Report the Calls to the real IRS here:
•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.
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Do consider getting a call blocking device or phone.. You can google them and many are around $40.00 or so.If its a cell phone, some already have call blocking, if not, there are free apps on the web that will work for some. You can google this. If you have a smart phone, there is a free app called call control. Iphones appear to have apps also. Another one is called Mr. Number.
They left a difficult to understand message, Dennis was the first name. Calling regarding something about appearing in front of a magistrate but threatening if I do not respond to this call, it will be considered a second offense.
So we got a phone call originally from the 972-954-2269 from (Indian by accent) Keith Martin. Same as posted above, threatening legal action from the US Treasury if we don't respond. I blew it off as it had all of the signs of a scam call. Today we got a second call, this time from a different number (386-516-8602). This time coming from another assumed Indian person by the name of Dennis Grey. (Insert 50 shades joke here). He left the same exact message as the first caller. I wonder if they had to change numbers recently to keep it fresh or hide from the feds. My assumption is that this is a number that all calls are routed through to a call center in India. Just an assumption. I do wish I had the capital to run it down though, as it would be great to show up at that location just for the surprise affect when you asked to speak directly with Keith Martin or Dennis Grey. I hope someone at the federal level tries to stop this, but I guess they have bigger fish to fry.
Report the Calls to the real IRS here:
•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.
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Do consider getting a call blocking device or phone.. You can google them and many are around $40.00 or so.If its a cell phone, some already have call blocking, if not, there are free apps on the web that will work for some. You can google this. If you have a smart phone, there is a free app called call control. Iphones appear to have apps also. Another one is called Mr. Number.
These guys are scams, the server they are calling from is located in India thats why are the callers have that indian accent. IRS does not call home, the Treasury does not call home. They send emails or home mail.
I just got this same call. When I called the number back from my cell phone, the answer was "This is the Department of the Treasury, Robert speaking, how may I help you?" I said I must have dialed the wrong number, apologized, and hung up.
I have a contact at the Treasury department, who has given me some tips on what to ask. He is also going to pass this number and the other number that has called me, with this same scam, to an IRS criminal investigator.