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 getting a call blocking device or phone.. You can google them and many are around $40.00 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 received the automated voice call on my voice mail. I called the number back. The person answering has a very heavy Indian-sounding accent. I kept asking how do I know he is actually from the US Treasury. He asked how does he know who I am. I said you called me I don't need to prove myself to you, but you have to prove yourself to me. We went back and forth. When he swore at me, I hung up. Big clue: He was using my nickname, not my legal name. So I knew something was up, but wasn't 100% sure until I saw this.
The home message is very long so much of the recorded message was not captured. A threat of arrest for tax evasion was mentioned along with the 213-784-2840. I did call back and a fellow with an accent explained he was a representative of the US Treasury Department. He asked if I had an attorney to represent me in court today. When I mentioned that no written correspondence had been sent about tax evasion he began to get very sullen. He may also have been annoyed by all the crying as he never provided any of the details listed in some of the other notices posted Attempted to call the IRS (I have a very healthy fear of this organization), but all the lines were horribly congested. Called the company that submits my taxes and was told to contact The Treasury Fraud Alert number which, by the way, was jammed with other calls. I did speak with an attorney who said the IRS corresponds 0NLY by mail.
Hey Dad,
I used the information from your email regarding Judy Smith of the US Treasury at 213-784-2840. It turns out that the entire thing is a scam. If you type that phone number into Google you'll find that dozens of people have been contacted just this month regarding the same threats you've received. I guess they're just fishing around and looking for a sucker to pay up some fake debts. I'd suggest reporting the information just so they can have it on file. Nice to know there are still plenty of slimeballs out there trying to scam people out of their money. Hope this is helpful.
Love, Dan
Dan,
I got a strange phone message from an Officer Judy Smith of US Treasury re a claim filed against me, or something like that. I should call her back at 213-784-2840 "before you get arrested".
Strange call as she never called me by name, never gave info about the claim filed or anything. Just the threat that I call back before I get arrested.
Dad
Good idea not to return the call. They are looking for vulnerable people. If you return the call they may assume you are vulnerable and might hammer you with even more calls.