Attorney General alerts consumers to IRS scam calls

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The Fairmont News - Staff Reports - CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, in accordance with National Consumer Protection Week 2017, alerted consumers to a phone scam that targets consumers during tax season each year. The scam typically starts with a phone call indicating the Internal Revenue Service will arrest the consumer if they don’t follow instructions. Similar calls claim to represent the U.S. Treasury Department or legal affairs among other groups. The consumer typically learns the matter is urgent in that he or she owes immediate payment. Threats of imminent arrest often follow whenever the consumer refuses to cooperate or questions the caller’s legitimacy. Read more @ https://www.theet.com/fairmontnews/news ... b1dbf.html