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Well deary, I wouldn't want to get in any trouble (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 11 months ago by Early_To_Risa to c/[email protected]

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[–] starman2112 80 points 11 months ago (13 children)

I know it clearly works, and old people do definitely fall for it, but I'll never understand how. What part of the script makes it sound reasonable that the IRS would want amazon gift cards instead of, you know, a cash transfer or something?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 11 months ago

Many real scams are not this obvious, plus a lot of old people are senile to some degree, which these scammers are exploiting. My grandma was contacted by "her bank" about verifying her identity, and after a few minutes of establishing a backstory they asked her for her debit card info including CVV. It all sounded very legit, and they even "transferred her to another department" with hold music and everything. Luckily, she didn't fall for it.

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