This caller left a message on my machine. He claimed to be Officer Ricky Stevens from the Department of Legal Affairs. Said to call him back to avoid a "legal mess." He had a thick accent and was obviously reading a script! THIS IS A SCAM!!!!! It has been going around for years. The callers also use other names, and phone numbers, but it is a the same scam. Please don't fall for it!
He called us three times and left a message once. We didn't return the calls, and reported the number to the IRS fraud department and the FTC.
Please read below:
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-202-241-8598
Or Google department of legal affairs phone scam. You will see many posts on this.
Scam caller left a message on my machine. He claimed to be Officer Ricky Stevens from the Department of Legal Affairs. THIS IS A SCAM!!!!! It has been going around for years. They also use other names, and phone numbers, but it is a the same scam.
He has called a few more times, but didn't leave a message.
Please read below for more information:
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-202-241-8598
Or Google department of legal affairs phone scam. You will see many posts on this.
Report the Calls to the real IRS here:
•report the incident to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration at 800-366-4484.
•You can also file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission at FTC.gov. Add "IRS Telephone Scam" to the comments in your complaint.
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Do consider getting a call blocking device or phone.. You can google them and many are around $50.00 or so.If its a cell phone, some already have call blocking, if not, there are free apps on the web that will work for some. You can google this. If you have a smart phone, there is a free app called call control. Iphones appear to have apps also. Another one is called Mr. Number.