I got a call from this number, the caller could hardly speak English, sounded Indian or Pakistani. What I could understand was I was to call the number because there was some sort of fraud concerning my tax return. The IRS would have nailed me by now if that was the case so I just deleted the message. Obviously a crank call. The guy said his name was Steve Martin. Really.....
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 targeted 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.
I got a call left on my voice mail. I can't understand the guy except the words 'Crime Investigations of..' then he goes back to being non understandable. I didn't hear anything about taxes though. I listened to it over and over and was trying to pick up the words. I thought I heard the word 'genital' and later the words 'found dead'. At the end he used the name Hunter. I guess that is the name I'm suppose to contact. Well I thought any law enforcement agency in this country will not call you on the phone. They will come to your door. They also will not start by saying 'Hi" and end it with 'Thank you'. Did this guy change his method? The phone number I'm suppose to call is (202)241-2309. I'm just going to the police about it, and see what they say.
I have a hard time understanding the message anyway. it does sound like a tax scam. I don't know what I heard that one time I listened to it. now yesterday I got a message left on my voice mail. this time it was a lady. couldn't understand her either. but she left a different number, (202)506-9983. I looked it up like this one and it saying the same thing. so are they the same people or another group. two numbers, (202)241-2309 and (202)506-9983.