My Wife is Going to Prison
By Robert
@lokisdad (4226)
United States
January 21, 2016 4:20pm CST
My wife is going to prison is what they told her today. When the IRS Agent called her to inform her that they will freeze all of her accounts and assets. She owes the IRS $912 which has accrued over the course of 5yrs according to the agent.
She will be arrested, serve time they are going to take the kids and put them in to the child service. She told them this is the first time I am hearing that I owe taxes. He said they sent her letters through the mail.
She said I have never gotten any letters from you guys. Where did you send them? The agent got angry and said yes you did if you didn't that isn't my problem we sent it to you in Fayetteville,NC. My wife said really what was the address? Stop trying to be smart! She said You claim to have notified me yet you can't tell me where only the city and state which I never have lived in.
Izzy was surprisingly very calm and nice. She said I need your name and Rep ID#? Don't try to get out of this nobody will help you only talking to me as I am the worker assigned to your case. Ok so give me the information and I will call you back so we can talk about my options.
She reported him to the IRS for impersonation. She was informed that its very common practice for the scammer to try to scare you. They target elderly people and Immigrants the most. The IRS confirmed that all the taxes are up to date and she owes nothing.
They told her that real agents give your their number during the call. They don't yell and they don't make threats. They certainly wouldn't be making such a huge deal to arrest and ruin someones life over $912.
She had been advised to officially report the person with any and all info she had and she has done just that. The fake agent was upset that he wasn't able to scare her and that she had questions. LOL How dare you have questions when someone is telling you that you are going to prison!
It took a couple of hours to get to the bottom of this and sort it all out but now its done and over with. I came home early from a job for that moron.
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34 responses
@Mike197602 (15505)
• United Kingdom
21 Jan 16
Must admit I thought something was off when the amount was mentioned.
Don't know about the US but in the UK that amount is only slightly more than it'd cost the government to keep someone in prison for a week
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@lokisdad (4226)
• United States
23 Jan 16
@topffer true but a judge won't really do it because it would just seem as they are being small minded. Doing that is the equivalent of a cop giving everyone who went one mile over the speed limit a ticket its a waste of the courts time and paperwork
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
22 Jan 16
This has happened before also and I told the scammer agent to mail me a letter. The agent told me, it's too late and if you don't pay now, you will be served - go to court, jailed, etc. I told them, mail me so I can pay you (as a bait). They said okay, can you please provide me your address. I said, exactly my point - you don't even know my address. Have a good day and never heard back from the caller.
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
23 Jan 16
@lokisdad Exactly. They're just liars. All they have is your name and telephone number. But some people do get lured into this kind of stuff though about being arrested if you don't pay. And it's usually shady like go get a Money gram and transfer the funds.
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@lokisdad (4226)
• United States
24 Jan 16
Whats also funny is because we never really think people will go so far but they do. Its just so tv shows like. lol she always says if you see it on tv it means someone already has thought of it imagined how it could be possible. People think nobody is that dumb to do it just like in tv then tada dumb scammer calling.
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@GopherDanny (814)
• Philippines
22 Jan 16
Well, I was mislead by the title, but I am glad your wife did not really go to prison. Scammers and impersonators are out there just to destroy lives and many have fallen victim to it. But with quick wit and common sense, like your wife had, they stand no chance. Presence of mind is what's needed in these situations. Kudos~! 
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@lokisdad (4226)
• United States
23 Jan 16
lol I thought it would be funny because that is what he would say every few sentences kind of makes you wonder who they are trying to convince of that themselves or you. People just need to be more vigilant and not be afraid to ask questions because they are afraid of what they are telling you. If you are going to go to jail make sure you know why you are going that they are not falsely accusing you. What proof do they have? Ask make sure that everything is explained in detail. Trust me if they are handling your case they should be able to answer your questions like what address do you have on file/system?
@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
21 Jan 16
Your wife handled it well. If it happens to me I don't know if I will be able to stay calm like that.
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@lokisdad (4226)
• United States
23 Jan 16
I think because the irs is who supposedly called she remained calm partly out of curiosity. One time she got a call about owing money on a house after a little bit of talking with whoever had called they both came to the conclusion that it wasn't the same individual although they had the same name and date of birth. The rest of the information wasn't a match.
@meltean59 (182)
• Temple, Texas
22 Jan 16
Way to go!
There are so many scams going on.
There are so many scams going on.1 person likes this
@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
22 Jan 16
I once got a call that my car was out of warranty (which considering it was 16 years old at the time, it certainly was) and how I can't drive like that, and how I needed to renew it and such. I kept them talking and asked where they were calling from, while calmly looking up their number online and finding out where they were. Then I asked them where they were calling from, and they stated a completely different area and I asked why it said their number was from California? Then I started requesting their information, manager, and all sorts of things and of course they hung up. People like that need to be squished.
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@lokisdad (4226)
• United States
24 Jan 16
like a bug! lol I agree sometimes the best thing to do is the same thing they are doing to you bomb them with questions and counter all of your responses with a little tell me what you got and i will verify if you have the right person.Tell me a little more about you lets verify your credentials i'm sure it rattles them because its unexpected from us.
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
24 Jan 16
@lokisdad If only we could squish them like bugs! They use fear as their tools, but when it's turned on them they cower. It means they are no longer in control. And that's when the fear tactic crumbles apart, because they are in the wrong.
I was called by the fraternal order of police a week ago and at the time we were going to the vet to put the dog down. I told the guy I was on an emotional journey right now and he didn't have a place in it. I didn't even wait for a response and hung up. Probably not a response he's used to.
@lokisdad (4226)
• United States
24 Jan 16
@boiboing yes they are and because things are so bad financially everywhere now you can't tell if they were lazy scum bags before the crap hit the fan or if its just some poor bass turd who has hit such hard times and desperate that they will do something like this because if you think about it you are robbing people without violence and not being seeing in person.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
22 Jan 16
There are so many scams today @lokisdad that it's hard to keep up.
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@missjessicadawn (3286)
• United States
23 Jan 16
I've heard of these scammers making these phone calls. I haven't gotten one. It sounds like your wife handled it well. :-)
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@crossbones27 (49467)
• Mojave, California
21 Jan 16
Wow, that is a new one for me as far as scams go. Pretty scary and thanks for writing that so people will know.
@Letranknight2015 (51969)
• Philippines
22 Jan 16
what a creep, that surely will ruin your day. people are so desperate for some money that even the elderly isn't exempt from such terrible scams.
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@garymarsh6 (23405)
• United Kingdom
22 Jan 16
These scum are horrible and I hope that they get caught and slung in prison! Good job your wife was persistent with her questioning. I am sure that many elderly people are scammed by this sort of thing though.
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@BethieAnnie (818)
• Dayton, Ohio
22 Jan 16
This is a big scam going on right now. Even the IRS says that if an IRS agent calls you, then you should hang up and call the IRS back at 1.800.829.1040. I am glad you spotted this scam for what it was.
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