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EPISODE · Sep 28, 2018 · 23 MIN

Inside the IRS Phone Scam Bust

from The Perfect Scam · host AARP - Host Frank Abagnale and Will Johnson

Every year thousands of Americans get fraudulent calls from con artists claiming to be from the IRS. Working from call centers around the world, these fraudsters pressure targets with threats of jail, liens and garnished wages to scam them out of money. We uncover how these call centers work and speak to a 19-year-old who helped the FTC shut down one of the largest.

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