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Hung in CA
This morning 7:54am I got the exact same call from this number. Why IRS calls me at Saturday?
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You were not called by the IRS.

The caller is some coward hiding behind a magicJack device plugged in at some God-forsaken corner of the world where there is Internet service.  He's no better than a common criminal using a magicJack device and your fear the same way a common thief uses a toy pistol hidden in the pocket of his overcoat to make a bulge that looks like a real gun.

You can verify that this is a magicJack number by searching for it at http://www.phonevalidator.com .

This scam has been extensively researched at
http://www.pindropsecurity.com/consumer-fraud ... irs-phone-scam/ and it was found that magicJack numbers are frequently used, and many of the scammers are operating out of India.  There is even an audio recording of a call returned to one of these numbers and a written transcript of the recording contained in links from the Pindrop Security blog.

MagicJacks are readily obtainable outside of the United States for about $100 US and can come with up to a year of free calling to the U.S. and Canada.  In India, see, for example,
http://magicjack.in .
So it doesn't take long to turn a profit, even if only 0.1% of the people they call are stupid enough to believe the scammers.

In addition to the regular reporting channels, e.g., the Department of the Treasury, the FTC, and/or your local state attorney general's office, you might also report the abuse to YMAX Corp.  This is a fully-owned subsidiary of the company that sells magicJacks.  YMAX Corp. is in charge of assigning telephone numbers to magicJack devices.  I have seen reports that they are pretty good at responding to complaints and may be able to permanently shut off a magicJack device, if necessary, so that it can never be used again.

The YMAX Corp. main web page is at:
http://www.ymaxcorp.com
and their site giving information on how to lodge a complaint is at:
http://www.ymaxcorp.com/contact.html

Note that the "contact" website gives a clickable link to a "live chat" where you can make your complaint.
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rK
Scam it appears. Guy with an Indian accent saying he's the IRS and my personal property has a lien against it. Some genus hacker should just immobilize these guys.
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TP
Call from "Officer Mike Robinson", (he had a heavy Indian or Asian accent) stated the IRS has you under investigation, will seize your property---before he went any further, I said "My accountant files my taxes, you must be a fraud" and hung up.
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EB
Caller with thick accent left message that he was with investigation division of the IRS, that IRS had issued an arrest warrant for me and that my physical property was under federal investigation.  Said that I should call 202-241-4025 to get full details of the case.  Since I am not in trouble with the IRS, and never have been, this caller sounds to me like another SCAM artist.

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