I have received the exact same msg, word for word, as the other persons above. They also have my cell number. Also receiving calls from 559-800-7991, Claiming to be Treasury Dept. This number is also listed on this web site as a fraud.
(My name), this is James Howard with the Department of legal affairs. I was trying to reach you in regards to a very important issue. This is a verbal notification for you in regards to the enforcement actions that have been started on your name. My number is 2022418240 I repeat that is 2022418240. If for any reason you are busy to call back I would suggest you to have your attorney do do it for you been(?) calling us might-end-that-into(?) all the-goodness(?) for you. I hope you would take this Friday give me a call right back. This is James Howard from Department of legal affairs. Looking forward to speak to you until then have a blessed day. Goodbye."
BL, this is __ Max with the Department of legal affairs. I was trying to reach you in regards to a very important issue. This is a verbal notification for you in regards to the enforcement actions that have been started on your name. My number is 2022418240 I repeat that is 2022418240. If for any reason you are busy to call back I would suggest you to have your attorney do do it for you been(?) calling us might-end-that-into(?) all the-goodness(?) for you. I hope you would take this Friday give me a call right back. This is James Howard from Department of legal affairs. Looking forward to speak to you until then have a blessed day. Goodbye."
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:
I have received the exact same msg, word for word, as the other persons above. They also have my cell number. Also receiving calls from 559-800-7991, Claiming to be Treasury Dept. This number is also listed on this web site as a fraud.