Said he was from fraud dept. Of IRS. Johnathon Knight badge # 06719. Call said he needed to talk to me. I frauded I.R.S. call # came from District of Columbia. I called my tax guy and he said 100% fraud.
I just got the same call but he told me I owed 2350 I told him I don't have that kind of money right now then he said since i'm being honest how long it would take me to come up with it I told him I have to borrow it he said when I call to borrow the money not to let the person know why I need to borrow or tell them it's for a medical bill and make sure to send it western union or money gram just before I hung up he request for me to call him back every 30 mins that's when it hit me this is a joke so I google the number and this page popped up
These are criminal extortionists operating in overseas boiler rooms using VOIP to alter their identities and locations and out of the reach of US law enforcement.
If someone calls saying he's an IRS agent and demands that you send money immediately, hang up.
It's a phone scam.In fact, it tops the IRS "Dirty Dozen" list of tax scams this year, and it's been surging in recent months, the agency said Thursday.
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), which oversees the IRS, has received reports of 290,000 scam calls since October 2013 and said nearly 3,000 victims have been swindled out of $14 million so far.
By altering their caller ID number to make it look like they're calling from an IRS office, these scammers often threaten vulnerable people like the elderly and new immigrants with things like arrest, deportation or the loss of their driver's license if they don't pay immediately for money purportedly owed.
Often leaving messages that say it's "urgent" you call them back, the scammers use common names and sometimes say they are from the IRS Criminal Division. They may even claim to know the last four digits of your Social Security number and send follow-up emails that appear to be from the IRS, TIGTA said.
They often demand that payments be made by prepaid debit card.
Once they make their threats, the scammers have been known to call back and again disguise their caller ID so it appears they are calling from the police department or the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).
Or sometimes when they call, they may say you have a refund due and ask you to provide personal information so you can claim it.
The real IRS will usually contact you by regular mail first, if it needs to contact you at all. And the agency never demands immediate payment by phone or asks for credit card or debit numbers if they do call. It also never asks for personal or financial information by email, text or social media.
If you get what you suspect is a scam call, report it to TIGTA through its Web site or call 800-366-4484.
received a call from a gentleman named Jonathan Knight claiming he was from the IRS dispose without my voicemail he did not leave a phone number he said that I had committed tax fraud and could be going to jail I called the number back and got a busy signal I know this is a scam so please beware
I received a phone call from Jonathan knight. Said he was with IRS Said I had a Warrant for my Arrest, I ALREADY KNEW ABOUT SCAM. So I told him I would 3-way a call to Sheriffs Department Because I've known the Sheriff all my life if he was looking for me he knew Exactly where I lived. The Jerk choked up and Hung up. Now my turn to Bug them.