Scam alert1
#1
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Join Date: Sep 2011
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Scam alert1
Got a phone call today saying the IRS was going to arrest me and they needed my bank account, credit card and SS numbers! I hung up and called the police. They said they are targeting our area. Sadly some people believed their lies. Never, ever give info over the phone to phony scams. Beware of scams.
#4
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Houston, TX
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I got those calls a few years ago. They were sort of threatening and I can see how some people would fall for it. I never answered but I heard it on my voicemail. Never give info over the phone. The IRS doesn't work that way. They will send you a letter if there is a problem.
#5
One time I got that call and when I them 'you're not from the IRS, this is a scam and I'm not going to be a victim today' they started swearing at me with words I cannot repeat. The latest here is getting a solitation call where they ask 'Can you hear me okay?' They record you when you say yes then use that recording to say you have agreed to purchase whatever item they are selling. A couple cases have made it to court and the victim lost as the scammer had a recording of them saying 'yes'.
#8
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Tennessee, UC area
Posts: 1,584
There's another one going around. I've had a couple of calls lately..."hello".."Hello, we are returning your call requesting more info about the back brace you saw on television that is medicare approved.. Please press 1 to talk to our rep and arrange for shipping." I've seen the advertisement, but never called anyone--had no reason to. I just hang up.
#9
now the tax people tell me I should include my email with my tax return so the IRS can contact me if necessary. This, after they have been telling us over and over the Government will never call or email anyone. not helping!!
oh my doctor's office or anyone else calls and the recordings ask me things and say "correct". So I say correct (not yes). confused them terribly. Not my fault!!
oh my doctor's office or anyone else calls and the recordings ask me things and say "correct". So I say correct (not yes). confused them terribly. Not my fault!!
#10
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Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 4,688
Got a call today and they asked if this is ???. It was my name but I asked who is calling, then state your business. I hung up when they tried asking questions again. We don't even answer our landline anymore because every phone call is junk.
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