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Susan Collins: “Someone alleging to be from the IRS calls and scares you into paying thousands of dollars or you will be thrown in jail.”

On the recordMarch 6, 2018
Someone alleging to be from the IRS calls and scares you into paying thousands of dollars or you will be thrown in jail.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

Editor's note · Context

Collins describes a common IRS scam that intimidates victims into paying money.

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