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What are Government Scam Calls?

Spam calls or robocalls that are claiming to be from a government agency in order to obtain money or private information are called "government scams". The most common government scam call is where the caller pretends to be a tax collector from the IRS, in which they ask you to send money to a bank account in order to not be arrested. It is important to note that this is not the way the IRS gets money from people who owe taxes or from people who have committed tax fraud, so do not believe these callers. Other agencies that robocalls pose as are the FBI, police departments, the Social Security Administration, and others. When people make these calls and pose as government agencies, they are breaking the law and have poor intentions. The best way to ensure you are not getting scammed is to call the government agency the caller is claiming to be apart of directly, and ask them if you truly are wanted for tax fraud, a crime, etc. The real employee from the organization will be able to confirm if you are speaking to a scammer or not. If you are, you should hang up and block the caller from contacting you again.

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All Comments (96)

Anonymous
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Robocall--Said the mailing address on my account was wrong...same one I have had for 15 years with no problems! SCAM??????

Caller: DirecTV
FCC Complaint
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Direct tv services

Caller: Direct TV
FCC Complaint
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Direct TV Service

Caller: Joni
Anonymous
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constant annoying calls throughout the night.

Caller: Telemarketing
FCC Complaint
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Added service for a product we do not have or will have in the near future.

Caller: Direct TV
Anonymous
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new number

Caller: Direct Tv
FEDUP IN TEXAS
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If this # is truly DirecTV, then why did my call that I just received come up on Caller ID as, M22017025600001, then the 1-800-531-5000? Strange....strange....strange.
I did NOT answer it, I picked up the receiver and immediately hung it up, so it would stop ringing.
Don't have DirecTV service! They cannot get Fox Channels so why even bother with that service?
GREAT another company to HARRASS! I'm beginning to believe that the "DO NOT CALL REGISTRY" list are given TO these companies to harrass us ALL!

Caller: M22017025600001
Stop the Idiocy, Please
Stop the Idiocy, Please Apr 4, 2017
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The Do Not Call Registry functions within the confines of US law. People whose intent it is to scam don't follow laws, and are often from different countries. Does this make sense to you? If it does, kindly quit bitching about the goddamn Do Not Call Registry-- it doesn't protect you from illegal phone calls from foreign countries. Honestly, JFC.

FCC Complaint
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Direct TV

FCC Complaint
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reduce interest rate

Larry
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I blocked this number but still received calls, Why is that and can't you do something about it?

Caller: Directv
FCC Complaint
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Lower interest rates on Visa card. I have complained about these same calls before. Why can't anything be done? These calls use minutes I have to pay for. If I don't answer the call, a message goes to my voice mail and then I have to pay for that. This isn't right and I hope something can be done. I wonder what good the NO CALL list is if solicitors are allowed to keep calling and costing me minutes/money.

Anonymous
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recorded message.

Caller: Directv
pete
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Only left half of a recorded message. This is one of several numbers they use to harass.

FCC Complaint
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direct tv

Caller: unavaliable
FCC Complaint
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Direct TV

Caller: Direct TV
Phatbear
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Telemarketing

FCC Complaint
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Directv

Caller: Directv
lois.  Gesnaker
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I. Just. Got. This. Cell. Number. And. The. Lady. Had. It. Before. Me. Had. Direct. Tv. Know. They. R. Calling. Me. And. Hasrasing. Me. All. The. Time.

Caller: direct. tv
Anonymous
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they. r. hassleing. me.

Caller: Direct. Tv
Anonymous
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Automated msg advertising a new TV show

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