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A friend lost a significant amount of money to what could have been this scam. The MO fits (posing as the IRS, threatening with arrest/deportation, collecting p
by mintplant 8y ago
A friend lost a significant amount of money to what could have been this scam. The MO fits (posing as the IRS, threatening with arrest/deportation, collecting payments via gift cards).
The article mentions restitution. Does anyone know how he could find out if he's eligible?
- jasongill 8y agoThis response is going to sound like a joke but it isn't: be sure to tell him that they won't call him to discuss restitution. It's extremely common for scammers to sell the list of their successful "buyers". Marks on the IRS scam lists will now be called by people saying "we are from the IRS scam restitution department, just need your bank details so we can return your money..."
- supertrope 8y agoThis is so sad. It's kind of like how charities heavily target those who have given before. And spear-phishing.