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 $40.00 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.
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 $40.00 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.
I just received a phone call from this guy. Same name, peter Williams. He said he's with a law firm and there is a judgement against my SSN and name.
I keep accurate tabs on my credit history ever month. He knew my name but wanted my SSN for confirmation. When I wouldn't give it to him he hung up. Clearly a scam! I'll be turning the phone number over to the attorney generals office in my home state.
This individual called me several times saying there is a lawsuit against me for a loan supposedly I took out. I never ever have taken a Loan out in my life. He said he was a lawyer and was sending paper work to serve me. I told him to do what he has to do. I keep track of my credit report and nothing shows up in my reports. He had an Indian accent of some sort. Not sure. But sounds like a scam to me.
I have investigated this quite thoroughly. It appears that victims are people who have applied for a Online Loan and are denied as the Bait and Catch. During the application victims are asked for personal information and their bank routing information. Many victims have been hit with a automatic transaction without the calls for example $47 dollars to attempt to be overlooked 5-15 days later. They simply present your financial institute with a printed check with your email as the signature and believe it or not a lot o banks honor this, most notably Chase Bank.
This information seems to be posted on the Cyber Black Market for anyone to obtain. Must victims have been hit before and changed their bank account information. This leading to the voice calls since your original information is not longer good to them they will attempt to scare you into giving them your new information.
Rule of Thumb. Never give your Bank Routing Information unless the following:
1) Its a Reparable Company such as Check Into Cash.
2) You should never need to give the routing information till after you have been approved for the loan.