Got a phone call this AM from a 296 855 5833. And they said they were calling from the IRS and said I owed the IRS $798 and that I was to go straight to the bank right now and draw out that amount and they would meet me there and take the money. They said that after they had the money they would send us paperwork . We talked to two different men on the phone and they said they had IRS badges and this we must do today. Both men we spoke to spoke broken English and were very hard to understand. They did'nt get any money.
Got a phone call this AM from a 296 855 5833. And they said they were calling from the IRS and said I owed the IRS $798 and that I was to go straight to the bank right now and draw out that amount and they would meet me there and take the money. They said that after they had the money they would send us paperwork . We talked to two different men on the phone and they said they had IRS badges and this we must do today. Both men we spoke to spoke broken English and were very hard to understand. They did'nt get any money.
Received a call stating from IRS and it was the final call before action would be taken. Left this phone number (206)-855-8533 for us to call to resolve the problem with IRS. I did not call.
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.