A dangerously phony call – the full text of which appears
below – came through on our answering machine last Friday a.m.
:
Hi, this is officer Don Snyder from the IRS
Department. The reason for this call is
to inform you that the IRS has issued (pause) an arrest warrant against you and your
physical address (pause) is under
Federal investigation (pause) so call
me back to get the detail information about your case.
My call back number is (pause) xxx-xxx-xxxx. I repeat.
It’s xxx-xxx-xxxx.
It’s very important (mispronounced)
we hear from you today. Thank you.
I’ve heard of these telephone cons before but, until now,
have not received one. I’m sharing this
with you, my readers, so that you remember to be very cautious about this
stuff. Not included above is the return
phone number of this scumbag. I don’t
want anyone to be tempted to call him, even if it’s only to play games with his
time.
Things to listen for with these attempted swindles: Bad English. Mispronounced words. Verbal pauses where none should appear: Those and others are just a few indications
of a rip-off that’s probably originating from abroad.
The Internal Revenue Service has indicated more than once
that it never uses this procedure to contact any taxpayer with whom it has an
inquiry.
If you think that someone you know, a friend or relative who
might be trusting enough to respond to such a low-life practice, it may be a
good idea to let that person know of this sleazy scheme that’s currently doing
the rounds – it’s not the first and won’t be the last.
It is tax season, and despite Americans’ innate skepticism
of government, this clearly is not the way that the IRS Bureau goes about conducting
its business.
Thanks for checking in:
Look out for yourselves and your loved ones during this cold spell. Winter is the price we pay for a temperate
spring, a warm summer, and a gorgeous fall.
Spring will arrive sooner than we think.
Our good fortune will be for all of us to be around when it
does – take nothing for granted.
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