Received a recording from this number today saying that I'm under federal investigation. I called the number back and got an indian guy saying that he was the us treasury department in compton. SCAM!!!
Scary scam call. A "Steve Maulkin" (British accent) claims you have been charged with a felony and if you don't respond to this call you're in danger of avoiding participation and risk a grand jury appearance. Bogus but message is very authoritative and give me quite a jolt.
Got a similar call - twice (same day). I thought the name was Steve Martin. One call back was to this number (Compton); the other to a phone number in Vista (San Diego County). As I myself am a former IRS employee and currently an Enrolled Agent (a federally licensed tax representative), I know that the Treasury Dept. doesn't have offices in either location. I refused to take the call, but he dared to leave voice mail. I have reported this to TIGTA as it is one of the know scams they are investigating.
This caller is committing a felony by impersonating a federal agent.
It WOULD be frightening to someone who doesn't know that it's a scam. I do hope that this stops... or that they are stopped. This is horrendously unfair to a neophyte.