
Episode 22
Inside the IRS Phone Scam Bust
The Perfect Scam · AARP - Host Frank Abagnale and Will Johnson
September 28, 201823m 3s
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Show Notes
Every year thousands of Americans get fraudulent calls from con artists claiming to be from the IRS. Working from call centers around the world, these fraudsters pressure targets with threats of jail, liens and garnished wages to scam them out of money. We uncover how these call centers work and speak to a 19-year-old who helped the FTC shut down one of the largest.