctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=3117022&nav=0qq6XpfR - How to file your taxes online:
Local Man Finds His Tax Return on Internet No doubt computers and the internet have made filing your taxes easier. But it can also be big trouble if your tax returns--and all the private information they contain--wind up online. We found one local man it happened to. Don Bodiker uses a popular file sharing program to swap music and other information over the internet. He also uses his computer to prepare his taxes. He never thought the two had anything to do with each other, until he got a call. "I had no idea who he was or what he was. I just thought he was a typical telemarketer," Bodiker said of the call. "And he wanted to inform me that my tax returns were being posted out on the internet. I was very skeptical but he then proceeded to tell me some very specific details about my tax return." File sharing software allows you to download files stored in certain shared folders on other users' computers. The flipside is they can also download files from your shared folder. There's a folder on their computer the Bodikers use store the music files they wanted to share. What they didn't realize is that their tax return software saved their returns in the very same place. "Oh my God, I thought everybody and anybody knows exactly what my social security number is, my address, you know, anything that I had that was pertinent on there that could be used as an identity theft process," said Bodiker. And he's not alone. A simple search on the file sharing network for the word "tax" turned up hundreds of returns. "It's made me more aware of the possibilities of programs that you attach to your computer," said Bodiker. "Ultimately, if you don't have to keep it on your computer, make a hard copy, and file it away. And that's always the best thing." That's some good, old-fashioned advice for the information age. The good Samaritan who called Bodiker--he only wants to be identified as Jeff--says he's called dozens of others and has plenty more to go. He says if you use file sharing, just be careful your shared folder is not the one you save sensitive information to. Fortunately it looks like Bodiker caught the problem before his information spread. This is not the only trouble associated with file sharing software. People can also get into trouble for swapping copyrighted material. There is content out there that's free and meant to be shared. You just need to make sure your private information doesn't go with it. http://legion.gibbering.net/misterx/troutwar.php?s=Hades - View Don Bodiker's tax return info here: ------------- 
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Posted By: *Stealth*
Date Posted: 25 March 2005 at 12:10pm
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#1 biotches... I was the first.  Hades------------- |
Posted By: paintballman_13
Date Posted: 25 March 2005 at 12:13pm
2nd for me
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Posted By: The Mars Volta
Date Posted: 25 March 2005 at 12:21pm
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3rd. Do I still get a prize?
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Posted By: tippmannboy2
Date Posted: 25 March 2005 at 12:25pm
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3rd ------------- Long Live The Confederacy I am an AMERICAN AND IM PROUD OF IT! |
Posted By: cdacda13
Date Posted: 25 March 2005 at 12:26pm
| i got dupped. i was 5th |
Posted By: tippmannboy2
Date Posted: 25 March 2005 at 12:28pm
it said i was third im gonna shoot u in the knee cap ------------- Long Live The Confederacy I am an AMERICAN AND IM PROUD OF IT! |
Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 25 March 2005 at 1:57pm
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i just got trout smacked...number 7
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Posted By: NiQ-Toto
Date Posted: 25 March 2005 at 2:02pm
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HADES! Smacking me with a trout, whats-a-matta-you? ------------- ///AMG What? |
Posted By: TruePaintballer
Date Posted: 25 March 2005 at 2:36pm
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13th argh Its a sick world when we want to see ones tax return ------------- http://www.freewebs.com/outlawspaintball/index.htm - Outlaws *Sponsors* http://www.abrika.ca - Abrika |
Posted By: Badonka
Date Posted: 25 March 2005 at 2:39pm
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...yeah I thought you left? ------------- Who happens to still be too immature to post on this forum. Good Bye. |
*Stealth* wrote:Posted By: *Stealth*
Date Posted: 25 March 2005 at 2:44pm
Since I have been doing well in catching up with my school... I have been granted a bit of internet time back... ------------- |
Posted By: Clark Kent
Date Posted: 25 March 2005 at 2:57pm
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Kazaa is great - I have downloaded everything from shopping lists to party invitations (with directions) to family picture albums. People are idiots, and Kazaa is Darwinism in action.
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Posted By: Apu
Date Posted: 25 March 2005 at 3:20pm
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Go me I didn't click. Mainly because the story seemed boring to me but meh..
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