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Input: This morning, i got a phone call from the "IRS".  An automated one saying i needed to call them back.


I already knew it was a scam, but i called back anyway. When i did, It was a man, with a thick Indian accent and he asked my name. Which i gave him, not my real one. I told him it was John Cena. Saying that i owed in unpaid taxes, he never gave me an exact amount, just an outstanding sum. 


But, i know the IRS never calls you anyway (without sending something in the mail first), so i knew he was scamming me. But i played along anyway, just for the heck of it. He asked me to buy Itunes gift cards. I actually asked about them not sending something in the mail, they went quiet after that.


I also asked the exact amount i owed, he said this was just a collection agency hired by the IRS and that they didn't know the details. Even though they introduced themselves as the IRS itself, nnot some affiliate. 


But then, "If you wan't us to find that out, we need your Social Security Number or an active Credit Card." 


It went back and forth like that, i just kept asking "Why do you need my credit card to give me a number?", he never gave me an answer. Just kept repeating "We need your credit card to check your case file.", 


It got heated after a bit. "You don't need my credit card to give me a F***ing number." "We do. We can't check your case file without an active credit card."


So, he started listing off a bunch of charges and threats that "The Police will be their soon unless you give me a credit card."


"I can't understand a word you're saying, where are you from?" He told me Texas, i called him out on this, that the IRS is centered in DC, not Texas but he changed the story again. That they were just a collection agency sent by the IRS.


He kept going on, i kept just mocking his voice, i said things like "Can you get someone who can at least speak English?", plus i also impersonated him, i spoke in a faux Indian accent "Oh, I work at the Kwik-E-Mart!"


After a bit, I threatened to hang up, and he brought up my "outstanding debt" that needs to be paid urgently. I just told him "How the hell can i pay something, til i know how much the M*ther F*cker costs?", he, once again, asked for my credit card.


I figured i had my fun, so i told him my cell phone was going dead and to call my home phone. When he asked for the number though, i didn't give him my actual phone number. I actually gave him the number for my local police station.


Anyway, about an hour or so later, i called back.  They answered as the IRS, i replied "Hey, Madarchod (Mother F***er in Hindi), i'm calling about the scam."


So, he got mad at me "If you think it's a scam, then why are you calling? You should not waste your time, right?"


Then he told me it's not a scam and that the police will be dispatched if i hang up. But i did anyway.


Now, i feel kind of guilty about doing this. I mean, this guy runs a scam to get people out of money but i feel bad because i mocked his accent and everything. Am i the Asshole for doing this?

getting back at a phone scammer