Spike in fake IRS phone scam reported in Hawaii | KHON2

Pay up or go to jail. That’s the IRS scheme making its way around Hawaii.

Source: Spike in fake IRS phone scam reported in Hawaii | KHON2 (http://www.khon2.com/2015/11/30/spike-in-fake-irs-phone-scam-reported-in-hawaii/).

Accessed on 01 December 2015, 15:06 hrs, UTC.

Reporter:  Brent Ramadna.

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New and threatened IRS scams are popping up in Hawaii.  The phone calls and voice mails threaten people with prison time if they don’t pay alleged debts to the IRS.  According to Greg Dunn of the Hawaii Better Business Bureau, these calls are bogus.  Dunn says potential victims should not return these calls and instead should call police.

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