preventing fraudulent scams is a priority for us I'm Pinellas County Sheriff Bob all teary I'd like to tell you about a scam the IRS scam stems from a caller posing as an IRS agent informing the victim they owe back taxes to avoid being arrested they need to purchase prepaid credit cards and varying amounts and recite the card numbers over the phone yeah they got you if it sounds too good to be true it probably is visit our website for a prevention workshop near you fraud is a preventable crime if you know what to look for