brian hale, senior vice president for health policy with jackson hewitt tax service. thank you. >> thank you. >>> and coming up, would you tax season is open season for those who want to steal your refund and identity. that's next. >>> tax season is also high season for crooks who want to steal your identity and get their hands on your refund. it's one of america's fastest growing crimes, and the criminals keep getting smarter. scott cohn is here with the story. >> hi, tyler. it's growing so fast, because, face it, it's a lot easier and safe forea crook than it is to rob a bank. in theory all it takes is a name and social security number to file a tax return. so if your name and social security number good et into the hands of one of these criminals, look out. in san diego, an international crime ring allegedly used 2,000 stolen identities to claim $20 million in bog us refunds. >> i would say this is one of the most sophisticated operations we have ever seen. >> so sophisticated foot soldiers in the scream rented apartments across south california just to collect the