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discntnt_irny_srcsm

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4. I got a call from the IRS scammers a few years ago

Reply to eniwetok (Reply #3)

Mon Dec 26, 2016, 05:30 PM

Dec 2016

They claimed that I owed something like $5800 and would be arrested by local police. I listened for a bit and got more suspicious as time went on. After trying to negotiate with them they said they'd accept a lower amount but that I had to go to a location that sold "payment coupons".

This ended with me suggesting they contact my banker who was holding $4.4 million for me. I gave them the address in Nigeria.

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I always forward those to spoof@paypal.com. Arkansas Granny Dec 2016 #1

Wise move discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2016 #2

the phishing attempts are endless... eniwetok Dec 2016 #3

I got a call from the IRS scammers a few years ago discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2016 #4