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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2015 22:53:12 GMT
They called me telling the house but didn't leave a name they are looking for on the message. It's the FINAL NOTICE and they are SUING me. Oh goodness no! This can't be happening. Yeah, that went on delete before my family gets home so as not to disturb anyone who is already upset. Poor Old Man Poodle. His beauty sleep was interrupted and his sensitive ears might have heard BS on the phone. Poor old man. He doesn't deserve this kind of treatment. I am shaking in my shoes. No wait, that's hunger. Sorry. Wrong signal from my stomach. In other news, my mom looked good today  |
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Post by newfcathy on Jul 16, 2015 1:57:19 GMT
We just got a similar call here from the IRS. Dh was clearing old messages after a horrible, rotten, no good day. He panicked & tried to call them back, but oops, their phone was disconnected.
Then he calmed down, and realized it was a scam. I bet his heart was racing, though.
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milocat
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Post by milocat on Jul 16, 2015 15:16:18 GMT
I had one of those too. It panicked me for a second. I've been called by CRA before (for our business) and this is nothing like the calls I've gotten. Plus CRA always sends you a letter first, which means you should call in yourself. If you don't call within a certain time then they will call you.
It worried me that people will fall for this. Yes when my 80 year old grandma got a call that her computer wasn't working she knew it was a scam since she doesn't have a computer, same with the credit card interest ones. But everyone (should) files their taxes and deals with CRA.
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oldcrow
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Post by oldcrow on Jul 16, 2015 18:45:59 GMT
What does CRA stand for? Are you talking about Revenue Canada? Did they change the name when I wasn't looking?
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quiltz
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Post by quiltz on Jul 16, 2015 18:49:29 GMT
What does CRA stand for? Are you talking about Revenue Canada? Did they change the name when I wasn't looking? Yes, the name was changed awhile ago to "Canada Revenue Agency' = CRA. I suppose that it makes for a better acronym. |
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Post by cakediva on Jul 16, 2015 18:49:46 GMT
What does CRA stand for? Are you talking about Revenue Canada? Did they change the name when I wasn't looking? Technically it is Canada Revenue Agency: Canada Revenue Agency |
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Post by oldcrow on Jul 16, 2015 18:55:05 GMT
What does CRA stand for? Are you talking about Revenue Canada? Did they change the name when I wasn't looking? Technically it is Canada Revenue Agency: Canada Revenue AgencyThank you. I don't think I have ever seen it referred to as CRA. |
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Post by basketdiva on Jul 16, 2015 19:36:19 GMT
Google the phone number and I bet you will find it's a scam.
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Dalai Mama
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Post by Dalai Mama on Jul 16, 2015 19:42:27 GMT
What does CRA stand for? Are you talking about Revenue Canada? Did they change the name when I wasn't looking? Years ago. And between Revenue Canada and CRA (Canada Revenue Agency) they were CCRA (Canadian Customs and Revenue Agency).
Edited - they changed from Revenue Canada to CCRA in 1999 and to CRA in 2003 - reminding me that I've been working in tax and audit for a while.
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Post by tiffanytwisted on Jul 17, 2015 17:02:14 GMT
We just got a similar call here from the IRS. Dh was clearing old messages after a horrible, rotten, no good day. He panicked & tried to call them back, but oops, their phone was disconnected. Then he calmed down, and realized it was a scam. I bet his heart was racing, though. We got the same one. They say "IRS" in the message, but when you look at the caller ID, it says " International Revenue blah blah blah". Didn't fool me, but I'll bet they've scammed more than a few people. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2015 22:46:50 GMT
I actually did a Canada411 backwards look up and it was from a cable company in Ontario...
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