Also got a call about 2:00 central time today from IRS claiming to file a lawsuit and that I needed to call a number for more info, also pretty sure it was a scam when I called the number back it (was not in service)
ALSO IMPERSONATING THE US GOV'T / SEVERAL GOV'T OFFICES AND PERSONS....BEWARE !!!
- they are also impersonating DEA officials / IRS / FAKE LAW FIRMS etc.... with threats to arrest you unless you immediately send money via wire transfer / western union to some offshore country !!!!! obvious scam !!!
some are landlines...many are cell phones...some are spoofed and linked to offshore foreign call centers / countries !!!!
we've traced back most of these numbers to offshore foreign call centers mostly in INDIA / THAILAND / AFRICA / JAMAICA ETC....
here's a few other numbers posted from the same area code offering a wide variety of scams / fake emails and scams after posting something on craigslist ( old scam ) ...... collecting for non existant " payday loans "....free money / scam giveaways / calling on behalf of a humane society..... $1,000's in free gov't money......... etc etc.....stories change out all the time......and the usual nonsense!!!
** mysteriously call to claim they have several thousand of dollars to send you / give ....just provide your bank account and credit card right away etc etc.........scam scam
several of these are the usual long ongoing scams such as : you have won a free walmart / bestbuy gift card....or you have won a free ipad etc......all long ongoing scams............
some OTHER numbers scammers are using : a small list of hundreds of numbers they use ) !
SCAM! DO NOT GIVE THEM ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION! Got a call around 4:51 EST. It was an automated message telling me to call another number for more information about a lawsuit that was filed against me by the IRS. I am an attorney and knew right away it was a scam. If the IRS is going to sue you, they are not going to call you! You would be served with a formal summons and complaint. I went along with their scheme to get a much information as I could without giving any personal details so I could report them. They went on to verify my zip code (which was wrong) then I asked for her name and she hesitated and told me a name, which also happens to be my name (no coincidence there). She then told me a warrant was out for my arrest and that a lawsuit had been filed against me by the IRS because of some miscalculations in my tax returns and that I owed $987.00. Kept playing along and told her I wanted to take care of it right away. Still didn't give her any personal information at this point. Just my first name and a fake last name. She then told me she was transferring me to a Senior Tax Officer who also told me about my 'outstanding debt' and the lawsuit by IRS, warrant blah blah blah. I asked for his name and ID number and got "Christopher Brown" badge number 121169. Meanwhile the woman on the phone before that gave me a badge number of EV45092. After Mr. Brown asked me how I would like to pay I told him that I recorded the phone call and am reporting all of this to the FTC and the IRS (which I have).
DON'T FALL FOR THIS! I have reported this to every governmental agency applicable.
I got a call from my mother who was scared that she was going to jail. After reassuring her she wasn't that she hasn't had to pay taxes in 20 years. Told her this was a scam. They really play on the elderly.