I received an automated message from this number saying that my tax return was flagged for the for tax fraud. I haven't filed my return this year yet!!! I knew from watching the news that there w as a scam such as this going on.Double checking on Google I saw I wasn't alone. This is a scam, people!!!
I received the same call today and it was an automated voice and they told me that I had a red flag and my taxes would be held. I just filed my taxes and I know that they have been approved and this is a total scam. They give you the same number to call back that appears on the phone instead of giving you the IRS number that everyone gives you to call and you can even look up the IRS number in the phone book. Boy, what lengths scammers will go through in order to get money from helpless, innocent people instead of getting a real job. DON'T CALL BACK OR GIVE YOUR INFORMATION TO THEM. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SCAM. I HAVE LEARNED THE HARD WAY!!! It came up on my phone as William SportMD.
I also received as robotic message and then I called the MD number back. Rep. said his name was Sam but he had a heavy foreign accent. He said he was from the Criminal Investigation from the Irs and he needed my name so he could pull up my file. I refused to give him my name and he got as little aggressive about pushing me to give him my name. I hung up on him and I tried calling back, as I was going to tell him not to call me or I would report them to the attorney general's office. I got no answer
These fraudulent people called me as well. As usual, the heavy foreign accent, outrageous claims of owing money to the IRS from 2008-2012, and threat of legal action if not handled immediately. They are FRAUDULENT. Please report ALL of the information given by them to the US Treasury Inspector General at http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam.shtml
DO NOT be alarmed. Never trust a random call from ANYONE with such a heavy accent claiming to be from the IRS or Government. NEVER.