The Trumbull Police Department issued an alert recently after local residents received automated calls claiming the resident could be arrested for tax evasion, officials said in a statement. When the resident called the number back, a person posing as an IRS agent stated that they owed taxes and was able to provide the callers' name and address to verify the claim.
According to police, a second schemer would proceed to come on the phone, posing as a supervisor, warning to keep quiet of the call, stating that talking about it would violate a bogus “Privacy Act.” The fraudsters then demanded payment in the form of gift cards to avoid arrest.
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