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Posted by: STONERS 7 months, 1 week ago

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Identity thieves use economic stimulus plan to steal personal information over the phone, Internet.

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STONERS7 months, 1 week ago

"Under one scheme, the IRS said, people are receiving phone calls telling them they can only receive a rebate if they provide bank account information for a direct deposit."
"The tax agency stressed that it does not collect information by telephone and that no legislation has been enacted that would allow it to provide advance payments to taxpayers or that specifies the details of those payments."

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  marshx7 months, 1 week ago
  
  There should be stiffer punishment for these people; there's nothing worse than stealing from someone who's already in dire situation, especially seniors citizens.
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not2needy7 months, 1 week ago

Thieves can always figure out a way to get something that doesn't belong to them. Then they get a slap on the wrist and turned loose!
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  bigG7 months, 1 week ago
  
  And then become a politician where the real bucks are at.
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    IcCaRus7 months, 1 week ago
    
    i swear to God, i think all elected officials have watched eddie murphys "the distinguished gentleman" and thought to themselves "no kiddin, thats the best racket on earth, and its LEGAL"
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Charlson7 months, 1 week ago

I'm always receiving bogus lottery awards from somewhere outside this country that want my personal information to expedite the winnings. Yeah, right. Or my bank has had a security breach and they must verify my account with my personal information. Yeah, right. Ah yes, and those scams that says you have won a FREE camera, HD TV, car, or dream home and in the fine print are the words, "awarded after completing sponsors offers." Give me a break!
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  protoham7 months, 1 week ago
  
  You would be surprised how many fall for these. I was talking to a VP at the Bank and she said it happens all the time. Older people are the ones who are more at risk. Help your parents understand this fraud.
  Thanks for the post!!
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rdy2rck7 months, 1 week ago

Stoners said it all.The vultures gather and in this technological age it's getting easier for them.
BUT, there's always a sizable of a percentage of people who always fall for these things and always will be.
Remember in history books the "snake oil salesman."
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ZiegfeldGirl7 months, 1 week ago

What amazes me is, people actually fall for this stuff!
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  Eagle_Eye7 months, 1 week ago
  
  No matter how many times the media runs news stories about the scams people still fall for it, got to wonder about the intelligence levels...
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  uncle-dave7 months, 1 week ago
  
  What amazes me is the number of people willing to perpetrate these scams. Most of the time they pick on seniors, my neighbor is a 72 widow and she always gets people calling to scam her. Fortunately she is smart enough to not give them the informaion that they request.
  A good and timely post STONERS.
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  GregD7 months, 1 week ago
  
  Yes, I don't know why, but it happens quite frequently. I constantly get asked about these types of emails and what they should do with them.
  I'm always saying to myself, "Really? You really have to ask me what to do with that email asking for your bank information??"
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onlyonesecret7 months, 1 week ago

The IRS warns of rebate scams. That's funny, The Federal Reserve and the IRS are the biggest and most successful scams in History.
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daxxx7 months, 1 week ago

the rebates are an election year scam
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  slyboy27 months, 1 week ago
  
  I don't know about you, but I guarantee some silly tax rebate is not going to persuade my vote in the least.
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BoxMonkey7 months, 1 week ago

Thanks for the post Stoners . I recently got a notice of overpayment by the IRS , but it was in the mail . It looks legit , but I'm going to bring it to my tax preparer and see what they say .
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macemare7 months, 1 week ago

YES, AND ALL THOSE DUPES JUST BOUGHT LAMD IN FLORIDA..
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  BoxMonkey7 months ago
  
  Please define "LAMD" , thank you .
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nostalgia7 months, 1 week ago

Last year a group of people were stealing mail out of home mail boxes in our area - both delivered mail and mail you were sending. They were also taking bags of trash
The police offered some helpful tips
If at all possible drop off payments with checks at the post office
If you are sending checks to pay for credit card bills, don't put your entire credit card acct number on the check - only the last 4 digits.
Don't put the checks that often come with your credit card bills in the trash - shred them. Apparently ID thieves are offering $10 or more per check - even the guys who collect trash have been found going through bags looking for these checks
Shred all credit card offers - don't put them in the trash
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