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Forums › Finance and wealth management › Fake IRD Call Scam
PetAT

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#233819 4-May-2018 12:16
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I think the old Scamers who used to call around as Windows repair center or something are now going around making calls from 048890348 and leaving a robotic message posing as the IRD to call them in matters of urgent time sensitive bs or face "persecution".

 

Just a heads up to anyone.

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  #2007768 4-May-2018 12:21
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Just had a cool down period before restarting.

 

2yrs old.

 

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11667002 



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  #2011665 9-May-2018 12:58
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:KrazyKid

 

 

Talking of scams, I got a voice mail messed call on my landline yesterday. It was a  recorded message saying I owed the IRD money and legal action was about to be undertaken.

 

 

 

The message gave me a Wellington local number to call them back on.  A quick google of the number showed it to be a VOIP number from an Australian provider.

 

 

 

Had to listen to it twice to the message make sure it was a fake. Pretty convincing at first pass as the wording and accent seemed good - but they provided no details (eg my name, or my company name) and were very general.
Thinking about it I suspect the voice was machine generated.

 

 

 

Anyway full marks for a convincing scam - with the Wellington (04)  local number and quality English message I can how a few people could fall for this scam.

 

 

 

I forwarded a copy of the recording of the message to the IRD - hopefully they can at least get the VOIP number disconnected.

 

 

Linux:

 

Hope I get one of these calls cause I am getting a refund of just under 5k so then I can say but you owe me x amount of $$$ and when am I getting it

 

 

 

John

 

 

Coil:

 

Got a call from the 'IRD' asking if I wanted to 'make money'

 

 

 

09 887 3087, abused the living hell out of the oxygen thief on the phone before hanging up.



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  #2012666 9-May-2018 13:16
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We haven't been given that superpower.




People often mistake me for an adult because of my age.

 

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  #2012698 9-May-2018 14:05
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Think if I have a scamming call from them I'll say "excuse me? I've been in jail lots of times and rattle off a list of bogus convictions."

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