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Why You Should Watch Out for Government Scam Calls

Spam calls made by people who are trying to impersonate a legitimate government agency are commonly referred to as "government scams". These scammers make the calls to try to get private information from the people they are calling. The most common government agency scammers try to pose as is the IRS. They will call people and tell them they are wanted by the police for tax fraud or unpaid taxes. These calls can be very convincing, as they will tell you your full legal name as well as your address or social security number. However, they are scam calls are should not be trusted. Other agencies these robocalls pose as are the Social Security Administration, Medicare, the FBI, or police departments. All of these calls are spam calls and the callers are committing a crime, so you should not wire money to them or confirm your bank account information. The best thing to do when you believe you are unsure if you are having a conversation with a scammer is to hang up and call the real agency. True government agencies can be trusted and they will confirm whether or not you are wanted for a crime or have not paid your taxes.

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llcacio
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This number is listed on the Experian website. When called, the ID displays "Real Estate Latino" and asks for my full social security number. I hung up.

Caller: I called this number on the Experian website
Anonymous
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Scammy

Caller: Who kno2w
Anonymous
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Block them!

Caller: Scammers again!
Kristina
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I called them regarding some false information in my credit report. The recording immediately wanted my SSN. I said it rapidly. Then it asked me to enter it by keyboard. The alarm bells went off and i hung up. I just got scammed by an organization my state recommended to protect some health information that the state themselves had supplied to a data mine. I'm not stupid. I'm extremely careful, but both of these numbers came from a document sent to me by the state i live in. Man, you can't trust anybody anymore.

Caller: i did
Spoofedallthetime
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8883973742 -s printed in as Experian customer services, but it is not.

Caller: unsure
Senior Citizen
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Returned a call to 888-397-3742 to my cell phone and got a recording announcing they were "Experian" (one of the three credit reporting companies). Immediately the recorded voice wanted my SS # "to better serve me" in resolving my issue! (I did NOT call them, they called me) After NOT providing my SS # the recording launched into what all they needed to help me resolve MY issue, providing copies of ALL my personal information and mailed to PO BOX 9701, Allen, TX 75013.
Another number "blocked". Froze my credit with all 3 companies years ago. Save our bacon numbers of times. YOU should do the same.

Caller: Caller said "Experian"
stimpyaw
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Caller didn't leave a message and checked online this number is known.

Caller: Unknown
Anonymous
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Just called, I answered and no one came on the phone. I yelled who is there and what do you want. Phone was disconnected. No name on caller ID.

Caller: unknown
Anonymous
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Didn’t answer. Scam

Anonymous
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I have already been scammed by the fake IRS and tech support. I'd rather not take my chances with these folks.

Caller: Scam
Anonymous
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Assholes called at 7:45 AM.

Caller: Did not answer
DN
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scam call from 888-397-3742

Caller: expirien
T
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Claims to be Experian. Left no message for my answering machine.

Caller: Experian ?
liz
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Scam - Stephanie from "card services" allegedly calling regarding credit line increase

Caller: Stepanie from Credit Card Services
NK
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Called. Didn't recognize number. No Caller ID. Didn't pick up. Did not leave a message.

Caller: Unknown
Anonymous
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Called, No name on service, went through blocker using legit number

joanie
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Mark from Card Services, connected with information on Experian.

Caller: Card Services
Nick Name
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Tired of this crap — who answers the phone anymore?

Caller: Who knows — didn’t answer and (robo)caller didn’t leave a message
Anonymous
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I'm on the Do Not Call Registry. In addition, they want to tell me all about how they are going to lower the credit card
rates on cards I don't have.

Caller: Credit card services
Anonymous
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No credit card company will call you and ask for your ss #

Caller: Spam

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Recent Complaint Activity for (888) 397-3742

An reported as spam
08/29/25 08:50 AM
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02/25/25 09:38 AM
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An reported as spam
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An reported as spam
11/09/22 09:49 AM
An suggested caller name as Who kno2w
11/09/22 06:13 AM
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06/22/22 08:40 AM
An suggested caller name as Scammers again!
06/22/22 06:49 AM

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