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goobster · 2900 days ago · link · · parent · post: I trolled my IRS scammers for weeks. I learned something really dark.
I've been targeted by this IRS scam for the last two years or so. Two or three calls a week. Always from different numbers. They always leave a message, "This is the IRS calling about unpaid fees... blah blah blah..." When I first got the call, I called the number they told me to call, and as soon as I heard the crappy phone queue message, I realized this was NOT the IRS and hung up. Now I have an entry in my phonebook that is named "scammer", and every time they call I add the number to that contact in my phone book. And I have chosen "Block this caller" on that contact. So if they ever use the same number, the call gets blocked. It ain't elegant, but it works.