I had a contractor visiting from overseas, somebody I knew pretty well from working remotely. Young guy sent here on a business trip, seemed smart. One day he gets an obvious scam call claiming to be IRS and wanting him to come pay for something in person. The kid came to ask my opinion WHILE ON THE CALL. I told him hang up now and say nothing to them, it is a scam, but he was so afraid it was real it took a long while to get him to hang up. Had someone not been there and been more persistent than the scammer, this guy would have been scammed for sure.Get at trusted family member or friend and tell them what happened. They might be able to talk you down right away and show this is a scam.
They can be very convincing. Wouldn’t work on me because I rarely answer the phone, only if it’s someone in my contacts that I know. And I have no problem hanging up on legit salespersons much less scammers.
Statistics: Posted by beyou — Sat Aug 24, 2024 6:59 pm — Replies 61 — Views 4631