Total IRS tax fraud scam. Cannot even believe after reading all of these reports that these people think they can still make these calls and try to frighten people. Complete BS and I would love to see the people behind this be arrested.
Total scam. Originates in either India or Pakistan. Block and ignore. DO NOT RETURN THE CALL!
See: http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Reiterate ... -Telephone-Scam
Report them:
https://www.treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam.shtml
I’m an Enrolled Agent with the IRS (Inactive). IRS does not initiate contacts by phone. US mail only. IRS does not file lawsuits. Court action, if any is handled by the DOJ and all parties are entitled to legal assistance if it is a criminal matter. But--tax disputes are for the most part civil matters. 90% of all IRS tax disputes are settled administratively. IRS has absolutely no authority to call on local law enforcement for anything. Local law is never involved in IRS tax disputes. IRS does not threaten to involve local law enforcement or to arrest you for nonpayment of federal taxes. IRS has no powers of arrest. If LE is necessary, US Marshals do the job. IRS does not cold call anyone and demand immediate payment of money. IRS does not ask for financial information over the phone. IRS does not accept Green card money paks for payment in any case. No one is prosecuted for ordinary tax disputes. IRS has absolutely no authority over anyone's professional license. Professional licensing is handled by state governments. Yes, levies on property to satisfy an existing tax obligation do occur, but only after a very long period of negotiation. And yes, liens are placed on individuals but usually after a lot of negotiation and a failure to reach a settlement. All determinations of tax liability are subject to appeals. All contacts by the IRS are initiated by US mail.
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The first call was automated directing me to call the same number that just called. I am fairly certain that the Feds don't really hire too many if any people from the middle east (I could be wrong ) I have a little bit more than a advanced knowledge of this due to most of my family is employed by either the DOJ or ATF and DEA, the phone call was a complete scam trying to scare people into making a arrangement for a monetary deposit. This one gave me a case number and tells me that he was going to contact the local police. I told him that was what he needed to do.
Last month got a similar call that originated in Washington state same thing.
I get a perverse thrill in playing along and messing with them.
Just adding a little significant portion: called back on 01/29/2016 and the caller admitted openly that they they are scamming and asked me to work for them simply because I called their bluff. They admitted to having several hackers and they purchase call lists on a file for only about .50 cents a number. they make about 10K a day from the vulnerable.
Additionally they are out of India they simply bounce the number using a proxy server so, don't even bother.