I got a call from this number saying they were Kevin Mathews from the IRS , a lawsuit has been filed against you and to call back this number before they file in the local courts. They dont say who they are looking for . And on Googling this number it seems to be a IRS Scam.
I got a call from this number saying they were Kevin Mathews from the IRS , a lawsuit has been filed against you and to call back this number before they file in the local courts. They dont say who they are looking for . And on Googling this number it seems to be a IRS Scam.
Just got the same call and called them back. They seemed to have a lot of detail about me which is scary. We got disconnected twice so now I've called the IRS directly and am on hold to speak to someone. I called 1800 829 4040 and the wait time is 1 hour but I'm going to hold to see what's going on
Yes, I just looked up all the same detail and found it t be a Scam. Must be going around again as the mailbox on the number they give to call IRS hotline is full and the link to the page to report it is down :)
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 but not by calling them back directly (the number may be spoofed and repeat calls by you may - under exceptional circumstances - amount to harassment). 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://m.ndtv.com/article/india/ex-call-centr ... 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: