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Someone Tried To Scam A Woman Who Knows Her Law, Got A Lesson Of A Lifetime
We’ve all heard about people getting scammed. From old grandmas giving away their life savings to “help their grandchildren after an accident,” to otherwise intelligent and trusting people falling prey to people posing as police or the government, no one seems to be immune from the threat of losing valuable information. Experts suggest that it’s best not to engage in any suspicious calls, however, Seattle resident Hadeel Al-Massari did the opposite and it resulted in a hilarious exchange.
On April 3rd indie yarn dyer Hadeel shared her scammer story on Twitter, where it quickly went viral with over 30K shares and likes. The scammer, claiming to be from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) called Hadeel claiming that she had “defaulted” on her tax payments, and proceeded to request her credit card information. Fortunately she didn’t fall for the setup, and recorded the entire conversation while having a little fun with the douchey scamster.
After calling out some of the scammer’s mistakes, the mysterious person hung up and Hadeel posted the transcript online. People were quick to praise her and share their own experiences, some of them are just as shocking and hilarious. It seems that it’s getting increasingly difficult to trust strangers these days, but don’t let it turn you into a cynical grouch. Just be vigilant, use common sense and don’t give out your credit details to anyone you don’t know!
Scroll down to read the hilarious conversation below and tell us if you think she handled the situation well. Have you ever been the victim of a scam? Share your stories so we can all learn what to look out for!
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Meet Hadeel Al-Massari, an indie yarn dyer, who just received a call she was waiting for her whole life
Hadeel shared her story on Twitter where it quickly went viral with about 30K shares and likes
Hadeel clarified that while she’s not an attorney, she does have some knowledge on tax laws
She also refused to share the actual recording as it is illegal in the state of Washington
Al-Massari also took her time to clarify that it was not a telemarketer, but a scammer
People on Twitter were quick to praise her and share their own experiences
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StaceyAnne Jackson 7 years ago
Not an accountant yet, studying to be a forensic accountant, and my father works for IRS. I had a ball when these guys called me. I kept them on the phone for 20 minutes. That's 20 minutes they aren't scamming others.
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stellermatt 7 years ago
thanks to caller ID I usually get one of my kids to answer, neither are overly great at phone call conversations, that usually makes them regret calling.
Catalina Salvatierra 7 years ago
Hahaha I caught my boyfriend the other day saying to some telemarketer on the phone "sorry sir, I'm underage and my daddy isn't around to take your call" and I was like, DUDE that is smart. Their weren't scamming but still, they can be VERY rude sometimes.
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ADHORTATOR 7 years ago
I live in France and almost everyday I get phone calls from companies which propose a new kind of isolation for my house - and all paid by the government...to save the planet... classical telemarketing, calls are mostly coming from northern Africa. My 15 year old daughter has found her favourite game, she impersonates a cleaning woman from the Philippines , pretending that she is kept locked in the basement and she is looking for help - it's a cruel world, nobody ever tried to send the Police.
kalle1724 7 years ago
I got a call from "Microsoft" telling me that my PC was infected. After a little bit of going along with them..I asked them to tell me what kind of PC I had and he said that I have a windows PC. I asked him to follow the script, but tell me the OS, processor, sys type and the programs I use that were bypassed in allowing the virus... oddly he hung up. Makes my day to make a scammer hang up on me.
Tony Moon 7 years ago
My father worked for the IRS as a multi-lingual interpreter and I am certain that if he were alive today he would be howling at the audacity of this scammer. He had to deal with the effects of scammers on our immigrant communities all the time because they did not know the laws that protect them. I wish more people understood that the IRS will NEVER call you for money. NEVER.
K. LNU 7 years ago
Love it! I've had fun with those "IRS" people. My co-worker's favorite was when I got a call on my cell at work. I answered the unknown number and as soon as the man with the heavy middle eastern, Indian accent started in, I put him on speaker. He told me I had a delinquency on my taxes (2015) and I needed to pay it with a credit card ASAP. I told him I didn't have a credit card, but I had a Target card, and would that work? He denied me a few times but finally relented to saying that I could take my Target card and buy a pre-paid credit card for $XXXX amount that I owed the IRS. After about 5 minutes of this banter (with my co-workers trying hard not to laugh in the background); I finally told him to "hold on a moment." I came back and asked him that if he could stay on the line a couple more minutes, as it would be helpful. He asked why? I told him that we almost had this call traced. He hung up. *how rude! :D
djinnjeannie 7 years ago
A “middle eastern, Indian accent” ?? There isn’t even a singular Indian accent let alone one that sounds like the accents in the numerous countries and kingdoms that make up the Middle East.
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Courtney Graham 7 years ago
I work with elders and it breaks my heart when they call upset about this; thinking they're going to be put in jail. Have to talk them down and hope they didn't pay these people.
