The coronavirus pandemic is not the only thing alerting seniors; seniors should also be on the lookout for alleged IRS agents threatening them with arrest.
Scammers have been trying to scare people out of their money using the fear of being arrested for tax evasion, according to a AARP press release.
“… The person calling you demands immediate payment and threatens to have you arrested,” AARP stated in its press release.
The AARP also mentioned that these scammers are increasingly using robocalls. Basically, robocalls are calls featuring a recording instead of a live voice. In other words, it’s like talking on the phone with someone’s answering machine greeting. If it doesn’t sound like a live person, it probably isn’t. It’s also probably illegal, AARP officials noted.
Robocalls can only be used without a resident’s express permission if used for the following reasons: informational messages reminding one of appointments, prescription refills, donation requests from various charities, calls asking for donations to a particular political candidate and calls pertaining to debt collection, according to the Federal Trade Commission. All other types of robocalls must ask for a person’s express permission and must inform them as to what they’re robocalling about.
“If someone is already breaking the law by robocalling you without permission, there’s a good chance it’s a scam. At the very…
