Got a voicemail last night guy by the name Agent Ross saying I was under investigation and to call between 9am to 4pm. I always search number and check, I know my taxes are fine.
called today at 7;00am! I being investigated for tax evasion yet you could hear dozens of voice in background all thick accents when I told them it was a scam and they are so clearly not from the IRS they hung up, 2 more calls after at which time I said I would be notifying the police and to stop fing calling me
These are criminal extortionists operating in overseas boiler rooms using VOIP to alter their identities and locations and out of the reach of US law enforcement.
If someone calls saying he's an IRS agent and demands that you send money immediately, hang up.
It's a phone scam.In fact, it tops the IRS "Dirty Dozen" list of tax scams this year, and it's been surging in recent months, the agency said Thursday.
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), which oversees the IRS, has received reports of 290,000 scam calls since October 2013 and said nearly 3,000 victims have been swindled out of $14 million so far.
By altering their caller ID number to make it look like they're calling from an IRS office, these scammers often threaten vulnerable people like the elderly and new immigrants with things like arrest, deportation or the loss of their driver's license if they don't pay immediately for money purportedly owed.
Often leaving messages that say it's "urgent" you call them back, the scammers use common names and sometimes say they are from the IRS Criminal Division. They may even claim to know the last four digits of your Social Security number and send follow-up emails that appear to be from the IRS, TIGTA said.
They often demand that payments be made by prepaid debit card.
Once they make their threats, the scammers have been known to call back and again disguise their caller ID so it appears they are calling from the police department or the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).
Or sometimes when they call, they may say you have a refund due and ask you to provide personal information so you can claim it.
The real IRS will usually contact you by regular mail first, if it needs to contact you at all. And the agency never demands immediate payment by phone or asks for credit card or debit numbers if they do call. It also never asks for personal or financial information by email, text or social media.
If you get what you suspect is a scam call, report it to TIGTA through its Web site or call 800-366-4484.
Dan Ross left a message that my assets are in danger of being seized. The IRS has filed a claim against me. Also to call this number, and not to ignore the message.
Received call from 206-201-2091 at 8:47 am CST in Chicago, IL. Did not pick up because of unknown number. Caller left voicemail with very thick accent and message was mostly garbled. I made out the words "IRS" and "investigation". Like the previous poster noted, I was suspicious right away because it was coming from a Seattle number. Employees who work for the Federal Government speak and enunciate very clearly!!!!! I called them and asked him to repeat the name of the organization 3 times and told him that I could not understand him. He hung up. I called back and told him to spell the name of the company, and he did. I told him that I knew what was up with them calling from Seattle. He hung up again. I called back and asked how they got my number. He asked if he was speaking with Cassie So-and-so, and I told him no. Hung up again! I called back again :) Different person, who I heard talking in the background the first 3 times, picked up the phone this time. I asked how they got my number, and hung up again. I feel bad for the little old ladies and men who fall for scams like these. Better not call me again.