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by: SugarLandDotCom Active Indicator LED Icon 8 Site Admin  OP 
~ 5 years ago   Feb 15, '19 12:43pm  
 
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Every tax season, police receive reports of scammers attempting to impersonate IRS employees, and elderly community members are typically the most vulnerable to these types of scams.
 
It's important to remember the IRS will NOT:
 
-Call you to demand immediate payment. The IRS will not call you if you owe taxes without first sending you a bill in the mail.
-Demand that you pay taxes and not allow you to question or appeal the amount you owe.
-Require that you pay your taxes a certain way. For instance, require that you pay with a prepaid debit card.
-Ask for your credit or debit card numbers over the phone.
-Threaten to bring in police or other agencies to arrest you for not paying.
 
If you or someone you know receives a suspicious call claiming to be the IRS, HANG UP!
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Sunnysunset Active Indicator LED Icon 3
~ 5 years ago   Feb 16, '19 4:24am  
@SugarLandDotCom : Many scams out there..in short if someone makes cold calls it is for them to make money from you...never to benefit you...
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zoomchum Active Indicator LED Icon 5
~ 5 years ago   Feb 16, '19 10:13am  
@SugarLandDotCom : Most of these scam calls originate overseas and you can identify it's a foreign accent! I recommend everyone to hang up and not initiate any discussions!
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SweetwaterBoss Active Indicator LED Icon 6
~ 5 years ago   Feb 16, '19 12:23pm  
Not to offend anyone - but the calls I get seem to have a South Asian Continent accent.
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dcmatt Active Indicator LED Icon
~ 5 years ago   Feb 16, '19 12:42pm  
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SweetwaterBoss Active Indicator LED Icon 6
~ 5 years ago   Feb 16, '19 7:48pm  
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cruser Active Indicator LED Icon
~ 5 years ago   Feb 19, '19 2:31pm  
I know a friend that got scammed. Be careful
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lataanil Active Indicator LED Icon 8
~ 5 years ago   Feb 19, '19 2:41pm  
@SweetwaterBoss :
 
Possible because call centers are based there..
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chiu0nthls Active Indicator LED Icon 8
~ 5 years ago   Feb 19, '19 3:28pm  
tons of call centers are based there. lol
 
ive gotten lots of these calls. I love chatting with them once in awhile.
 
I once found out that they had a dog name chum and a child (not sure if boy or girl) that loves to bully their dog...
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snoopy Active Indicator LED Icon 3
~ 5 years ago   Feb 19, '19 3:38pm  
I insult their mother then they cuss me out. Lol
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SweetwaterBoss Active Indicator LED Icon 6
~ 5 years ago   Feb 19, '19 4:06pm  
Must be a lot scammers living in those areas - sorry bunch of people.
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Bubbapie Active Indicator LED Icon 9
~ 5 years ago   Feb 19, '19 4:52pm  
None so far, I wonder why?
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Sunnysunset Active Indicator LED Icon 3
~ 5 years ago   Feb 19, '19 6:18pm  
@zoomchum : There are many centers that are from India also, after a few words I talk to them in Hindi and talk friendly, try to find out which city they are from etc...give them a lecture on why they are trying to cheat people etc... usually they then hang up on me...
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zoomchum Active Indicator LED Icon 5
~ 5 years ago   Feb 19, '19 7:56pm  
@Sunnysunset : I just laugh at them and hang up instead of them hanging up on me.
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zoomchum Active Indicator LED Icon 5
~ 5 years ago   Feb 19, '19 7:57pm  
@Bubbapie : No one can scam u that easily 😀
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