So tired of dumbass telemarketers calling from all different numbers. I have ask who they have gotten my number from no one will give me an answer. Most of the callers are foreigners with heavy accents.
Yes, it's extremely frustrating when I get several calls a week from both telemarketers and sometimes scammers, especially when I'm trying to get my work done.
What is the "Do Not Call" list for, after all?? And it's not that long ago that I signed up for "Do Not Call."
I no longer pick up the phone if I don't recognize the number. This number was unfamiliar, so I left it. Even so, they called again seconds later. If they have something they want to sell or have me sign up for, they should resort to paper mailings and not be phoning people. I think that's a lot more courteous.
Got a call from this number today and let it go to answering machine. Very heavy accent (I could not understand several words) claiming to be from the IRS. Google 'IRS phone scams'--this sounds very familiar. How low!
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: