I received the same call today, by the same person, Officer Damon Marshall, but the number he called from was 347-344-5261. Same Indian accent, and hung up on me as well after threatening an elder family member!
Caller was foreign and hard to understand...it took 4 tries to understand he was saying my name and telling me he worked for the IRS investigative department. He wanted me to call Officer Damon Marshall at this number and talk to him about my owing the IRS. I called him on it and gave several reasons why I didn't believe him and he began to laugh as I heard other voices in the background. This is definitely a scam and although he never asked me for money, I'm sure his cohort, Damon, would have. I told him to take my name and number off his scam list, I wasn't taking any more calls from him or anyone else with the "IRS Investigative Department" (which doesn't exist).
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation's consumer protection agency, is warning consumers to be on the alert for scam artists posing as debt collectors. It may be hard to tell the difference between a legitimate debt collector and a fake one. Sometimes a fake collector may even have some of your personal information, like a bank account number. A caller may be a fake debt collector if he:
•is seeking payment on a debt for a loan you do not recognize;
•refuses to give you a mailing address or phone number;
•asks you for personal financial or sensitive information; or
•exerts high pressure to try to scare you into paying, such as threatening to have you arrested or to report you to a law enforcement agency.
If you think that a caller may be a fake debt collector:
•Ask the caller for his name, company, street address, and telephone number. Tell the caller that you refuse to discuss any debt until you get a written "validation notice." The notice must include the amount of the debt, the name of the creditor you owe, and your rights under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
If a caller refuses to give you all of this information, do not pay! Paying a fake debt collector will not always make them go away. They may make up another debt to try to get more money from you.•Stop speaking with the caller. If you have the caller's address, send a letter demanding that the caller stop contacting you, and keep a copy for your files. By law, real debt collectors must stop calling you if you ask them to in writing.
•Do not give the caller personal financial or other sensitive information. Never give out or confirm personal financial or other sensitive information like your bank account, credit card, or Social Security number unless you know whom you're dealing with. Scam artists, like fake debt collectors, can use your information to commit identity theft – charging your existing credit cards, opening new credit card, checking, or savings accounts, writing fraudulent checks, or taking out loans in your name.
•Contact your creditor. If the debt is legitimate – but you think the collector may not be – contact your creditor about the calls. Share the information you have about the suspicious calls and find out who, if anyone, the creditor has authorized to collect the debt.
•Report the call. Contact the FTC and your state Attorney General's office with information about suspicious callers. Many states have their own debt collection laws in addition to the federal FDCPA. Your Attorney General's office can help you determine your rights under your state's law.
this guy Damien who needs you to call him or he calls you,,,,,tell him you have money and that the officers do not have to serve the so called warrant and get the address to send the cash,,,,,they don't want that,,,,they want your account numbers and card numbers and social security.......they get your name from public records on google,,,,then tell you your behind in taxes and need to pay now or all your assets will be seized,,,,,,anyway this guy will start cussing at you and use the word mother *&^^&*%er many times if you stay on line with him and tell him how stupid and phony this scam is and they need to learn better language manners.......This is a Purdy big scam so take his number and call him back many times and fool with his head for a change......as you figured out,,,no information to anyone over the phone who calls you pretending to be your bank,card holder,social security,or any other information that concerns your money,,,,,,your money is the key word,,,,,you made it,,,hold on to it,,,,this is a big,big scam going around now.......
This guy claimed go be a IRS federal investigator Damon Marshall. Calls several times in a row this Saturday morning. He said he was hired by the IRS to collect unpaid taxes and that I would be getting my property seized,accounts levied, an sheriff is coming to arrest me. Thanks to others who posted I was able to calm down and not let this guy ruin my weekend. Don't let him mess with your day! Ain't nobody got time for that!
Good for you! Now do go over and ruin his weekend by filing complaints! He's breaking a lot of laws! And pretending to be a federal official is probably no different then saying they are law enforcement.
Please do file reports with the FBI, your state attorney general and Department Of Justice,FTC & FCC..