Know that no agency is ever paid in gift cards
One sentence ready for any caller who says an agency needs paying.
No government agency takes gift cards, and none asks you to read a code down the telephone.
Not the IRS, not Social Security, not Medicare. They write letters; a telephone deadline is somebody else.
Key points
- No agency asks for gift cards, or for a code by telephone
- Hang up, then call the number on your own letter
What to remember
- Put the phone down first. Everything is easier after.
- Gift cards are never how a government agency is paid.
Try this
Say it out loud once: “I will put the phone down and call back on the number I have.”
Practice: Know that no agency is ever paid in gift cards. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.