[ale] LT: IRS scams peaking now

[Charles Shapiro]

Jolly Roger Telephone Company.  ( http://www.jollyrogertelco.com/ ).
Could be pretty fun for the price.

-- CHS

On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 12:47 PM, Brian Stanaland <brian at stanaland.org>
wrote:

> I got this call yesterday morning. It was a robocall so I couldn't even
> mess with them.
>
> --Brian
>
> On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 8:25 AM, Lightner, Jeffrey <
> JLightner at dsservices.com> wrote:
>
>> Just explain to the caller you're going to forward them an email from a
>> Nigerian Prince who has a lot of money for you and should be happy to send
>> it to them on your behalf.  :-)
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Bob
>> Toxen
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 10:07 PM
>> To: ale at ale.org
>> Subject: [ale] LT: IRS scams peaking now
>>
>> Off topic:
>>
>> IRS scams peaking now.  Expect phone calls and spam claiming to be from
>> the IRS claiming either threat of arrest or "a suit is being filed", etc.
>>
>> If you respond, the criminal will demand money from you via credit card,
>> ACH transfer by asking for your bank account number, etc.
>>
>> Do NOT respond!
>>
>> The IRS virtually NEVER contacts you by other paper mail and certainly
>> not by email.  That paper mail will include your social security number and
>> very specific details about the issue, usually your tax return, indicating
>> the year type of return (1040, 1040-EZ, etc) and a particular item they are
>> disputing.
>>
>> With most outfits I'd suggest contacting them directly.  Unfortunately,
>> the IRS is so incompetent that they rarely answer their phone and you
>> cannot even meet in person with the local office (Doraville) without an
>> appointment.
>>
>>
>> If there really is a risk of the IRS taking your money or won't listen to
>> reason (common), contact your U.S. Congressperson or U.S. Senator by
>> phone,  Besides usually solving the problem, as soon as he or she starts
>> investigating, the IRS is prohibited from taking action during the
>> investigation.
>>
>> Bob Toxen
>> bob at verysecurelinux.com               [Please use for email to me]
>> http://www.verysecurelinux.com        [Network&Linux security consulting]
>> http://www.realworldlinuxsecurity.com [My book:"Real World Linux
>> Security 2/e"]
>>
>> "One disk to rule them all, One disk to find them. One disk to bring them
>> all and in the darkness grind them. In the Land of Redmond where the
>> shadows lie...and the Eye is everwatching"
>> -- The Silicon Valley Tarot Henrique Holschuh with ... Bob
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