Statewide Iowa — Some Iowans have been victims of a phone scam where the caller claims to be from the Internal Revenue Service. I-R-S spokesman, Chris Miller, says Iowa ranked 34th for number of scam victims.
Miller says the Iowans are a small part of the overall picture.
He says the scam is fairly simple.
Miller says this type of phone call should immediately raise a red flag.
He says this advice for dealing with the scam calls.
Scammers often alter caller I-D numbers to make it look like the I-R-S or another agency is calling. They may use the victim’s name, address and other personal information to make the call sound official.
