Yes! I got this call this morning and the person left a very long message with the typical Pakistan and Indian accent... the smell of curry is very strong.... LOL!
saying they are from IRS and he name himself Craig MArtin's office .. please call back at 202-470-5463
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:
Yes! I got this call this morning and the person left a very long message with the typical Pakistan and Indian accent... the smell of curry is very strong.... LOL!
saying they are from IRS and he name himself Craig MArtin's office .. please call back at 202-470-5463
I got voice message from 206 470 5463 with name Greg Martin. left voice message as IRS officer and there is complaint on my taxes and will be issued arrest warrant. I called the number and then no Greg martin but someone took the phone and said , he is his assistant , IRS and said he issued arrest warrant within 10 hrs. he had my name and address and asked me my SSN to confirm and I haven't provided . I said if he has my information I can confirm otherwise I will not provide on phone. He was very angry and hung up phone.
I have called police department and filed a case with this number. Please do not provide personal information on phone and spread the message to your friends and family members.