IRS impersonation scam
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irs-impersonation-scam-279-6699692
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IRS impersonation scam
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An IRS impersonation scam is a class of telecommunications fraud and scam which targets American taxpayers by masquerading as Internal Revenue Service (IRS) collection officers. The scammers operate by placing disturbing official-sounding calls to unsuspecting citizens, threatening them with arrest and frozen assets if thousands of dollars are not paid immediately, usually via gift cards or money orders. According to the IRS, over 1,029,601 Americans have received threatening calls, and $29,100,
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRS_impersonation_scam
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2024-03-08T02:14:09Z
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