Who called from 2022410730

Total Scam - Initial caller stated there was arrest warrant for me and my wife, once questioned directed to "Case Manager - Kathy Brown" who represented themselves as authority - IRS Officer. Shared case ID 00/100/3636 and said Homeland Security was listening on the phone and conversation was being recorded. Asked for reason for arrest warrant, they said a errors on taxes over the last 10 years and stating criminal arrest warrant pending legal case in US Federal Court which can result in 25-50K in penalties. They asked about foreign travel, stating that you must pay 10% in taxes on funds spent overseas.

They threatened deportation, notification of employer and immediate arrest if decided not to settle out of court. They positioned 2 options: settle out of court for 2,497 or get arrested, in jail for 3 months without bail. They attempted to strong arm the collection by threatening police arrest in 30 minutes or a lawyer who would arrive to review the IRS findings, receive payment and signature of confession resolving the issue. Payment was to be not cash or check but converted funds on a "government payment card", essentially a wire. They asked for mobile # to talk through to bank and walk through payment process. The IRS would initiate anything with paperwork via mail.

Please, report to https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/#crnt&panel1-1 as well to catch these crazy folks.

Exactly the same thing happened to me this morning. I got a call and they were talking about warrant and gave me this id 00-100-3636. They said they had sent me a notice in the mail, but I am sure I have not received any. What do we do to avoid such things, as it is disturbing though we know from their talk that it is a scam.

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:

http://800notes.com/forum/ta-a9526ebadc65cf9/ ... 558497927242748

Got call today....  My name is officer Mike Anderson and I'm calling you from crime investigation Department. The reason behind that ... today. There's an arrest was issued against your name and your physical address is under Federal investigation. So in order to get my information. Give me a call back on my direct division number which is 2022410730. I repeat 202241400730. Look for officer Mike Anderson prime(?) investigation Department. Thank you."

Report the calls to the real IRS here:

IRS:   http://www.irs.gov/

http://www.irs.gov/uac/Report-Phishing
[email protected]
http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/

http://www.irs.gov/uac/Tax-Scams-Consumer-Alerts
http://800notes.com/forum/ta-8c2f64bf2b91fa5/irs-warns-of-telephone-scam

•If you owe federal taxes, or think you might owe taxes, hang up and call the IRS at 800-829-1040. IRS workers can help you with your payment questions.
•If you don’t owe taxes, call and report the incident to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration at 800-366-4484.
•You can also file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission at FTC.gov. Add "IRS Telephone Scam" to the comments in your complaint.