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Re: Scam alert!

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From: Chris Pollard
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 00:00
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In co.general TheCentralScrutinizer.111@pobox.com wrote:
: >If you get an envelope from a company called the Internal Revenue
: >Service," DO NOT OPEN IT! This group operates a scam around this time
: >every year.  Their letter claims that you owe them money, which they
: >will take and use to pay for the operation of essential functions of the
: >United States government. This is untrue! The money the IRS collects is
: >used to fund various other corporations which depend on subsidies to
: >stay in business.
You must have been sent the wrong form - the letter doesn't claim anything
-  if you fill it out "wrong" then you might give it to those
corporations.  I know of people who get all their money back and more.
Or was that the sweepstakes form - I'm confused now.
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From: Chris Pollard <cpollard@teal.csn.net>
Subject: Re: Scam alert!
Date: 1999/01/20
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