Robo caller that started giving its message while my outgoing message was playing, so about all I heard was him asking me to call his number. CallerId was Los Angeles. Will add to blocked list.
I just received a call from these Indians threatening me. Let them know that the internet is well aware of their scam and called them a few choice words.
Total scam. Told me I would be arrested in 45 mins if I didn't pay 4500$. Long story short found out it was a scam called back as a different name got the same run down until he realized who it actually was. Mans name was Ron Baxter
My mother called me freaking out about receiving a call from this number. She has dementia and all she was remembering was warrant for her arrest due to bad checks. She was so shaken by this call. For one call, the name given was Rebecca Johnson. There was another call from this number on voice mail. This call came in on Friday, 5-22, but was from a man and the message was broken and not audible.
You need to invtervene for your Mom, block the number and report them to the TIGTA. These are hardcore criminals intent on wiping her and other vulnerable people out financially. Call blocking devices are sold on Amazon.
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.