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Old 06-04-2019, 07:43 PM
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The IRS scam calls requesting credit card or gift cards numbers by some person speaking English as a second, third or fourth language are hysterical. Fake IRS Scam Caller Accidentally Calls A Talk Show Host - YouTube

This "Can you hear me?" trick is vicious! Beware new "can you hear me" scam - CBS News

I used to pick up and hang up quickly to stop the damn ringing but have learned not to pick up if I do not recognize the phone number. Unfortunately sometimes I need to pick up an unknown number as I am expecting a delivery truck, a physician's office callback or such. The robot seem to know I am vulnerable as inevitably I get junk calls from appropriate area codes at such times. My picking up of course means the calls will keep coming. Fall for This Simple Phone Scam? (You'''ll Be a Target Forever) | Inc.com
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