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Just got a call from them. The first guy Steve gave his badge # of 363236, and informed that I was under a federal investigation and this was the final notice.  He acted very shocked when I said this was the first I had heard of this, and had not received any info on this. He then said "the only person that can help you is the chief Brian Jackson" and transferred me to Brian -- similar accent as Steve's. He told me that there was a warrant and that I was being investigated by IRS and Dept. of Homeland Security for violation of "3 important laws." He started to ask me personal questions, and I told him I need to consult with my lawyer. I asked him his badge number and he said # 154236. He said local police would come and arrest me within one hour and I would be in jail for up to 72 hours. When I asked for the number to call him, he informed that it's on my caller ID and then simply hung up.

This is a criminal extortion scam operating out of India. They are making the calls utilizing VOIP and the names of legitimate firms to make it appear the calls are originating from within the US. There is NO "company" or "debt" and you will NOT be arrested. They are harvesting and/or buying consumers' personal identifying information and you need to do whatever you can to protect yourself. This includes: Notifying the FTC: https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/, placing fraud alerts with all three credit bureaus, notifying your bank and employer and letting these criminals know you are aware they are attempting to extort money for a non-existent debt and have alerted the authorities.

This jerk called me too and claimed that he works for IRS and he is going to send agents to arrest me and asked to pay him $1475 by phone. When I called the IRS and a message said they will not receive payment over the phone, I knew he was scammer.

IRS:   http://www.irs.gov/

http://www.irs.gov/uac/Report-Phishing
[email protected]
http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/

http://www.irs.gov/uac/Tax-Scams-Consumer-Alerts
http://800notes.com/forum/ta-8c2f64bf2b91fa5/irs-warns-of-telephone-scam

•If you owe federal taxes, or think you might owe taxes, hang up and call the IRS at 800-829-1040. IRS workers can help you with your payment questions.
•If you don’t owe taxes, call and 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.

Just received yet another call. We have multiple messages and calls and continue to be bothered and harassed. Please let us know what can be done to shut them down.