ATO Threatening Arrest SCAM
I just received a call from (supposedly) Ron Watson of the Legal Division of the Australian Taxation Office, Sydney.
The caller ID came up as a Sydney number (02) 83104969.
I didn't recognise the number so let it go through to the answering machine (in monitor mode so I could hear the message being left).
I was surprised that they left a message, most scammers do not.
I was told I would be arrested on Tax Fraud charges unless I called him back.
The voice sounded a lot like Stephen Hawking.
So I just reported it to Scam Watch.
Stay safe, trust no one, especially cold callers.
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