Samantha Beckett 7 years ago
The very best response to the IRS scammers to date. https://www.dailywire.com/news/18067/guy-fed-irs-scammers-creates-hilarious-program-chase-stephens
Corey Smith 7 years ago
Thank you. I remember this and was trying to find a link.
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Fernando Jones 7 years ago
I've had this happen to me a few times last year and every occasion, they used my former last name (I had gotten married the year before and changed my last name) and so I would constantly say "no... that's not my last name" Somehow they had enough information to get my address and the last 4 digits of my social and stated that there were lawsuits filed against me, etc. etc. I kept them on the line long enough to check the number out and noticed they were a bogus scam business and just messed with them the entire time. Finally, I just said "you know, this is illegal right... what you're doing? You're not legit?" and the woman went off on me calling me ab*tch and an assh*le and I was going to burn in hell and I loved every second of it. I'm glad there are people out there who mess with these people like I do.
Mingi Football 7 years ago
When my dad got phone calls he'd ask if sex was involved. They hung up on him every time!
StaceyAnne Jackson 7 years ago
Not an accountant yet, studying to be a forensic accountant, and my father works for IRS. I had a ball when these guys called me. I kept them on the phone for 20 minutes. That's 20 minutes they aren't scamming others.
Load More Replies... stellermatt 7 years ago
thanks to caller ID I usually get one of my kids to answer, neither are overly great at phone call conversations, that usually makes them regret calling.
Catalina Salvatierra 7 years ago
Hahaha I caught my boyfriend the other day saying to some telemarketer on the phone "sorry sir, I'm underage and my daddy isn't around to take your call" and I was like, DUDE that is smart. Their weren't scamming but still, they can be VERY rude sometimes.
Load More Replies... ADHORTATOR 7 years ago
I live in France and almost everyday I get phone calls from companies which propose a new kind of isolation for my house - and all paid by the government...to save the planet... classical telemarketing, calls are mostly coming from northern Africa. My 15 year old daughter has found her favourite game, she impersonates a cleaning woman from the Philippines , pretending that she is kept locked in the basement and she is looking for help - it's a cruel world, nobody ever tried to send the Police.
kalle1724 7 years ago
I got a call from "Microsoft" telling me that my PC was infected. After a little bit of going along with them..I asked them to tell me what kind of PC I had and he said that I have a windows PC. I asked him to follow the script, but tell me the OS, processor, sys type and the programs I use that were bypassed in allowing the virus... oddly he hung up. Makes my day to make a scammer hang up on me.
Tony Moon 7 years ago
My father worked for the IRS as a multi-lingual interpreter and I am certain that if he were alive today he would be howling at the audacity of this scammer. He had to deal with the effects of scammers on our immigrant communities all the time because they did not know the laws that protect them. I wish more people understood that the IRS will NEVER call you for money. NEVER.
K. LNU 7 years ago
Love it! I've had fun with those "IRS" people. My co-worker's favorite was when I got a call on my cell at work. I answered the unknown number and as soon as the man with the heavy middle eastern, Indian accent started in, I put him on speaker. He told me I had a delinquency on my taxes (2015) and I needed to pay it with a credit card ASAP. I told him I didn't have a credit card, but I had a Target card, and would that work? He denied me a few times but finally relented to saying that I could take my Target card and buy a pre-paid credit card for $XXXX amount that I owed the IRS. After about 5 minutes of this banter (with my co-workers trying hard not to laugh in the background); I finally told him to "hold on a moment." I came back and asked him that if he could stay on the line a couple more minutes, as it would be helpful. He asked why? I told him that we almost had this call traced. He hung up. *how rude! :D
djinnjeannie 7 years ago
A “middle eastern, Indian accent” ?? There isn’t even a singular Indian accent let alone one that sounds like the accents in the numerous countries and kingdoms that make up the Middle East.
Load More Replies... Courtney Graham 7 years ago
I work with elders and it breaks my heart when they call upset about this; thinking they're going to be put in jail. Have to talk them down and hope they didn't pay these people.
Samantha Beckett 7 years ago
The very best response to the IRS scammers to date. https://www.dailywire.com/news/18067/guy-fed-irs-scammers-creates-hilarious-program-chase-stephens
Corey Smith 7 years ago
Thank you. I remember this and was trying to find a link.
Load More Replies... Fernando Jones 7 years ago
I've had this happen to me a few times last year and every occasion, they used my former last name (I had gotten married the year before and changed my last name) and so I would constantly say "no... that's not my last name" Somehow they had enough information to get my address and the last 4 digits of my social and stated that there were lawsuits filed against me, etc. etc. I kept them on the line long enough to check the number out and noticed they were a bogus scam business and just messed with them the entire time. Finally, I just said "you know, this is illegal right... what you're doing? You're not legit?" and the woman went off on me calling me ab*tch and an assh*le and I was going to burn in hell and I loved every second of it. I'm glad there are people out there who mess with these people like I do.
Mingi Football 7 years ago
When my dad got phone calls he'd ask if sex was involved. They hung up on him every time!
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