The federal case against two identity theft suspects in South Florida shed light on how easy it is to scam tax refund money.   

Jean LaFrance, 29, and Carlos Orozco, 18, are charged with conspiracy to submit false claims. LaFrance is also charged with theft of public money and aggravated identity theft.


According to prosecutors, Orozco was a volunteer at a Social Security office in Pembroke Pines tasked with shredding applicants' personal information.  Instead, they said, he sold it to LaFrance. 

LaFrance, investigators said, would then use that identification information to file false tax returns on the Internet quickie tax return program Turbo Tax, then either download the refunds to a debit card or have them sent to Orozco's address.

Click here for information from the IRS on what to do if you are the victim of identity theft.