Just got an automated call (female voice, similar to the one on IRS automated messages) from 301-887-3758 claiming to be the "Office of Internal Revenue Service" informing me that I had "an additional tax refund" of $2173 (spoken as "dollars two thousand one hundred seventy three") coming to me. Odd, that "additional" refund, since I have yet to complete my taxes this year.
"As a measure of security," the message stated, "we require you to call our our Department of Verification" at the given number to have my "credentials verified," after which my account would be credited.
I didn't call. It was so obviously a scam from the get-go. So many red flags, so transparently fraudulent.
Very interesting(!) that poster "Jeannine" mentions a "... man with a foreign accent maybe from india..." whom she spoke to after calling the number. It's interesting because I have for months and months been getting harassed by a scammer bill collector (I'm not the person they keep calling for) who has a heavy Indian accent (and who, I've read elsewhere on threads similar to this one, seems to have the bank account and social security numbers of quite a few victims). Actually, that the call was part of the same criminal operation as the ongoing harassment I'm receiving was the first thing that crossed my mind after I heard the message.
Good job, Teri! Let's report these criminals and shut them down! I too urge everybody to report these fraudsters.
Big time scam. When I called the number back the "IRS" representative told me that I had made errors on my past returns over the last 5 years and so I would be receiving an additional $2173 refund within 2 days. He tried to get me to give him a bank routing and account number to deposit the money to. When I refused he said he could mail the check BUT first I had to pay a penalty of $190 for making errors. He asked me to load the $190 fee on a Greendot Moneypak and then he could release the funds. I told him I don't know how to do that and he told me to go to Kmart or CVS and they would help me figure it out and call him back tomorrow. I said OK and he just hung up. LOL. SCAM - they also called from 2028007738. The scary part is he did have the last 4 digits of my SSN and my complete home address. Beware!
Yeah the same thing happend to me i asked them if they were really the IRS they insisted that they were and even gave me the address located in DC! Im glad I read the post before I just gave away $190. It is really weird that they have your telephone number and you SSN. Beware of this total SCAM.
just received a call from this number yesterday called back they new who i was they called me by my fullname telling me that story about iwas owed 2,173 dollars from the irs. it was to good to b true i told them i was going to call my local office to find out was it true.i tried to call them back they kept hanging the phone up in my face when i asked for their address i told them it was fraud and illegal to b having people personal information.the number was1301-887-3758 located in edmonston,md.
Sounded too good to be true. Whenever I receive a call with information of good news, or the famous please hold the line for the next available, I put the number directly into my google search and find all of these responses. For something this serious of a scam, I will not only not be calling them back. But will also pass this information on to the local authorities and my bank fraud division... would love to see this scammers get there just dues.