Another example of "not only the elderly," although we had previously alerted our parents to this one: How I Fell Face First for an Epic IRS Scam | Narratively | Human stories, boldly told.
If greed doesn't reel you in, how about fear of being jailed by the IRS?
+1. Of course, I never answer calls from unknown numbers in the first place and I expect the IRS would have sent at least the final written notice by certified or registered mail.That seems to be a common thread in these scams: "Don't tell anyone because....." That, to me, is the part which most amazes me, that someone takes that "order" seriously in these scams. "I need to talk to my lawyer first" should always smoke out these scammers.
Pretty wild story. Glad she decided to disobey the scammer's orders and talk to Kate, her son's "other mother(?)" who was able to stop this runaway train. That seems to be a common thread in these scams: "Don't tell anyone because....." That, to me, is the part which most amazes me, that someone takes that "order" seriously in these scams. "I need to talk to my lawyer first" should always smoke out these scammers.