They call 7 days a weeks at least once a day but sometimes more. I've called them back and got voicemail that where I requested to be place on do not call list but of course they still call. They only identify themselves as "charity" because if you identify yourself as charity you can avoid National do not call list. Caller ID only show I.
These calls come in daily - the first time this man left a message on my cell phone and indicated he was from the IRS and that we were going to be put in jail and a lawsuit filed against us for taxes due. It was obviously a bogus call and a scam artist with not much intelligence. He continues to call and I ignore the calls. I think it iso sad that there are low life people like this who try to upst people and get into their wallets..
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 but not by calling them back directly (the number may be spoofed and repeat calls by you may - under exceptional circumstances- amount to harassment). 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:
They call 7 days a weeks at least once a day but sometimes more. I've called them back and got voicemail that where I requested to be place on do not call list but of course they still call. They only identify themselves as "charity" because if you identify yourself as charity you can avoid National do not call list. Caller ID only show I.
Kept calling here multi times during the day and several times a week asking for me like they knew me and telling me to pick up the phone. I had told my husband to answer the next time they called. So he did the other day. He asked you called and gave a name and said he was with the Fire fighters Assn. He said then why do you keep calling here asking for my wife like you know her. He told him to never call here again and never ever try to call his wife. My husband has a voice that would scare most people, but do you we just got a call from that same number again, but they didn't ask for me. haha. I am going to report this number, this is stupid, plus after you tell them not to call you again, I do believe they are suppose to stop, right. Suggest more people do this.