10-30-2016, 04:43 AM
I got a threatening call from "The IRS" from Washington DC 202 area code. The message was totally bogus, but they had a pretty good skit that sounded real until the very end when they said, "May god save you!" I laughed out loud at that one. I read just a few weeks ago they busted a bunch of people in India for this scam http://abc27.com/2016/10/06/dozens-arres...cam-calls/
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According to police in Mumbai, the yearlong scam involved running fake call centers which sent voice mail messages telling U.S. nationals to call back because they owed back taxes.
Those who called back and believed the threats would fork out thousands of dollars to “settle” their case, Mumbai police officer Parag Marere said Thursday.
The scam brought in more than $150,000 a day, Marere said without giving a total sum. If the scam netted that amount daily, it would have made almost $55 million in one year.
Some victims were also told to buy gift vouchers from various companies, and hand over the voucher ID numbers which the impostors then used to make purchases, Marere said.