Something else I learned -

I learned that phone scammers are SCARY!!! - ;((

I screen ALL of my calls -

So when I got a call from the "IRS" the other day -

It went straight to the answering machine -

And when I played it back -

It was all about how I owe the government $$$ -

And that the situation had to be rectified IMMEDIATELY - ;((

The guy gave me his name and badge number -

VERY official sounding -

VERY threatening -

VERY scary -

AND TOTALLY BOGUS!!! -

DO NOT BE FOOLED!!! -

The "IRS" will not just call people "out of the blue" -

They will send several notices in the mail first -

So don't answer the phone -

Let it go to the answering machine -

Or let it go to voice mail -

Or just hang up if you DO answer -

And then report it to the authorities - ;))

I made a note of the information on the "caller ID" -
Which was also probably bogus -

I made a note of the time of the call -

I made a note of what was said -

And then I called my phone service provider to report it - ;))

They took what information I had -

And gave me another number to call -

Similar to the "Do Not Call List" -

But for "Unlawful" and/or threatening calls - ;))

When I called the second number -

They took my information as well -

And gave me the number of the "REAL" IRS -
Also available on the "official" website -

And said that the Federal Trade Commission and FBI -

Are trying to shut the buggers DOWN!!! - ;))

The sooner the better -

If you ask me -

A call like that could give someone a heart attack!!! - ;((

Good thing that BOB knows something that the phone scammers don't -

BOB knows that her taxes are PAID -

And that the scammers are full of CRAP!! - ;))



Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -