I received a call today and a man with a heavy accent said he was from the Dept of Justice Criminal Division. He claimed that FedEx delivered documents to my home twice of which I never received. He knew my address and started to claim there was something wrong with my taxes. At that point I realized it was a scam and cut him off. After Googling this phone number I see that he was a scammer...I wish the U.S. Government will go after these scammers and put them behind bars...
A person whose name was Jones called five times in a row. I had disconnected the first four calls because there was nothing but the 202 239 2063 number showing on the caller ID. I finally answered in a very annoyed voice and the caller, who had a very heavy Spanish accent, said that I was under criminal investigation and I needed to confirm my address. I said "and you also need my credit card number, my social security number, my bank account number, etc. You are nothing but a scammer and DO NOT CALL THIS NUMBER AGAIN - EVER!" I did not put the phone down gently. It was certainly that scam that I've been reading about where one is supposedly in trouble with the IRS and if I don't pay whatever amount they want, I'm going to jail, or I'll lose my job - or be thrown into debtors prison for the rest of my life. I hope they rot in - you know where.
This is a Pakistan or India based IRS scam. Do not fall for this.
Read http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/press/press_tigta-2014-03.htm
The IRS does not initiate any legal action via phone. The scammers use voice over IP lines (e.g. magicjack (Ymax corporation). This is always against these companys' terms of use and can lead to termination of their contract. However only law enforcement can initiate the contact if you yourself are not a customer. Therefore, report it also to your local law enforcement agency. Ultimately this is a case for the FBI legal attache in Islamabad or New Delhi. 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 the NSA can finally be a force for good).
You can use the following template for your letter or email:
Senators
Use the district office address of your senator as displayed on http://www.senate.gov/
Your letter should be addressed as follows:
The Honorable (full name)
United States Senate
Mailing Address of District Office
City, State, Zip Code
Representatives (House)
Use the district office address of your district representative as displayed on
http://www.house.gov/
Your letter should be addressed as follows:
The Honorable (full name)
United States House of Representatives
Mailing Address of District Office
City, State, Zip Code
Dear Senator/Representative XXX
As your constituent, I am writing to urge you to demand decisive action from the FBI, the IRS and other federal agencies against organized crime directed against American citizens from abroad.
As widely reported by local and national media all across the United States and warned about by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (see http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/press/press_tigta-2014-03.htm) a tidal wave of fraud using Internet phones has hit the United States. Millions of dollars already have been stolen by criminals impersonating federal officers from the IRS while hiding in countries like India and Pakistan, where most of the calls originate. There seems to be no end of it in sight.
I have personally been targeted by these scammers but it is the most vulnerable among us that I am concerned about primarily. The scheme is specifically singling out those that can least defend themselves against these crimes, in particular the elderly. I am also worried that given the origin of these gangsters, the money stolen from US citizens may be used for financing of terrorism or other activities directed against the national interests of the United States. But in spite of this clear and present danger to our country and its citizens I have seen no action worth mentioning by the FBI, the IRS or other federal agencies so far.
As a member of Congress overseeing the law enforcement agencies tasked with fighting fraud and ensuring national security, I implore you to make sure that they act on these threats and are given all the necessary resources to target these criminals in cooperation with foreign law enforcement.
I received call pm 9/10/14 from (202)239-2063 fro "Jack Smith" who spoke with heavy Indian accent. Saying that there was a "miscalculation" on my tax return and that I am trying to "hide" something from the government. He said he is from Criminal Investigation unit and that I need to call back as soon as possible. There were several clues that this was not real, the key one being that IRS does not call but sends official mail first. But if someone has never been audited I can see how this call can really have someone scared even if they have not done anything wrong.
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 maybe getting a call blocking device or phone.. You can google them and many are around $60.00 or so.
I have received multiple calls from this number saying they are with the IRS Crime Investigations and that I owe money. 1. I know I do not. 2. If the IRS was going to contact me, they would use someone without an extremely heavy accent. When I told them to stop calling me and to remove me from any list they had, I was told to hug my family for the last time. Really?!