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IRS scam
Lumspond:
I received a text today from "Bank of America" indicating my card was put on hold. Click here and follow three easy steps to restore your card. Neither the website or the phone number were associated with BofA. I didnt click it, but i did a search for it.
topper:
--- Quote from: topper on September 27, 2016, 08:45:52 PM ---I just got a call from the IRS today...sort of. The caller ID was a private number! I wanted to call them back, but I didn't have a pen close by to copy the number to call. I wanted to have a little fun. Seeing Cbmarine's post inspired me.
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I got a second call from them. I had pen and paper ready and copied it down. I called back, and when they finally picked up I asked to have my number taken off the call list. After a few moments, she hung up on me! I had so much more to say. I thought there would be more of a fight.
SturmRugerSR9:
Nobody calls you from the IRS, they must contact you by US Mail. Unless you call them first and request a call back. So if you get a call such as the commenter got (and I have) I just ignore them. If they want me, I'm sure they can find me.
CorBon:
Talking to these people is a waste of time. Asking to be removed from their list is a waste of time. These folks are already breaking the law, so they are not interested in your wishes.
Your best defense is currently to continue adding their numbers to your call-block system.
As far as the "bank" callers, or anyone else who you may actually have business with -- if you get receive a call and think that it may be real, call the institution directly. If your account has actually been compromised, as soon as you plug in your account number -- they'll most likely already be automatically transferring you to the appropriate department.
A few weeks ago I read an article where people were being asked to pay their IRS bills with iTunes cards. I guess that I am equally concerned about the amount of people who are making a living scamming others -- AND the amount of people out there who seem to have left their common sense in a shopping cart at the store.
Adrenolin:
Phone calls... nope. I rarely answer my cell phone when it rings and the house phone??? The base is plugged in but I don't think a phone unit has been around in 3-4 years now! All calls to the house line go directly to voicemail which is then emailed to me receivable on my cell, tablet, laptop or PC.
I am a social anti-social individual. ;D
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