the_dunk_tank
It's the dunk tank.
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So she gets a call from "Amazon", who forwards her to the "FTC", who forwards her to a "CIA agent". Everything else aside, how the fuck do you think some random Amazon customer service rep is 3 steps removed from the CIA?
television brain
you save a pretty penny on maintaining a robust police state if instead you just get enough people to believe in the robust police state
Devil's advocate: target has a forensics team that frequently collaborates with the FBI, so a developed relationship leading to an easy transfer like that isn't too crazy
FBI, sure, but CIA? Might as well have claimed to have been the comptroller for Walter Reed VA Medical Center demanding kidneys for the troops.
The premise was the identity thieves were involved in international drug trafficking, so in that sense CIA involvement is plausible if you don't look too hard
"Your help will save the noble lives of our troops, ma'am."
"Oh, really? My goodness!"
"According to our ~~information~~ intel you are New York Magazine's personal finance columnist."
"That's right!"
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Edit - I fixed a tragic mistake.
FYI to all Hexbears, most government agencies, especially federal ones, will not call you first. They send paper document via mail letting you know what the deal is before anyone even attempts to contact you via phone. So if you ever get a cold call from the IRS, FTC, or CIA, it's not actually them.