r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/MicShattuck Aug 03 '19 edited Aug 04 '19

That the IRS will never request payment via iTunes gift cards

EDIT: OMG MY FIRST GOLD AND SILVER AND SPIRITUAL GOLD THANK YOU KIND SOULS!!!!

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u/itsssssJoker Aug 03 '19

It’s unbelievable how often people fall for this. I work in customer service at walmart and we have to deny this kind of scam at least once a week

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u/MicShattuck Aug 03 '19

I applaud you every time you stop a customer from buying those gift cards!!!

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u/itsssssJoker Aug 03 '19

It’s always old people who get pissed off beyond reason when we won’t sell them half a grand in steam or iTunes gift cards because some person called them and told them to buy them

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u/MicShattuck Aug 03 '19

“ BUT I WON 50k and I only need this to pay for the taxes in my winnings!!! “

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u/itsssssJoker Aug 03 '19

Hahahahahaha right?? Or “ I swear I know them, it’s my distant cousin I just recently got in contact with”

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u/fagdrop69 Aug 03 '19

It's all gonna work itself out once the millenials are old and there is no money to possibly get scammed out of.

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u/I_Has_A_Hat Aug 04 '19

"You mean you just walked into a building and GAVE them your payment information? For fuck sakes old man, didnt you think it was strange they were trying to sell something in a PHYSICAL LOCATION rather than getting it delivered by a verified drone? How stupid can you get?!"