I got a call today from this number (202) 622-3000 claiming to be the US Treasury Department today at 1 PM and claiming that I owed about $4000 from the year 2003 to 2007. Dummy me fell for the scam. When it comes to doing taxes, I usually go to H&R Block or a company similar to them. The speaker called me up and told me that I either did not go to H&R Block or I lied about the whole thing. The speaker (with a foreign accent) said that if I don't pay $2000 someone will be waiting at my door to arrest me and that I could spend 180 days in jail. I was also told that after the $2000, it was interest accumulated and they will forgo the interest if I pay the $2000 now. Unfortunately, I fell for it. They wanted $500 increments from iTunes cards. But I only had enough in my bank account, which was not enough, and I ended up giving them $1500. I told them I will give them the rest tomorrow after I borrow some money from my bank. My neighbors told me I was scammed. You see, they have TV, I don't. And they told me that was the latest scam that was on the news. Well, tomorrow, when they open up for business, I plan on calling the police and the IRS and talk to them about my incident. Because of the scam and I lost $1500, I actually now have to borrow $2000 from my bank so I can make rent payment and pay my bills. I pray to God that others will not fall into the scam as I did.
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. IRS has enough administrative authority under the IRS Code and related regulations to collect all taxes lawfully due the federal government. 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 as related to ordinary tax disputes. Having a deficiency in taxes owed by way of audit is NOT a crime. 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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Thank you for your post. Read to my 75 yo mom with dementia, hoping she will remember enough of it, in case these idiots call & I'm not here to grab the phone instead of her.
Some Indian or Middle Eastern accented bum id'd himself as Officer Lloyd Jackson with the US Treasury Dept and said there were liens filed against us. We needed to call 559 or 549 (garbled) 203-7078 immediately to resolve our tax issue. Sorry...I have to wash my hair.