A word to the wise from law enforcement: If someone calls your home claiming to be from the Internal Revenue Service, hang up. “The IRS never calls anybody. They send letters,” said Geauga County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Scott Hildenbrand regarding a recent phone scam they have received calls about from people in the county. “They call up and say they are the IRS and there is an issue with your account. They give you a bogus number as your account … saying you have to rectify what’s wrong in 24 hours or authorities are going to come after you,”...
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