Just another day with scammy phone calls, this time from the "IRS"

We get calls from jerks all the time hoping to rip us off. Since a lot of these calls likely originate from out of the country, I turn on the answering machine a lot or just put them on hold, or laugh like crazy if a real person is on the call and just hang up.

This time it was the "IRS" informing us they are filing a lawsuit against us and we need to call the number given. Two calls from these idiots today as well as the usual "this is the return call I requested" (no I didn't) baloney. Wow, haven't gotten the one from the "warehouse" or the one where I need to talk about my credit card. :-)

Checking Google, there's a whole lot of "IRS" scam calls as well as different numbers to call back.

I'm at least savvy enough to know when I'm being scammed and just as a normal way of doing things, don't answer any questions from anyone over the phone. I'll make the phone call to a service or my bank or utility if I want something.

These scams must be very lucrative since we get tons of these calls all the time.

Can that many people be that dumb not to know the difference and fall for this crap?