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3 Simple Ways to Sidestep Phone ScamsFraudsters count on you not doing these things.

By斯蒂芬·瓦格纳•

This story appears in theDecember 2016issue of狗万官方.Subscribe »

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When someone claiming to be with the IRS left a voicemail saying I was being sued, I freaked. I called back the number to see what was going on, and the second the self-appointed IRS agent answered, he demanded my Social Security number. That's when I knew it was a scam, and I hung up. The IRS never asks for your Social Security number over the phone. (I also know the IRS never answers the phone that promptly!) If the agency has an issue with yourtax returns, it will send a formal letter first.

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