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Risk score / 100
Medium risk — IRS impersonator
Why we flagged this
Matched across multiple trusted sources and community reports.
Community reports (11)
Real stories from verified victims. Most recent first.
Anonymous · Las Vegas, NV · lost $2,800
Robocall said there was a warrant for my arrest. I panicked and bought $2,800 in Target gift cards as instructed.
How this scam type works
From our Government Impersonation guide.
- The threatening call. Automated or live — 'This is the IRS. There's a warrant for your arrest.'
- Spoofed caller ID. The number shows as the actual agency so you can't verify by looking it up.
- Demand for immediate payment. Gift cards, wire transfer, Bitcoin ATM — always something untraceable.
- Stay-on-the-line tactic. You're told not to hang up, not to tell anyone, not to leave the building.
Been scammed?
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Official channels where this matters.
- FBI IC3ic3.gov
- FTCreportfraud.ftc.gov
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