IRS impostors burglarize house

August 12, 2009

People posing as IRS agents for nefarious reasons is not news. Such a tactic is a common identity theft phishing technique.

But a couple of criminals in North Carolina recently took the tax agent act to a new level.

Two
men allegedly claimed to be IRS agents, stole property from a home and
when questioned by neighbors, encouraged them to take what they wanted,
too.

The supposed agents told the neighbors it was OK to take the items because the IRS was seizing the property, according to the Statesville Record & Landmark.

The
paper reported that while the house had been vacant for a while, some
property had apparently been stored there. The IRS impostors took a
weed trimmer, jewelry, a chain saw and a utility trailer. The
neighbors, meanwhile, helped themselves to furniture as well as food
still in the refrigerator.

One
neighbor, however, wasn't buying it. He called the police. Once
officiers arrived, they made the neighbors return the property.

The fake IRS agents, however, had already left with their loot.

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