Associated Press - November 7, 2009 9:05 AM ET

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - The Internal Revenue service says it has more than $3 million in undeliverable tax refunds to return to New Mexicans.

The federal agency says it has 4,425 undelivered checks from 2007 to 2009 in New Mexico.

The money includes regular refunds and economic stimulus payments.

IRS spokesman David Stell says the refunds are due to people in 28 of the state's 33 counties.

The average amount of the checks ranges from $677 to $961, depending on the year and type of payment.

Nationwide for 2009, the IRS is seeking to return $123 million worth of refund checks that were returned by the U.S. Postal Service.

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