Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Webb City Police: Don't fall for IRS scam

(From the Webb City Police Department)

The IRS does not accept pre-paid credit/debit cards as payment for past due taxes.
The local law enforcement agency will not accept xBox Live credits as payment to remove your warrants.
And neither will get your grandchild out of prison in a foreign country.

Most importantly none of the three agencies will call or email you as initial contact…they’ll typically mail you a letter.

Please share this info with your older friends & neighbors. All too often scammers have been getting people’s hard earned money from victims they call. This money is seldom recoverable after it has been converted into pre-paid credit cards or internet credits. If they have answered an unsolicited telephone call requesting funds for any reason have them call the agency directly at a number not provided by the phone caller.

It’s your money…you worked hard to get it…work hard to keep it safe. Please let us know if we can help.

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