Who called from 2022410270

We got a call yesterday on our cell phone it was from a 202-241-0270 number. They left a message as we didn't recognize the number. This man left a voicemail stating he was investigator so in so and he was with the IRS..he stated that our property was being investigated and to call immediately. We called the number being scared to death as we have no liens nor do we owe IRS anything. Well it went into a message you've reached a certain cell phone (I forget the carrier it was weird). We then called IRS to find out what was going on? They told us it's a scam and that IRS would send you something in the mail first to inform you they never call you on the phone like this. So beware..

I have been called twice by a person claiming to be an IRS agent. The number the call came from is 202-241-0270.
They of course had a foreign accent like India. They claimed there was a lawsuit against my home and I was being investigated. Please stop these people.

I had this scammer leave a message on my home phone.  He claimed to be from the IRS, and stated that there was a lawsuit against "my name and my property".  Clearly a scam, but I'm not sure what recourse there is other than to delete the call and hope that no one else falls for it.  I would like to choke the guy, but I assume that's not possible.

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This is not a legitimate call from the IRS.

Please see the following press releases:
http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Warns-of-Pervasive-Telephone-Scam
http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Reiterate ... -Telephone-Scam

Since this individual is impersonating the IRS you should also report it to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA). You can send an email to [email protected] or file an online complaint by completing their "Online Form" located on their website, http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam.shtml

Please visit our "Report Phishing" website (http://www.irs.gov/uac/Report-Phishing) and click on "Complaint Assistant". This will allow you to file a complaint with the FTC and identify the complaint as an IRS complaint.

Alternatively you can file a complaint directly with the FTC by visiting http://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov.

Whether you use the IRS link or file the complaint directly with the FTC, add "IRS Hostile Call" in the Comments section of the complaint.

Individuals who have been victimized by this scam and have provided one or more Green Dot MoneyPak numbers to the scammer should also notify Green Dot directly at 800-473-3636 to report the scam and open an investigation.

Regards,

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Online Fraud Detection and Prevention (OFDP)
Internal Revenue Service
United States Department of the Treasury