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Have you received one of the IRS scam calls?

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Posted - March 15, 2017

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  • Hi Element 99,
    No I have not...but glad to know this is happening, to be aware.
      March 15, 2017 1:26 PM MDT
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  • 44578
    If they call, they usually have a foreign accent...Like Indian or Fillipino. Just tell them you are an IRS agent investigating them.
      March 15, 2017 1:58 PM MDT
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  • Oh that is perfect response!
      March 15, 2017 2:04 PM MDT
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  • 22891
    ive gotten them, i just ignore them and tell them i dont want to talk
      March 15, 2017 1:27 PM MDT
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  • Yes, last year.  It was left on my answering machine.  At first it caught me off guard and I was concerned.  Then it quickly occurred to me the IRS would not call and leave a threatening message on an answering machine.  I mention this to someone at work and it was suggested to report it to the police to be investigated as fraud. 
      March 15, 2017 1:38 PM MDT
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  • 44578
    I got the IRS number to call and make a formal complaint.
      March 15, 2017 1:56 PM MDT
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  • Please post...
      March 15, 2017 2:09 PM MDT
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  • 44578
    Actually it's a treasury dept. website.

    tigta.gov Easy to follow.
      March 15, 2017 2:14 PM MDT
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  • 10980
    No, I have received several.
      March 15, 2017 1:44 PM MDT
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  • I received a couple a couple of months ago but just hung up and blocked the number.
      March 15, 2017 2:25 PM MDT
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  • YES!
    He said that if I didn't sent him the money, the police was coming to the house and serve me some kind of papers.. . It was some guy with an Indian accent. . I acted real concerned and asked for his supervisor. . .. when the supervisor came, . . It was the same guy!!!!.. . I said, dude you're the same guy!! . . .He said, No Im not!!. . . It's funny, but I admit that for the first minute of so he was very convincing...
      March 15, 2017 3:41 PM MDT
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  • 44578
    I love screwing with those scammers.
      March 16, 2017 7:28 AM MDT
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  • Ask them for their I.D. number and listen to them make excuses.
      March 16, 2017 7:31 AM MDT
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  • 6124
    Yes.  I've received two different messages left on my answering machine over the course of a couple of weeks last year.  He told me if I didn't call them back they would show up at my door and arrest me.  I'm still sitting here dressed in my best ensemble, waiting.  So, you're saying I got all dressed up for nothing?

    This post was edited by Harry at March 15, 2017 6:31 PM MDT
      March 15, 2017 4:00 PM MDT
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  • That's funny, )))
    I was laughing at the end...his last words were something like, "An officer will be at your door shortly"
    He never broke character, it was so funny.
      March 15, 2017 4:19 PM MDT
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  • 508
    they doo but i tell them to fck off and they usually do.
      March 15, 2017 4:05 PM MDT
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  • Unless I recognize the number, I never answer. Although I see a fair amount of calls from other states, no one ever leaves a message. 
      March 15, 2017 4:05 PM MDT
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  • 184
    Yes I have received several. Usually they do have a middle eastern accent. In addition several words they use are not common in the US like "sending bailiffs to take you to the magistrate". I have reported them to the treasury and the FBI. FYI The IRS will always use the USPS first. 
      March 15, 2017 4:08 PM MDT
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  • 2217
    NOt by phone but by email. Reported to my accountant who gave me the official phishing report site. 
      March 15, 2017 7:06 PM MDT
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  • I haven't received a call from the IRS but I have received calls from my "bank." They needed my credit card and debit card numbers to straighten out a "problem." The first time I told them I like to lather up with Vasoline, lay on the kitchen floor, and pretend I'm a slug. The second time I told them, "Thank you for calling the Peidmont Triad sperm bank, if you'll yank it we'll bank it!" The third time I told them I had bad constipation and grunted strenuously over the phone while dropping marbles in a bucket of water for sound effects.
      March 15, 2017 7:08 PM MDT
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  • This is the result of having to much time on my hands :P
      March 15, 2017 7:14 PM MDT
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  • 2217
    Banks also have anti-phishing email reporting addresses. God knows whether they do any good. .

      March 15, 2017 7:13 PM MDT
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  • 44578
    Excellent ideas.
      March 16, 2017 7:32 AM MDT
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  • 7789
    I blocked everything. I don't get any calls from anyone anymore.:-( This post was edited by Zack at March 16, 2017 5:30 AM MDT
      March 15, 2017 7:14 PM MDT
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