Yesterday I got a phone call from a Washington, DC area code with a computer voice saying it was the IRS. They had filed an arrest warrant against me and I should call the number back immediately. I laughed all the way through the message.
The IRS doesn’t call Americans on the phone.Ever. They send their men in black to your door! Second, my taxes are paid in full. No sweat. This was an obvious and hopeful scam, probably originating in eastern Europe or Russia targeting the elderly.
Unfortunately, a telemarketer that calls and hangs up called soon after using a spoofed local number. I had had enough and texted an obscene message back. I got an answer from the real person at that phone number!
Yesterday I got a phone call from a Washington, DC area code with a computer voice saying it was the IRS. They had filed an arrest warrant against me and I should call the number back immediately. I laughed all the way through the message.
The IRS doesn’t call Americans on the phone. Ever. They send their men in black to your door! Second, my taxes are paid in full. No sweat. This was an obvious and hopeful scam, probably originating in eastern Europe or Russia targeting the elderly.
Unfortunately, a telemarketer that calls and hangs up called soon after using a spoofed local number. I had had enough and texted an obscene message back. I got an answer from the real person at that phone number!