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IRS Impersonation Telephone Scam

Written by:
David Mikkelson
May 6, 2015 Callers pretend to be IRS fraud division employees and tell victims they owe tax monies that mus ...
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+967 233 45 SIM Cloning Warning

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Nov. 20, 2014 Can your answering a call from the number 96723345 enable scammers in Peru or Pakistan to clone ...
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What is a 'One-Ring' Scam?

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Oct. 25, 2012 Warnings of a 'one-ring scam' in which telephone customers return hang-up calls from foreign pho ...
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Microsoft Impersonation Scam

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Jan. 27, 2011 Scammers pretending to Microsoft techs gain remote access of your computer and/or strip your ban ...
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BT Cut-Off Scam

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Sept. 16, 2009 Con artist pretending to be telephone company representative makes it appear he can shut off pho ...
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Bankcard PIN Theft by Text Message

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Feb. 19, 2007 Text message to 'hubby' on stolen phone nets purse snatcher a PIN.
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'Parcel Delivery Service' Telephone Scam

Written by:
David Mikkelson
April 7, 2006 Notification of attempted delivery cards from a phony 'Parcel Delivery Service' were used as par ...
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809 Area Code Call Warning

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
July 20, 2001 Scam alert warns that phone users lured into placing calls to the 809 area code are charged exor ...
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Does #-9-0 Allow Scammers to Make Long-Distance Calls on Your Phone?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Oct. 28, 1998 Snopes has been getting variations on this warning for over 20 years.
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