We got a call from 202-602-1425 about a lawsuit, I redialed the number, the guy went on to say the IRS is suing us, because they sent numerous request to our house and no one was at home, our asset would be frozen if we don't make the payment today. He asked me if I wanted to settle this today or thru the courts. I said Courts and he hung 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.
Got call from this scam, told them to bring it on, new my name and said they are going to take money out of my account and I should check it now, replied that my son works at the sheriff's dept is processing their number from my caller ID, hung up.
Also got the call. When I called back, they said they couldn't hear me and asked to call me back. The caller ID then read 800-829-1040- (funny!) Said it was about a collection issue. When I questioned the validity, they said they would only talk to my husband. Told them I would be reporting their scam and hung up. Sick of getting the calls (probably two a day all week!)