Received a call from this number stating he was from IRS crime investigation name he. Gave was Officer Kevin Foster, please be aware this is a scam he's also using the following numbers 202-241-7162 and. 202-241-7161. Each vm gives different officer names but same voice.
Received a call from this number stating he was from IRS crime investigation name he. Gave was Officer Kevin Foster, please be aware this is a scam he's also using the following numbers 202-241-7162 and. 202-241-7161. Each vm gives different officer names but same voice.
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:
This number called me at 6:49 AM!! That alone tells me that it's not legitimate. Any legitimate collector knows that you can only call between the hours of 8AM to 9PM.
Scam. They called me at 6:46 am this morning and left a voicemail when I didn't answer. Don't these people realize that the IRS doesn't make phone calls? Here was the message they left - "This is Officer Kevin Foster with the IRS. The number where you can reach us is 202-241-8661. I repeat it's 202-241-8661. If you fail to give us a call back we will not be responsible for any legal consequences you may face in the future. Give us a call back as soon as possible. Thank you and have a nice day. Goodbye." At least he wished me a nice day. :shrugs: