Received a call from a James Olson from the IRS to tell me to get a lawyer for cheating on my H&R prepared income taxes. Phone call was from 202-204-0479 at 11:29 am ET June 18, 2015! When I said my CPA handles my taxes he hung up!
Missed the call, but when I checked the voicemail it is a computer voice telling me to contact them to clear up this "matter" When I try to call back the phone rings a couple of times, then hangs up.
Received several calls telling me their going to contact sheriff department to arrest me to call them to solve this matter. Found out its a scam. Their Indian or african people that cannot speak english. Had my attorney research the number, its a pay card number that their using to be someone their not.
This same number is now calling claiming to be a law office and that local authorities are going to come and arrested you. This is a complete scam please report this number and save any messages they leave threatening police action to the police. This is a scam
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.