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More Scams to Toss Out
Threatening Letter With Fine or Imprisonment
My dad (with dementia) got a letter from some entity that threatened him with a fine or imprisonment. He panicked and we had to talk him down.
Some scammer was using boilerplate legalese from some government form that threatens potential action and be fined or imprisoned.
AI gave me this: “IRS charges frequently include language about being "guilty of a felony" with potential fines and imprisonment, along with "costs of prosecution". Key phrases used often refer to "willfully attempts...to evade or defeat any tax" or "submitting false or fraudulent returns".”
Dad got some threatening scam letter with such language, and he took it personally as if it applied to him. Scammers prey on emotions to make you panic before reading the fine print or the part of the scam that flags it as a scam.
Don’t react right away but read through the entire letter to make sure there are no red flags, as it likely does not apply to you. It might say “IF” somewhere which makes it more of a likely scam..
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