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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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FCC Complaint
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Direct TV

Anonymous
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I have this number on my reject. call why are they still calling my phone.. please block this number

pickles
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Welcome to direct tv message - automated

Caller: Direct TV
Anonymous
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This number called my cell phone and there was no one on other end

FCC Complaint
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DirecTV

rashidmayes
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automated call

Caller: direct tv
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Kaleb Freeman

Caller: Directv
Chris
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I called the number and they gave ne another number to call 1877 204 0596

Caller: they said direct tv
Anonymous
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Call from DirectTV as the message says. 800-531-5000. About trial Stars super pack.

milly
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They called my NEW husbands phone asking for me by my previous Married name. they had my address where I've only lived for the last 10 years.

The first thing they asked for was my social security number and birthdate. When I refused to supply my social they asked for "atleast the last 4 digits".

They said I owed money for service from 1989-1990. Here's what's wrong with this:
1. I've never been late on my bill in the 8 yrs I've had DirectTV.
2. I didn't live at my address in 1989 or 1990. Not even in the same state!
3. I didn't go by my previous Married name they asked for until the late 90's. In 1989-1990, I was still going by my maiden name and hadn't even met my first husband!
4.Did DirecTV even exist in 1989??
5.If they called me why would they ask ME to verify my identity and why didn't they have MY phone number on record? I've only been married 1 month so why would they call my new husband's phone for me and how did they even have it on record?
6. When I called DirecTV about this, they had no clue who would've called me or why. They didn't even have me in their system by my previous married name like the people who called!

BryanKacz
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Caller: DirecTV

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