A man me and gave me this code and then gave me this number here 347-983-9728 and said they was giving me 9,200.00 but they want me to give them 210.00 and I will get the total of 9,410.00 back and the man that I talked to name was Jack Cooper so what should one do when they get calls like that or how do we know if its true
I have missed several calls from this number in the past few days. Today when I returned home, I had a message stating that I was in trouble with the IRS. I called the number back, a male informed me that according to records I have false information on my taxes between the years of 2000-20004. He stated that someone had been to my house three times and nobody was home to inform me of the situation. He said that the amount owed was 32,000, but if I paid one-tenth of the amount and wanted to resolve this matter I could do so. He said that I needed to let him know today before the conversation was over or that it couldn't be resolved. He then stated that it would be filed at the courthouse and that there could/would be a warrant for my arrest for committing fraud. I was nervous and concerned but yet on the other hand curious about the matter. I informed him that I had a professional tax preparer to file my taxes during those four years and thatI would contact her. He then asked, "are you sure, because once we end this call, it's nothing that you can do". I said, " ok sir, I would rather speak with her concerning this matter". I ended the conversation. I left my home again to come back to another message from this number again. Please help because this can be very nerve racking. I surely don't need anyone coming to take me to jail. I would greatly appreciate any feedback or to discontinue the phone calls. Thank you in advance.
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://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:
I'm an Enrolled Agent with the IRS (inactive) You got the stock scam call:
This is a total scam run out of India or Pakistan.
First off, the IRS does not file lawsuits. If there is a need for court action, the IRS makes a request to the DOJ which makes the final decision whether or not to go to court-- usually to enforce a collection action of some kind or another. See: http://www.irs.gov/irm/part5/irm_05-017-004.html
But this only happens after a long period of administrative negotiations with the taxpayer. Before any court case would happen, the taxpayer would be well aware of it. IRS is never going to cold-call you and tell you that a case is being filed against you out of the clear blue sky.
IRS always initiates contact by US mail, never by phone.
The IRS has absolutely no authority over local police. The IRS has no powers or arrest, it is a tax collection agency. Local police and law enforcement are NEVER involved in tax disputes. If law enforcement presence is needed, US marshals are available.
Secondly, over 90 percent of all tax disputes are settled administratively during an appeals process.
This is just a scam where somebody cold-calls you, pretends to be IRS and tries to scare you into paying money to somebody by Green dot money pak which is untraceable.
Ignore the call and do not return it. Block the number.
Report them: http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Reiterate ... sive-Telephone-
Scam
Also here: http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam.shtml
These calls are not random. These scammer/extortionists are predators. The person calling you has all your financial information and a lot of personal information. They pick on women, single mothers, the elderly and members of the immigrant community. They are looking for vulnerable people. Which is why you should never return these calls. If they sense any vulnerability on your part, they may hammer you with even more calls.
Invest in a call blocker and do not pick up on calls you do not recognize.
Check with your tax preparer, the tax preparer should know all about this scam. It's been around for years.
A man me and gave me this code and then gave me this number here 347-983-9728 and said they was giving me 9,200.00 but they want me to give them 210.00 and I will get the total of 9,410.00 back and the man that I talked to name was Jack Cooper so what should one do when they get calls like that or how do we know if its true