Who called from 2022397073

call from 202 239-7073 claiming to be the IRS - When the number was called back, the person answers the phone hello IRS.

This guy called me stating I owed the IRS $817 dollars and if I did not pay the local sheriff would be on my door with a warrant for my arrest....I hung up and called my local IRS office and was informed that the IRS would never call and threaten you with jail and several notifications by mail would come first.

Informational Post:

IRS:   http://www.irs.gov/

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

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.

I received a message on my answering machine saying there was an investigation case being filed against me by the IRS. He sounded very foreign and it was hard to understand what he was saying, at the beginning of the message. He tried to tell me either where he was calling from (company) or maybe he was telling me why the IRS was investigating me.  But then he said that I needed to call back at 202-239-7073 before any legal steps were taken against my name. If I failed to return the phone call that they are not responsible for any consequences that may happen in my future. Called local Police station and they advised not to call them back. Found out this was a scam.

I also received a call from this number & there were a lot of similarities in my phone call as many others have posted. Once I informed the guy I'd contacted the IRS directly he tried to tell me he was calling from the IRS his name was Marshall & asked to speak to my attorney. I asked him who was he really because the IRS already informed me that I was not under investigation.  then he hung up!