I received a call from this number yesterday and just heard the message. Claims to be William Rogers with Dept of Legal Affairs of the US Treasury. I must call him back or be in grave legal peril. If anyone else gets the call it is a scam. I may or may not call to see what he will do. Not falling for this old trick.
Rec. message from "Mark Hanson" (happens to have very thick accent) stating he is from Dept of Legal Affairs and there is a warrant out for my arrest due to tax evasion going back to 2010. Claimed all certified mail was returned to them and I'm in a big legal mess.
These are criminal extortionists operating in overseas boiler rooms using VOIP to alter their identities and locations and out of the reach of US law enforcement.
If someone calls saying he's an IRS agent and demands that you send money immediately, hang up.
It's a phone scam.In fact, it tops the IRS "Dirty Dozen" list of tax scams this year, and it's been surging in recent months, the agency said Thursday.
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), which oversees the IRS, has received reports of 290,000 scam calls since October 2013 and said nearly 3,000 victims have been swindled out of $14 million so far.
By altering their caller ID number to make it look like they're calling from an IRS office, these scammers often threaten vulnerable people like the elderly and new immigrants with things like arrest, deportation or the loss of their driver's license if they don't pay immediately for money purportedly owed.
Often leaving messages that say it's "urgent" you call them back, the scammers use common names and sometimes say they are from the IRS Criminal Division. They may even claim to know the last four digits of your Social Security number and send follow-up emails that appear to be from the IRS, TIGTA said.
They often demand that payments be made by prepaid debit card.
Once they make their threats, the scammers have been known to call back and again disguise their caller ID so it appears they are calling from the police department or the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).
Or sometimes when they call, they may say you have a refund due and ask you to provide personal information so you can claim it.
The real IRS will usually contact you by regular mail first, if it needs to contact you at all. And the agency never demands immediate payment by phone or asks for credit card or debit numbers if they do call. It also never asks for personal or financial information by email, text or social media.
If you get what you suspect is a scam call, report it to TIGTA through its Web site or call 800-366-4484.
I received a call from this number saying the department of treasury was filing legal action against me. I asked the person to send me this information in writing. He said they had and I didn't respond and read me my (correct) mailing address. He said that I would be arrested the following morning and sent to jail for 6 months. I hung up and did not receive a call back.
Got a phone call. Came up as Los Angeles CA. Person could barely speak English and said that I was being investigated and I need to contact my Lawyer. I could see how people could get intimated. I told him he was a scammer and he got mad and said I would be locked up soon. Then I hung up and blocked the caller.
Hope my experience helps someone else. I have used this website before and it has helped me. Let's take back our phone lines with information.