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Scammers Latest Tactic: Robo-Calls

Rachael McDonald

Scammers claiming to be with the Internal Revenue Service are targeting the Eugene area.

Phone recording: "The reason of this call is to inform you that IRS is filing a lawsuit against you."

This is the call being reported to Eugene Police. The computer-generated voice instructs people to call a phone number. Detective Steve Williams says scammers try multiple tactics to get people to send money.

Williams: "There's no reason the government is going to call you and tell you you're in trouble. They just don't do that If the IRS is going to file a lawsuit, you're going to have IRS agents dropping by your door. You're going to be served with legal papers."

Williams says trust your instincts. If it sounds like a scam it probably is one.

Other scams Eugene Police have heard about recently involve people saying they need money for bail, secret shoppers, and rental properties.
 

Rachael McDonald is KLCC’s host for All Things Considered on weekday afternoons. She also is the editor of the KLCC Extra, the daily digital newspaper. Rachael has a BA in English from the University of Oregon. She started out in public radio as a newsroom volunteer at KLCC in 2000.