"Calling behalf of the Internal Revenue Service Investigation Department, letting me know that an arrest warrant has been issued to me and my home address."
These clowns just called me, you know, Steve from the Indian IRS, and left a message stating that I need to justify myself. Bite me. You've been blocked.
I just received a call from this number by a male claiming to be from the IRS. He had a heavy accent, maybe from India? I did not let him finish his sentence. I told him that this scam has been all over the news. I would report him to the police and he would be thrown in jail and terrible things would happen to him. I told him to never call my number again. He started to make exasperated sounds...I just hung up. I can't believe there is no way to stop these people! I am creeped out that he used my first name. Our phone listing is only under my husband's name.
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.
When I tried to GOOGLE 800notes during their SCAM CALL
I found that someone was doing a DENIAL OF SEVICE ATTACK on 800notes site.
I have contacted the proper authorities about this CREEP(s) !!!
These people are TERRORISTS !!!
Answering machine message with garbled accent stating IRS fraud case against my wife. Caller ID said call from New York, NY. We got a similar call from a different area code a few months ago with a similar script. I called back but number no longer in service. We called the actual IRS and received assurances that this was a fraudulent call. If you owe the IRS money, they will send you a letter and reference details of your filed tax return, such as an incorrect SSN. Spread the word, people!