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Bengus81

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12. Still running that CON??

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Wed Feb 1, 2017, 03:45 PM

Feb 2017

Wow...I got a call from em..."them" at least 2-3 years ago and left on my answering machine. Gawd...it was so BADLY done I can't believe anyone falls for it but they do or it would have stopped.

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Just received another threatening call from 'IRS,' [View all] elleng Feb 2017 OP

Ignore them yeoman6987 Feb 2017 #1

That's what I do, of course. elleng Feb 2017 #5

Oh it's a major problem. yeoman6987 Feb 2017 #9

But I recall that some months ago elleng Feb 2017 #18

Can you be more specific? cynatnite Feb 2017 #2

Same as your husband. elleng Feb 2017 #6

I had a great time with them Stuckinthebush Feb 2017 #3

They will never be stopped, they are the borg- They will continue forever! snooper2 Feb 2017 #4

I got the same a few months ago. My brother a tax lawyer said ignore them Doreen Feb 2017 #7

These types of scammers call my landline bathroommonkey76 Feb 2017 #8

Tell them you need five minutes to get your tax records out of the file cabinet... brooklynite Feb 2017 #10

Then ask them what color panties they're wearing. Dave Starsky Feb 2017 #15

Call your nearest IRS office... RealityChik Feb 2017 #11

The IRS DOES NOT place phone calls to people.... Bengus81 Feb 2017 #13

This is the correct answer. Dave Starsky Feb 2017 #17

Actually they do... RealityChik Feb 2017 #22

Still running that CON?? Bengus81 Feb 2017 #12

My understanding is that scammers want to appear inept. Dave Starsky Feb 2017 #19

I like to mess with them ElkeH Feb 2017 #14

lol! nt ecstatic Feb 2017 #16

I tell them it costs $2.99 per minute to talk to me kudzu22 Feb 2017 #20

They don't TALK to me, elleng Feb 2017 #21