Fri Jul 10, 2020, 03:43 PM

yardwork (52,227 posts)

The IRS just called me from Ontario to say I'm risking jail and suspension of my social security.

The voice mail was polite, though. He wrapped up with "thank you and have blessed day."

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The IRS just called me from Ontario to say I'm risking jail and suspension of my social security. (Original post)	yardwork	Jul 2020	OP
Glad to hear the Canadian US IRS is so polite.	lagomorph777	Jul 2020	#1
It's remarkable interagency collaboration!	yardwork	Jul 2020	#4
I once worked for US Customs, was working on a cooperative project with Canadian Customs...	lagomorph777	Jul 2020	#9
Did they threaten to suspend your social security?	yardwork	Jul 2020	#14
No but I on the other hand may have said a few things I regret...	lagomorph777	Jul 2020	#17
I'll bet they didn't wish you "blessed day."	yardwork	Jul 2020	#20
Actually the guys I worked with were fantastic. I enjoyed the whole thing.	lagomorph777	Jul 2020	#21
Yes as a Canadian, I also get calls	Bev54	Jul 2020	#36
I certainly hope	Lefta Dissenter	Jul 2020	#2
I didn't press one. The VM somehow knew this and kept saying "sorry, you didn't press one."	yardwork	Jul 2020	#3
press one what?	lagomorph777	Jul 2020	#10
I don't know! I'll call them back and find out.	yardwork	Jul 2020	#11
Isn't it nice when the IRS blesses you at the end of a call?	dem4decades	Jul 2020	#5
Especially all the way from Canada!	yardwork	Jul 2020	#6
Well, there IS an Ontario in California...	RockRaven	Jul 2020	#7
This was Stony Brook, Ontario, Canada.	yardwork	Jul 2020	#8
Kind Of A Clue, Huh?	ProfessorGAC	Jul 2020	#16
I guess people forget that modern phone systems catch and display locations. nt	Blue_true	Jul 2020	#12
I once went on a dive trip with someone from the IRS	Vogon_Glory	Jul 2020	#13
Did he call?	yardwork	Jul 2020	#15
When the IRS calls about threatening to suspend my 'Social'...	Brother Buzz	Jul 2020	#18
Which account?! Lol!	yardwork	Jul 2020	#23
...so do I! It gives me a good laugh	In It to Win It	Jul 2020	#24
I say:	Binkie The Clown	Jul 2020	#25
I've gone down that road, too, only I use Rajesh	Brother Buzz	Jul 2020	#32
Check this out:	Kingofalldems	Jul 2020	#19
I just kicked it!	yardwork	Jul 2020	#22
Did you disclose your shady deals and offer a check?	Clearly fogged in	Jul 2020	#26
Next time, next time...	yardwork	Jul 2020	#41
Indian accent? Many of my scam IRS calls have that accent	Cicada	Jul 2020	#27
I chew them out. I ask them if their mothers know what they are doing & tell them to be ashamed	Hekate	Jul 2020	#30
I waste their time. I tell them to wait then put the phone down.	Cicada	Jul 2020	#33
Here's what's disturbing about your story	PJMcK	Jul 2020	#28
Yes, that is it, your words,.... "some people fall for the scam. It's sad and pathetic."	Stuart G	Jul 2020	#35
"Have blessed day."	yardwork	Jul 2020	#37
And all they want	Chainfire	Jul 2020	#29
It's a scam probably.	triron	Jul 2020	#31
Ya think?	yardwork	Jul 2020	#38
The IRS never calls you. They send a letter so when you clutch your chest in panic as you	Vinca	Jul 2020	#34
Lol!	yardwork	Jul 2020	#39
I got five separate calls from the Social Security administration this week.	Roland99	Jul 2020	#40

Response to yardwork (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 03:45 PM

lagomorph777 (19,716 posts)

1. Glad to hear the Canadian US IRS is so polite.

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Fri Jul 10, 2020, 03:48 PM

yardwork (52,227 posts)

4. It's remarkable interagency collaboration!

Who knew?

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Response to yardwork (Reply #4)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 03:50 PM

lagomorph777 (19,716 posts)

9. I once worked for US Customs, was working on a cooperative project with Canadian Customs...

And had some delays getting packages back and forth through Customs.

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Response to lagomorph777 (Reply #9)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 03:52 PM

yardwork (52,227 posts)

14. Did they threaten to suspend your social security?

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Response to yardwork (Reply #14)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 03:53 PM

lagomorph777 (19,716 posts)

17. No but I on the other hand may have said a few things I regret...

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Response to lagomorph777 (Reply #17)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 03:54 PM

yardwork (52,227 posts)

20. I'll bet they didn't wish you "blessed day."

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Response to yardwork (Reply #20)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 03:55 PM

lagomorph777 (19,716 posts)

21. Actually the guys I worked with were fantastic. I enjoyed the whole thing.

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Response to lagomorph777 (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 04:58 PM

Bev54 (2,407 posts)

36. Yes as a Canadian, I also get calls

from the IRS saying they are going to send a sheriff to arrest me if I don't pay up. We don't have IRS we have CRA. Whoever does these fraud calls does not seem to know the difference between our countries.

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Response to yardwork (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 03:45 PM

Lefta Dissenter (6,331 posts)

2. I certainly hope

You provided your full social security number, just to make sure they suspend the correct one, along with your mother’s maiden name and your bank account numbers!

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Response to Lefta Dissenter (Reply #2)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 03:47 PM

yardwork (52,227 posts)

3. I didn't press one. The VM somehow knew this and kept saying "sorry, you didn't press one."

"Please press one to be connected with an officer."

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Response to yardwork (Reply #3)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 03:51 PM

lagomorph777 (19,716 posts)

10. press one what?

