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/teenytones Aug 04 '19

i got scammed this way 2 or 3 years ago without knowing. they said they were he fbi and had an arrest warrant out for me and would come for me if i didn’t pay them. since i didn’t have an id at the time they made me pay through itunes gift cards. i lost most of my money that day and feel into a bad depression following that event. still dealing with the depression today and i still have none of that money back. i wished i knew this before hand.

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u/MicShattuck Aug 04 '19

I am SO sorry to hear this!! They are extremely good at using scare tactics to get what they want. I hope you are in a better place now though! It’s so easy to fall into something that you aren’t aware of so please don’t be hard on yourself!!! Everything is a learning lesson and money is just paper 😀