IRS Telephone scam robo call.
Today's call came from 730-464-2227 claiming to b from the IRS who will file an IRS lawsuit against me and directing me to call 253-656-4712 immediately. Last call claiming to be "officer Charlie" from the IRS AT 571-526-0007. All numbers reported here, with IRS phishing website and Federal Trade Commission.
IRS Telephone scam robo call.
Today's call came from 730-464-2227 claiming to b from the IRS who will file an IRS lawsuit against me and directing me to call 253-656-4712 immediately. Last call claiming to be "officer Charlie" from the IRS AT 571-526-0007. All numbers reported here, with IRS phishing website and Federal Trade Commission.
Called my home number claiming the IRS was filing a lawsuit but did not say who they were filing a suit against or leave an IRS representative contact name. When I tried to call this number to find out what was going on all I got was a busy signal.
There is a widespread IRS or "tax scam" being practiced by scammers on both Canadian and USA residents.
USA tax payers should read this:
http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Reiterate ... -Telephone-Scam
Short answer:
The IRS never initiates a contact via phone.
They always send a snailmail first.
Educational post:
This scam is also described as scam #11, here:
http://phonehelp.2truth.com/facts_rev.html
If you were contacted by an IRS impostor, you may file a report, after clicking on this link:
http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam.shtml