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Tax Fraud Evidence Found In 6-Year-Old's Backpack at Symmes Elementary

Authorities say the girl had a bag of gift cards similar to those found in tax fraud situations.

OUTSIDE TAMPA, FL -- When a 6-year-old girl at Symmes Elementary School in Riverview was asked to take her homework out of her backpack, she removed a bag that contained 52 debit cards, according to a report on TBO.com.

According to the article, the cards are the kind sometimes used by those who use stolen identities to file tax returns and obtain fraudulent tax refunds.

To read more about the incident, read the original article.

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