Robo Call on Monday July 27, 2015 at 1:36pm
Received the following = "This is an automated message by the IRS. We have been trying to reach you. This is the last time we will attempt to reach you before a lawsuit is filed against you by the IRS. Call 253-336-5037, Repeat 253-336-5037."
To protect yourself from imposters who call, claiming to be from the IRS:
don’t provide any account or other personal information. Hang up the phone.
never wire money to a person or company you don’t know. Once you wire money, you can’t get it back.
if you owe - or think you owe - federal taxes, call the IRS at 800-829-1040 FREE. IRS workers can help you with your payment questions. You also can visit the IRS website at irs.gov.
if you’ve already paid your taxes, call and report the incident to TIGTA at 800-366-4484 FREE.
forward emails from the IRS to
[email protected]. Don’t open any attachments or click on any links in those emails.
file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission at ftc.gov/complaint. Include “IRS Telephone Scam" in your complaint.
The IRS does not make demands for tax debt to be paid using prepaid debit cards or wire transfers, nor will they threaten you over the phone.
Do NOT provide personal information such as your full social security number or credit card information to any such individuals who are making threats over the phone.
If you do have a legitimate tax issue with the IRS, they will contact you by mail.
The IRS does not use email, text messaging or social media to collect personal or financial information.
You can file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission at ftc.gov/complaint. You should include “IRS Telephone Scam” in your complaint.
Forward emails from the IRS to
[email protected]. Don’t open any attachments or click on any links found in the emails.
If you are worried about tax issues, you can contact the IRS at 800-829-1040 FREE.