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St. Helena Parish officials warn of fraud scam involving caller claiming to be with IRS

Source: wafb.com - Jun 7, 2017

ST. HELENA PARISH, LA (WAFB) -

The St. Helena Parish Sheriff's Office is warning residents of a phone scam involving a caller claiming to be an investigator with the IRS.

Officials with the sheriff's office say on Monday, June 5, they responded to a call from a resident, saying they had paid a caller, who identified himself as being with the IRS. The caller claimed a payment of $10,500 would prevent the resident from being arrested for taxes owed. The caller reportedly demanded a total of $21,000.

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