Tax Preparers Targeting Poor With High Fees

Here's A Gut-Wrenching Scam That Needs To Be Stopped
NEW YORK - APRIL 15: A, 'Income Tax' sign sits in window of the Liberty Tax Service April 15, 2010 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Tax preparers and last-minute filers alike are busy on the deadline to file federal income tax returns. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)
NEW YORK - APRIL 15: A, 'Income Tax' sign sits in window of the Liberty Tax Service April 15, 2010 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Tax preparers and last-minute filers alike are busy on the deadline to file federal income tax returns. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — In December, they begin showing up in empty storefronts in neighborhoods where empty storefronts are easy to come by. Cars with phone numbers brightly displayed on the doors roll down the streets, and signs pop up along the sidewalks promising fast money.

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