There's a lot of good information in there; thanks for pointing it out.

Well, next time you guys get a phone call from someone claiming to be from IRS and asking for money, here's what you should do: 1. If you think you might owe taxes, call the IRS. They can help you set up a payment arrangement. 2. If you get a call and you know it's a scam, refer the call to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. 3. File a complaint with the FTC through their website. 4. Expose the phone scam by reporting it to Callercenter.com. Submit a complaint and warn others. Remember that the IRS does not initiate contact with taxpayers to discuss tax issue and demand immediate payment.

I think the calls are hilariously pathetic. English obviously not their first language, so when they try to frighten the living daylights out of people, it just comes across as ridiculous. Sometimes, I'm tempted to answer, act like I believe them, pretend to freak out and just keep them hanging on for a good long while, wasting their time until I tell them to shove it. Eh, obviously not tempted enough since those calls go to the machine like all the rest whose number I don't recognize.

I have donotcall and the phone rings once and then stops. If it rings more than once I look at caller ID and if I don't recognize the number or name, it goes to voice mail. We were expecting a call from Apple almost two years ago and coincidentally got one of these scammers. Thankfully nothing happened but not because my husband was smart. As he talked with this guy with an accent and started doing stuff on the computer I googled the number. Guess what?.. Nigeria. I've only gotten one call since then and I let him have it.