Here at the FTC, we think about scams
all day long. What are the scammers’ new angles? How can we keep ahead of them?
We hear from people about the scams they see, and we turn that into tips people
use to spot and avoid scams.
But scammers find FTC
staff, just as they find the rest of America. My colleagues and I have even
gotten calls on our work phones, offering reduced credit card interest rates,
or claiming to be tech support calling about problems with our computers. We
also get the calls at home. In fact, someone claiming to work for the IRS
called my house just last week:
This has all the signs of
an IRS imposter scam. In fact, the IRS won’t call out of the blue to ask for
payment, won’t demand a specific form of payment, and won’t leave a message
threatening to sue you if you don’t pay right away. Have you gotten a bogus IRS
call like this? If you did, report the call to the FTC and to TIGTA– include the phone number it came from, along with any
details you have.
This
article originally appeared on NCWP.GOV, by Jon
Morgan , Consumer Education Specialist, FTC
http://www.ncpw.gov/blog/its-irs-callingor-it?utm_source=govdelivery
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