Story today in our local news (salem, ma.). Caller told a resident she owed $2k and that she would be arrested if she did not pay. As instructed, she purchased 4 $500 pre-paid cash cards, and furnished the numbers to the caller. When they called back, saying she owed $7k more, she went to the police. End of story. Sad tale...
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That is very sad. Just yesterday a client called me saying he'd gotten a phone call and an email telling him it was the IRS and they were suing him. -
Dealing with scammers
I've received a couple of those telephone calls.
Let's just say my tenure on the TTB boards would be brief if I gave any specific details as to my response to the callers.
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Client just got a message . . .
from one of these scams. "We have tried to contact you 35 times by letter . . . ." Then goes on to say " . . . we are trying to give you a chance . . . "
Telephone number to call back was 703-552-8238. I told them NOT to call them back.Comment
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