WOODBRIDGE -- A township man was duped out of $4,000 in an IRS fraud scam, according to police.

The man told police he received a call on Friday from an unknown woman who identified herself as an IRS worker, according to the police report.

She told the man that he owed thousands in back taxes and a warrant would be issued for his arrest if he did not pay, police said.

The man then received a call from 9-1-1 and was conferenced in with the woman, who told the man to go to several different convenience stores and buy $4,000 in iTunes gift cards, according to the report.

The man was contacted by the woman after he bought the cards and read the card pin numbers over the phone fearing arrest, police said.

A friend told him after the incident he should report the incident police and check his accounts, according to the report.

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