Twice this
week I have received a telephone call from a woman identifying herself as a
police officer and giving a badge number; she states that the IRS has found
discrepancies in my filings and that a warrant has been issued for my arrest. She said that Federal Marshals have been
dispatched to apprehend me, and that if I would like to avoid arrest I should
call a number XXXXXX.
You hear about these scams but don’t expect them to be operating in the
rural western Maine mountains.
If you have
concernes with young inexperienced couples or older people you should probably
discuss this with them immediately.
the Ol’Buzzard
Just remember this, the IRS will not send anyone to arrest you. They don't do that sort of thing. Another thing if you do fall for that scam they usually want money in the form of paid gift card and you give them the code. It's ridiculous that these people do this and think they can get away with it but the sad thing is that they sometimes do. Interpol did capture an Indian husband and wife team that hustled $1000's. I do have one question though. Did the person that called have an Indian accent?
ReplyDeleteNo, the woman definitely spoke with no trace of a foreign accent.
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Yeah, this scam gets pulled a lot in Canada too. Both My Rare One and I have received such calls. We just laughed and hung up.
ReplyDeleteI got that call once.
ReplyDeleteOne of my 14-year-old students got a message from an email scammer (African prince). Somehow my student persuaded the "prince" to turn over some sort of entrance code for the "prince's" PC, and my student got on the "prince's" computer and wiped it clean. Must say it earned my admiration.
ReplyDeleteIn Canada, we have scammers who say they are from Revenue Canada (taxes) with similar messages. I also just deleted some scam emails with links they wanted me to click on for more information. Sneaky buggers. -Jenn
ReplyDeleteCaller ID. If we don't recognize a number, we don't answer. If it's important, they can leave a message.
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