I have been contacted by this number stating they are from the IRS and that I am under investigation for tax fraud, tax evasion and one other thing but I can't remember what the other one was. They stated that the IRS would be at my house by 4:30 and that I was going to be arrested. I had already spoke with the IRS and they told me it was a scam and if anyone did show up at my house to call the police because it would not be anyone from the IRS. Needless to say no one showed up. I thought that was the end of it but now they are calling me again. What do I need to do to make it stop? I have told them I know they are not from the IRS and to not call my number again but still getting calls what do I need to do?
This is a Pakistan or India based IRS scam. Do not fall for it. The IRS does not initiate any legal action via phone.
Read http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/press/press_tigta-2014-03.htm
As general background information, here are a few things you can do:
1) Report it to TIGTA under http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam.shtml especially if you have become a victim (lost money, gave personal information etc.). You can also file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission at ftc.gov/complaint (include “IRS Telephone Scam" in your complaint). This way you can also help the government establish specific fraud patterns.
2) Help kill their phone lines. The scammers use Voice over IP lines (e.g. magicJack (Ymax corporation)) to make it seem as if they are calling from the US. This is always against these companys' terms of service and can lead to immediate termination of their contract and blocking of their IP addresses for future attempts to register. Do a reverse look up of their telephone number (e.g. www.whitepages.com) to identify the Voice over IP provider and report it to the company and/or law enforcement (local police and/or state attorney general)
3) If you are really annoyed: call or write to your representative in Congress. As these scams happen all over the country maybe this will trigger a reaction and provide US law enforcement agencies with the political backing and the resources they need to work in India and Pakistan together with local authorities (it can happen, read: http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/ex-call-cen ... mmission-320427). A US task force has already been set up in Jamaica to nab scammers there (see http://www.ice.gov/doclib/news/library/reports/cornerstone/cornerstone7-1.pdf). You can use the following template for your letter (more powerful!) or email:
I just got a call from this number but since I didn't know the number, I didn't answer it. I'm glad I didn't reading everyone's comments. If it was someone who knew me or someone who as important they would either leave a message or text me.