I've gotten this call twice this week. First time, they left a message. The first call was a New Jersey area code. This time it was the 217 area code, which is Illinois. Don't know anybody in either area code, so I blocked both area codes. Buying the call blocker, that allows me to block entire area codes, has been one of my best purchases! These are the only two scam calls we've received in more than a week!
I received a phone call from this number. IT IS A SCAM!!!!!
The US Treasury or the IRS will never make, “out of the blue” calls, demanding payment. Payments will never be accepted by cash cards like Greendot Moneypak.
This scam thrives due to a large part of the American population being unaware, of how the legal process relating to inaccurate tax filings, work.
The IRS will first contact you by regular mail, not by phone.
The IRS won’t threaten arrest, deportation, wage garnishment or loss of a driver’s license.
The IRS won’t ask you to share credit card information over the phone nor ask you to pay right away
For more info on this scam and links to file complaints with the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, please go through the Article at:
I got a call from 217-501-2312. CID said Kiera Gash. It was a recorded message but she sounded like a very real voice. She said she was from the Department of Legal Affairs and something about litigation/suit against me. I have no law suit against me. "It is very important that you call me back. Delayed calling could result in a mess for you.(Yes, she used the word 'mess'.) It is suggested that an attorney calls." Although the ID said Kiera Gash she said her name was Leslie Owens. It was an Oriental sounding voice. She gave me a callback number but I don't think it was the same as what showed up on the ID. I didn't get it written down. And then she ended her message with 'have a blessed day'.