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Response to lagomorph777 (Reply #10)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 03:52 PM

yardwork (52,227 posts)

11. I don't know! I'll call them back and find out.

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Response to yardwork (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 03:48 PM

dem4decades (7,166 posts)

5. Isn't it nice when the IRS blesses you at the end of a call?

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Response to dem4decades (Reply #5)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 03:48 PM

yardwork (52,227 posts)

6. Especially all the way from Canada!

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Response to yardwork (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 03:48 PM

RockRaven (7,804 posts)

7. Well, there IS an Ontario in California...

But it is not nearly as well known as the Canadian one, nor are the people as polite.

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Response to RockRaven (Reply #7)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 03:49 PM

yardwork (52,227 posts)

8. This was Stony Brook, Ontario, Canada.

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Response to yardwork (Reply #8)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 03:53 PM

ProfessorGAC (46,142 posts)

16. Kind Of A Clue, Huh?

Can't confirm, but I'm pretty sure the IRS is in D.C., or in big cities in, you know, THE UNITED STATES!
They're scamming, but they're barely trying!

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Response to yardwork (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 03:52 PM

Blue_true (29,049 posts)

12. I guess people forget that modern phone systems catch and display locations. nt

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Fri Jul 10, 2020, 03:52 PM

Vogon_Glory (7,827 posts)

13. I once went on a dive trip with someone from the IRS

I later got one of those calls. I ran into my diving buddy a bit later and had the sadistic pleasure of handing over the imposter’s phone number to someone from the REAL IRS.

Do I feel guilty?

Nah.

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Response to Vogon_Glory (Reply #13)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 03:53 PM

yardwork (52,227 posts)

15. Did he call?

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Response to yardwork (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 03:53 PM

Brother Buzz (28,774 posts)

18. When the IRS calls about threatening to suspend my 'Social'...

I always ask them which account... then after a long pause...I get transferred to a 'manager' and the fun begins. They really, really get pissed when I answer EVERY one of their question with a question. I really need to study up on Hindi profanity.

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Response to Brother Buzz (Reply #18)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 03:56 PM

yardwork (52,227 posts)

23. Which account?! Lol!

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Response to Brother Buzz (Reply #18)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 03:59 PM

In It to Win It (1,937 posts)

24. ...so do I! It gives me a good laugh

I really have fun on the student loan calls. They ask for a payment and I ask for an outstanding balance LOL

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Response to Brother Buzz (Reply #18)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 04:00 PM

Binkie The Clown (6,701 posts)

25. I say:

"Listen, let me talk to Sanjay. He knows my account already."

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Response to Binkie The Clown (Reply #25)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 04:43 PM

Brother Buzz (28,774 posts)

32. I've gone down that road, too, only I use Rajesh

Rule number one: Burn their time. That, and take every opportunity to go off on some bizarre tangent and talk over them (That really pisses them off). They are pretty entertaining, especially when you get them off script.

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Response to yardwork (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 03:54 PM

Kingofalldems (33,240 posts)

19. Check this out:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10181380511

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Response to Kingofalldems (Reply #19)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 03:56 PM

yardwork (52,227 posts)

22. I just kicked it!

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Response to yardwork (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 04:02 PM

Clearly fogged in (644 posts)

26. Did you disclose your shady deals and offer a check?

You must come clean about taking money from investors in your invisible mask company; what percentage of the $2.8 million should you pay them?

Or maybe it was the topless shirt company investors who turned you in? There was much less alleged fraud last year, not quite a million....

Then ask them to mail an invoice to you at:

Attn: OIC Finances (that's the name of your accounting firm)
* street address of local DA or sheriff

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Response to Clearly fogged in (Reply #26)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 05:26 PM

yardwork (52,227 posts)

41. Next time, next time...

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Response to yardwork (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 04:02 PM

Cicada (4,123 posts)

27. Indian accent? Many of my scam IRS calls have that accent

The IRS never calls without first mailing. And even then calls are extremely rare. The IRS has no business involving social security.

Today I got a call Where the Indian person said he was calling for a bank in Tampa to authorize a reduction of interest on my credit cards.

Normally I oppose the death penalty ....

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Response to Cicada (Reply #27)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 04:17 PM

Hekate (66,263 posts)

30. I chew them out. I ask them if their mothers know what they are doing & tell them to be ashamed

For all the good it does.

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Fri Jul 10, 2020, 04:44 PM

Cicada (4,123 posts)

33. I waste their time. I tell them to wait then put the phone down.

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Response to yardwork (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 04:07 PM

PJMcK (14,616 posts)

28. Here's what's disturbing about your story

Obviously, you were too smart for these scammers. But not everyone is! That's how their scams work: if one mark hangs up, they just move on because some people will fall for it. Otherwise the scammers wouldn't waste their time.

It's the same with internet scams in that some people fall for the scam. It's sad and pathetic.

Oh, and have a blessed day, eh?

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Response to PJMcK (Reply #28)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 04:57 PM

Stuart G (29,382 posts)

35. Yes, that is it, your words,.... "some people fall for the scam. It's sad and pathetic."

If it..... never worked, no calls...It works because some fall for it.....

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Response to PJMcK (Reply #28)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 05:15 PM

yardwork (52,227 posts)

37. "Have blessed day."

The speaker spoke standard U.S. English, but the script was written by somebody for whom English is not their first language.

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Response to yardwork (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 04:15 PM

Chainfire (4,730 posts)

29. And all they want

Is your SSN, you bank account numbers, the deed to the farm, your first born child and a fat check to make the problem go away. The good scammers will now have their phone numbers read as if from being an appropriate zone.

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Response to yardwork (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 04:19 PM

triron (18,651 posts)