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Fraudster Scams $2.1 Million Tax Refund, Goes on Spending Spree
A Salem, Ore., woman who filed a fraudulent tax return and received a $2.1 million refund has been
arrested following a wild spending spree.
Krystle Marie Reyes, 25, falsely claimed $3 million in income when filing her 2011 return using the program
TurboTax, according to an affidavit obtained by The Oregonian. TurboTax then issued Reyes a prepaid
Visa (V) debit card with the full seven-figure refund sum after the state approved her claim.
Reyes was only caught after she reported the card lost. The total bill for her post-fraud splurges came
to more than $200,000, according to The New York Daily News.
The Oregonian reports that Reyes "apparently was caught on surveillance video using the card to
make purchases at a number of Marion county businesses." She is said to have signed her own name
for several transactions and given her actual address.
Fraudster Scams $2.1 Million Tax Refund, Goes on Spending Spree - DailyFinance
A Salem, Ore., woman who filed a fraudulent tax return and received a $2.1 million refund has been
arrested following a wild spending spree.
Krystle Marie Reyes, 25, falsely claimed $3 million in income when filing her 2011 return using the program
TurboTax, according to an affidavit obtained by The Oregonian. TurboTax then issued Reyes a prepaid
Visa (V) debit card with the full seven-figure refund sum after the state approved her claim.
Reyes was only caught after she reported the card lost. The total bill for her post-fraud splurges came
to more than $200,000, according to The New York Daily News.
The Oregonian reports that Reyes "apparently was caught on surveillance video using the card to
make purchases at a number of Marion county businesses." She is said to have signed her own name
for several transactions and given her actual address.
Fraudster Scams $2.1 Million Tax Refund, Goes on Spending Spree - DailyFinance
