Just got a call from this guy with a heavy indian accent trying to sound very american. He said he was from the IRS and has a warrant for my arrest. I asked him who he was calling for and he got agitated but he knew the name, so I assume he got the information from some phone listing. He said that in five minutes he will forward my information to the state police and I will be arrested in 30 minutes or less. He said his name was James Bora (??) and his Badge number was WA-4250. I owed $1350.95 in back taxes and I was able to take care of this out of court, he then asked if I had a debit card, I told him I have a credit card. He then said I was in a three way conference with the department of Homeland Security and asked that I do not disconnect and rather drive to the nearest Western Union for further instructions. At this point my dad took over the conversation and asked his mom's and/or sister's hand in marriage.
Just got a call from this guy with a heavy indian accent trying to sound very american. He said he was from the IRS and has a warrant for my arrest. I asked him who he was calling for and he got agitated but he knew the name, so I assume he got the information from some phone listing. He said that in five minutes he will forward my information to the state police and I will be arrested in 30 minutes or less. He said his name was James Bora (??) and his Badge number was WA-4250. I owed $1350.95 in back taxes and I was able to take care of this out of court, he then asked if I had a debit card, I told him I have a credit card. He then said I was in a three way conference with the department of Homeland Security and asked that I do not disconnect and rather drive to the nearest Western Union for further instructions. At this point my dad took over the conversation and asked his mom's and/or sister's hand in marriage.
Got a call from this number stating he's a sargeant from Washington DC police department saying there's a warrant.
This is an extension of a scam related to USCIS.
Someone called from this number while I was at work, in a meeting, When I got out of the meeting, I called him back. I asked him why he called. He told me he had made a mistake. Again, thick Indian accent. Then he began cursing at me, using very expletive indian words involving my sister, mom, brother, even my dog. I understood these words because I am an Indian of Indian descent. I asked him to talk to me with respect and with manners. He laughed hysterically and swore at me some more. Then I asked for his physical location, so I could visit him and smack him around and teach him some manners. At that point, he hung up.
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. 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: