Purchasers of certain large trucks, buses or other heavy vehicles running on alternative fuel can claim a credit of up $32,000, and purchasers of certain large hybrid trucks and other heavy hybrid vehicles can claim a credit of up to $12,000 if they qualify for the Alternative Motor Vehicle Credit.

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Mess with the IRS?

You’ve got to be kidding.

But that’s what a scammer was doing when he called Ed Wuenstel of Hays.

When Mr. Wuenstel’s cell phone rang last week, the caller ID read: “Out of Area.” He said that lack of identification immediately made him suspicious.

“I never use my cell phone for any business transaction, and I am on every Do Not Call list.”

The man on the phone said he was calling from the Internal Revenue Service. Mr. Wuenstel asked the caller how he got his number. The man said it came up on a computer. He then asked Mr. Wuenstel for his Social Security number “to verify” who he was.

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