tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36951752.post4028399196895381315..comments2019-07-22T06:01:09.844-04:00Comments on Dorf on Law: Phone Scams, the IRS as Bogeyman, and Republican OpportunismMichael C. Dorfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02021009233932690926noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36951752.post-36490316179059950602016-06-01T20:05:50.739-04:002016-06-01T20:05:50.739-04:00The fact that it&#39;s so implausible in the messa...The fact that it&#39;s so implausible in the message is actually a feature not a bug. Scammers want to induce only the most gullible and confused people to call them back, because the initial call leaving a message is extremely cheap, whereas the call back to convince them to pay is relatively expensive, because a real live human needs to be on the other end of the line, sometimes for multiple phone calls.<br /><br />It&#39;s much better for scammers to have a lower volume of callbacks, and even a lower number of eventual victims, if they can greatly reduce the number of people who call back, talk to them for an hour, and get suspicious at the last second and balk. These late balkers are also likely to be angry enough that they were almost fooled to complain to the real government, and to have enough evidence to allow agencies such as the FTC to actually track down the scammers.Matt Lashof-Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01764484694990286666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36951752.post-78248410415583121342016-05-31T11:52:25.066-04:002016-05-31T11:52:25.066-04:00After watching some of the recent Libertarian Part...After watching some of the recent Libertarian Party convention, many of its delegates also wish to destroy the system to achieve the goals of the LP.Shag from Brooklinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07312591102812315460noreply@blogger.com