I just got $7,000.00 from the government!
By JJ
@JolietJake (50190)
February 1, 2017 4:27pm CST
And all I did was answer the phone!
The guy with a horrible foreign accent said my name and number had been drawn to receive $7,000.00 from the government, and all I had to do was give $1,000.00 of it to him!
He said he was calling from some office in Washington DC, but I could hardly hear him from all the loud voices in the background. 
But he also said I would never have to pay the money back!
And I said "Sure, I'll take it! Why do they want to give it to me?"
And he said "You want a reason why?"
And I said "Yeah, why are they giving it to me, who is it from, how quick can I have it, why do you want $1,000.00 of it back?"
And then I told him he needed to tell everyone else in the room to shut up so I could hear him better.
And he hung up.
So I guess I am not getting my money after all. 
But he also said I would never have to pay the money back!
And I said "Sure, I'll take it! Why do they want to give it to me?"
And he said "You want a reason why?"
And I said "Yeah, why are they giving it to me, who is it from, how quick can I have it, why do you want $1,000.00 of it back?"
And then I told him he needed to tell everyone else in the room to shut up so I could hear him better.
And he hung up.
So I guess I am not getting my money after all. 37 people like this
34 responses
@JolietJake (50190)
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1 Feb 17
I always end up getting hung up on for some reason.
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@JolietJake (50190)
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2 Feb 17
I had a guy from the IRS (he claimed) hang up on me last year 
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@marguicha (226582)
• Chile
1 Feb 17
I once lost a wonderful prize in money because of answering their orders at a slow pace. It seems that they wanted me to think less and give out numbers and passwords quicker so that they could transfer the prize to me
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@marguicha (226582)
• Chile
2 Feb 17
@akalinus That is a good story (not while having dinner though)
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@akalinus (44301)
• United States
2 Feb 17
@marguicha I told a pest that the party they wanted had passed (truthfully, it happened) and the caller said they would try again next week. Do they even listen?
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@JolietJake (50190)
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1 Feb 17
I need to play dumb one of these times and see what happens
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
1 Feb 17
lol, I tell them they have my info, drop it in the mail. I take those checks to the bank, ask them to check to see if the check is remotely legit (as I doubt it), and if it is a scam, add it to all the ones they report and stuff. I always hope that one day, one will be real though, lol!
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
3 Feb 17
@JolietJake to try and get them to hang up first? hehee
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@JolietJake (50190)
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3 Feb 17
@Jessicalynnt It's a shame the number was disconnected the next day, I was calling back to see where my money was at.
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@JolietJake (50190)
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1 Feb 17
It's so much fun messing with those people. I even laughed a few times while I was doing it.
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@Morleyhunt (21742)
• Canada
1 Feb 17
I was to call Canada Revenue immediately or I would be jailed for owing taxes. Too bad the message was left on my voicemail. I was going to ask which jail....and could I have a cell to myself......
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@JohnRoberts (109845)
• Los Angeles, California
2 Feb 17
I am a multimillionaire thanks to my online Nigerian friends!
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@louievill (28849)
• Philippines
1 Feb 17
Wow! You just missed out on an opportunity to make quick money, I would have told him that I would send the 1k after he sends me the bargain price of just 500
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@JolietJake (50190)
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1 Feb 17
It was really loud in the background...I guess it could have been Washington and Trump throwing a tantrum
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
1 Feb 17
Oh, if life could just be that simple!
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@JolietJake (50190)
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1 Feb 17
I need to play it 'straight' one of these days instead of messing with them and find out the entire scam
@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
1 Feb 17
@JolietJake Just your regular, noisy, sweat-shop call center 
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@JolietJake (50190)
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1 Feb 17
I didn't hear a jukebox or a pool table, must've been pretty boring if it was
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@asfarasiknow (3340)
• Bournemouth, England
2 Feb 17
@JudyEv The operatve word being 'almost'...
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@JudyEv (353594)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Feb 17
@JolietJake Sometimes Vince gives them a hard time and I end up almost feeling sorry for them.
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@JolietJake (50190)
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2 Feb 17
And I was asking them real fast all strung together
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@Deepizzaguy (109825)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
2 Feb 17
It is a scam to get money from you. My sister has had callers with foreign accents claiming to be I R S agents saying she to pay up her tax bills. The rule is that the I R S has to send you a letter you owe money not a phone call.
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@JolietJake (50190)
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2 Feb 17
I got a call from Internal Revenue Services last year...got them mad too
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@Mike197602 (15511)
• United Kingdom
1 Feb 17
nobody except family and my work have my number.
I never get calls like that
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@Dnuobrats (179)
• United States
1 Feb 17
Troll la la lmao.. good on ya!!!! :D xx
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@JolietJake (50190)
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1 Feb 17
I guess they wanted to give it to me really bad because they called twice but I missed the first call.
But I guess not really really bad since they hung up. 
@celticeagle (174662)
• Boise, Idaho
2 Feb 17
I get pretty abrasive with those people too.
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@JolietJake (50190)
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2 Feb 17
The IRS scammer last year...I got him so mad after my second call to his number he wouldn't answer it anymore.
I did that to a KKK recruiter once too several years ago and then posted his number of facebook and told all my friends to start calling and harassing him.
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@celticeagle (174662)
• Boise, Idaho
2 Feb 17
@JolietJake .....Good for you! I think you think like I do. I think that they deserve what they get from folks like us.
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@jujunme (2501)
• United States
2 Feb 17
You should be very grateful this scam artist hung up.
You were never going to get $7000.00 in fact, all that would have happened is you being out $1000,00 and this guy $1000,00 richer.
So the next time someone calls telling you they are going to send you money for nothing, be the one who hangs up on them.This will save you a whole lot of grief and a whole lot of money as well
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@JolietJake (50190)
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2 Feb 17
Why hang up? I have more fun twisting their tails and THEM hanging up.
@velvet53 (22548)
• Palisade, Colorado
2 Feb 17
@JolietJake I wish people could report them fast enough to put a stop to that kind of crap.
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@JolietJake (50190)
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2 Feb 17
It wasn't the real government, in fact today the number is 'out of service'
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@JolietJake (50190)
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2 Feb 17
I don't either, I was only trying to find out what to do
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@JolietJake (50190)
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2 Feb 17
@MoonMaa The only voices here are the ones in my head
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@MoonMaa (582)
• United States
2 Feb 17
@JolietJake I thought it was from your end. Sorry about that.
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