I just received a phone call from 202-864-2535. Don't answer it. It's a scam big time. It's the same message about pay back taxes money you owe.They say they are from Washington DC, don't believe them.....
These scum like to target the elderly. Official IRS Government site detailing this scam and providing links to report it:
http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Warns-of-Pervasive-Telephone-Scam
They have called me 4 times today in 4 hours. I came home from work sick and the phone calls haven't stopped. This is crazy. There should be away to stop this. Can't the phone companies shut this number off. I can't block the number because I do not have caller id. I guess I will have to shut my phone off.
The first phone call came from Port Angeles WA. 360-207-0792. Robocall stating that this was my final notice before the IRS filled a lawsuit against me and to call some number back. 15 minutes later was the number from Washington Dc followed by the same number 45 minutes later. I reported all calls to the FTC because I am suppose to be on the Do Not Call List.
I had to the end of the day to pay $2,987, back or set up a payment plan. Or get a lawyer to fight. And the police was picking me up within 2 hours with a warrant for my arrest. When I told them someone else does my taxes, they only wanted to deal with me. The officer's name is Ronnie Williams. This so-called audit was only given by this "one" phone call. There will be no documents sent to verify what was stated over the phone.
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.