Received three calls from this # today. It was an woman with a thick Indian accent. Supposedly, her name is Kelly Jones and her title is officer. She never stated I owed money, but did say she was with the "Internal Revenue Service Department" and that it is a time sensitive issue. If I didn't call her back the "THE SECOND" I received the call then my attorney must call on my behalf. I knew already it was a scam. I did go to www.tigta.gov to report this person impersonating an IRS agent. Don't fall for it. For anyone who may not already know another popular scam is where a sheriff deputy calls your home sating you missed jury duty and must pay the penalty or a sheriff will immediately to to your home. Don't fall foe that one either.
Just received a call from 202 241-1017. Caller had an Indian accent and said his name was Patrick Jones from the IRS mediation department. I told him that the person he wished to speak to was in Europe. He asked for the phone number. Don't think he understood what I said. Of course I am the person he asked to speak with. He said that when I hear from her she should call the number he gave me or else she will be in big trouble
Received two calls from a female of possible West Indian decent. She said she was Cathy Jones from the Internal Revenue Service. She seemed to infer that we owed money to the I.R.S. and we needed to call 202-241-1017 to resolve the matter, and that we might face problems if we did not make contact with them. I would imagine that the I.R.S. can hire people who can speak English that you can understand.
Received three calls from this # today. It was an woman with a thick Indian accent. Supposedly, her name is Kelly Jones and her title is officer. She never stated I owed money, but did say she was with the "Internal Revenue Service Department" and that it is a time sensitive issue. If I didn't call her back the "THE SECOND" I received the call then my attorney must call on my behalf. I knew already it was a scam. I did go to www.tigta.gov to report this person impersonating an IRS agent. Don't fall for it. For anyone who may not already know another popular scam is where a sheriff deputy calls your home sating you missed jury duty and must pay the penalty or a sheriff will immediately to to your home. Don't fall foe that one either.
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 targetted 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.