Got a call / VM message - woman's voice, "We have been trying to reach you, this call is official and final
notice from IRS, the reason of this calll is IRS is filing a lawsuit against you, for more information regarding this, please call our department immediately at 202-580-8423."
I blocked my caller ID and call the 618 area code number, it is disconnected, so it is a spoofed number. I blocked my caller ID again and called the 202 area code, reached a recording asking to leave a message.
Obviously this is a scam -- IRS sends snail mail; they do not use phone. They didn't get me, but I am hoping they won't get any unsuspecting person. So many scammers in the world. I believe in Karma, so I'll drink to that.
Report the Calls to the real IRS here:
•report the incident to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration at 800-366-4484.
•You can also file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission at FTC.gov. Add "IRS Telephone Scam" to the comments in your complaint.
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Do consider maybe getting a call blocking device or phone.. You can google them and many are around $50.00 or so.If its a cell phone, some already have call blocking, if not, there are free apps on the web that will work for some. You can google this. If you have a smart phone, there is a free app called call control. Iphones appear to have apps also. Another one is called Mr. Number.
I just received a phone call on my cell phone. The voice was automated and it came from 315-789-9672. The message was to inform me that the IRS was filing a lawsuit against me and for me to call this number. 202-580-8423. I checked on-line and found that many others have received the same type of call. I did not call that number back. It is a scam. Just wanted people to beware of this. Thanks.
Me to just got the same call. But was suspicious bc I don't owe anything and the message was that they have attempted to contact me, which they have not. So looked it up and yep its a scam!