Feds seize money from alleged IRS impersonator who scammed victims by phone

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It’s one of the fastest-growing telephone scams in the U.S. that has netted more than $20 million since 2013.

The victim gets a phone call from someone claiming to be an IRS … [visit site to read more]

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