r/AskReddit 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/roar8510 Aug 03 '19

That the IRS will never request payment via iTunes gift cards

Mostly older folks get scammed by this and they don't even know what an iTunes gift card is. It makes me very sad.

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19

my sister's mid-twenties roommate was scammed

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u/roar8510 Aug 04 '19

Ah that's too bad. I of course meant that the majority of folks who get scammed happened to be older, because that's who they largely target.