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Well deary, I wouldn't want to get in any trouble
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this post was submitted on 05 Sep 2023
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I know it clearly works, and old people do definitely fall for it, but I'll never understand how. What part of the script makes it sound reasonable that the IRS would want amazon gift cards instead of, you know, a cash transfer or something?
along with other replies generally you become more gullible/less able to think of alternative explanations as you age, so even some "obvious" scams look legit