Your caller-ID might show a Washington D.C. area code, and you pick up the phone. Somebody with an Indian accent tells you that you are being prosecuted or sued. They give you the same bureaucratic drivel you might get from a real civil servant, and demand that you pay immediately by sending money via Western Union.
The whole thing is a fraud. They aren't the IRS, and if you send them money - you will probably not ever get it back. What's more, law enforcement won't do anything about it, because the calls originate from outside the nation.
Caregivers and families of seniors need to educate their loved ones about these scams before they victimize seniors in your family.
The whole thing is a fraud. They aren't the IRS, and if you send them money - you will probably not ever get it back. What's more, law enforcement won't do anything about it, because the calls originate from outside the nation.
Caregivers and families of seniors need to educate their loved ones about these scams before they victimize seniors in your family.
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