You should have heard my conversation with them when my wife came crying. The same guy answered the phone, but little does he know I work in cyber security for a $3 billion/year company. I was more furious because I forgot to delete the message, but had to explain to my wife how they knew it was her. Information about you is EVERYWHERE especially land records. Not hard to find. After the same guy answered 3 times, I asked how understaffed the IRS was due to him answering every time. Then a woman answered my 4th call back, to which I said to go to hell. My wife was in awe that I was talking to them like that on the off chance I was wrong......but I wasn't and I knew they were bouncing VoIP calls using Magic Jack. Typical and also a 3rd gentleman yanked the phone away from the woman so I put the phone on speaker and he didn't like how I was talking to this lady. I won't post it here because it is full of expletives. The guy told me my wife could hold his appendage and when I started saying "Thank you....you proved my point scumbag" he kept saying "la la la la la" like a little kid closing his ears to drown me out. I will find their location and will be doing extra work so that people with less knowledge have people fighting the good fight. Many of my co-workers will do the same. We bait these people and actually reverse the trend. Knowledge is power and they are dumber than a box or rocks, but to the layperson they seem legitimate. Great job with all reporting this. Same number by the way. Bainbridge Island, WA.
Official IRS Government site detailing this scam and providing links to report it:
http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Warns-of-Pervasive-Telephone-Scam
If you feel you SSN has been compromised, in addition to putting a fraud alert at the 3 credit bureaus, you may want to notify the IRS. Here is the link, fill out the proper form (probably 14039):
http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/How-Do-You-Rep ... aud-Activity%3F
Total scam. Originates in either India or Pakistan. Block and ignore. DO NOT RETURN THE CALL!
See: http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Reiterate ... -Telephone-Scam
Report them:
https://www.treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam.shtml
I’m an Enrolled Agent with the IRS (Inactive). IRS does not initiate contacts by phone. US mail only. IRS does not file lawsuits. Court action, if any is handled by the DOJ and all parties are entitled to legal assistance if it is a criminal matter. But--tax disputes are for the most part civil matters. 90% of all IRS tax disputes are settled administratively. IRS has absolutely no authority to call on local law enforcement for anything. Local law is never involved in IRS tax disputes. IRS does not threaten to involve local law enforcement or to arrest you for nonpayment of federal taxes. IRS has no powers of arrest. If LE is necessary, US Marshals do the job. IRS does not cold call anyone and demand immediate payment of money. IRS does not ask for financial information over the phone. IRS does not accept Green card money paks for payment in any case. No one is prosecuted for ordinary tax disputes. IRS has absolutely no authority over anyone's professional license. Professional licensing is handled by state governments. Yes, levies on property to satisfy an existing tax obligation do occur, but only after a very long period of negotiation. And yes, liens are placed on individuals but usually after a lot of negotiation and a failure to reach a settlement. All determinations of tax liability are subject to appeals. All contacts by the IRS are initiated by US mail.
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You should have heard my conversation with them when my wife came crying. The same guy answered the phone, but little does he know I work in cyber security for a $3 billion/year company. I was more furious because I forgot to delete the message, but had to explain to my wife how they knew it was her. Information about you is EVERYWHERE especially land records. Not hard to find. After the same guy answered 3 times, I asked how understaffed the IRS was due to him answering every time. Then a woman answered my 4th call back, to which I said to go to hell. My wife was in awe that I was talking to them like that on the off chance I was wrong......but I wasn't and I knew they were bouncing VoIP calls using Magic Jack. Typical and also a 3rd gentleman yanked the phone away from the woman so I put the phone on speaker and he didn't like how I was talking to this lady. I won't post it here because it is full of expletives. The guy told me my wife could hold his appendage and when I started saying "Thank you....you proved my point scumbag" he kept saying "la la la la la" like a little kid closing his ears to drown me out. I will find their location and will be doing extra work so that people with less knowledge have people fighting the good fight. Many of my co-workers will do the same. We bait these people and actually reverse the trend. Knowledge is power and they are dumber than a box or rocks, but to the layperson they seem legitimate. Great job with all reporting this. Same number by the way. Bainbridge Island, WA.