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Naamah

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4. Lol!! I haven't received any similar emails but I received my share of phone calls

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Sun Jan 1, 2017, 01:47 PM

Jan 2017

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from some call center pretending that they are the IRS and that I allegedly owed them money. I entertained their scam for a while to see how far they would go lol. Eventually I told them that I knew they were impersonating the IRS simply because one: I don't owe the IRS any money, and secondly, they would contact me by mail first. Once I said that, they started cursing at me and hang up lol. It was fun.

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I LOVE eMail Scams [View all] eniwetok Jan 2017 OP

Don't forget to send your money on to that Nigerian prince. smirkymonkey Jan 2017 #1

Ya, I've got letters from him too! eniwetok Jan 2017 #2

You too? It's hard to believe that there are so many generous people out there willing to smirkymonkey Jan 2017 #3

Lol!! I haven't received any similar emails but I received my share of phone calls Naamah Jan 2017 #4

I don't get the emails, but I've gotten PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2017 #6

Exactly! Naamah Jan 2017 #8

Quite clearly ... it is the Russians. Mika Jan 2017 #5

Aint it great when you win a lottery that you never even entered. lpbk2713 Jan 2017 #7

i do have to wonder what happens to people who fall for it though 0rganism Jan 2017 #9

You might be interested in the 409 Eater website. Liberal In Texas Jan 2017 #10

I once got an email from the Director of the FBI. SwissTony Jan 2017 #11

One of the best phishing ones I recceived was supposedly from e-bay Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2017 #12