On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 19:44:38 -0400, Cheryl >
wrote:

>On 10/18/2015 5:44 PM, Je?us wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 18 Oct 2015 17:32:25 -0400, Dave Smith
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> A couple months ago I got a call from "the income tax department"
>>> telling me I had been audited and owed them money and had to pay it
>>> immediately.
>>
>> Heh. We get that one too. I've apparently been in trouble with the tax
>> department twice so far... the last time, a message was left on my
>> machine from a 'Scott Thompson' from the Australian Tax Office, who
>> couldn't have sounded less anglo-saxon if he tried.
>>
>I've been getting that call often lately. I can see why some might be
>gullible enough to fall for it, they do sound real. But I've already
>been hearing about these calls so I ignore them.

The IRS NEVER calls, they send snail mail.