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.
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.
I received a recorded message that this was the FBI and there was an arrest warrant out in my name & address ----- DO NOT CALL THIS NUMBER ------ IF YOU ANSWER , HANG UP IMMEDIATELY ------ THIS IS A SCAM!!!!!!
I routinely get these scam calls, got a call from this number yesterday. Probably 6th time I've gotten this very call, same scam from several numbers that I report on the IRS website. Since the federal government can't seem to monitor these guys and the number is clearly available. I choose to harrass them back. First, when the heavy laden foreign accent gives a common American name, like John Smith, or whatever, the first thing I do is ask, no "who are you really?" Your name isn't really John Smith is it. Your parents didn't give you that name did they? This flabbergasts them, then I say something like you don't really work for the IRS, the IRS doesn't call citizens of US like this. Then I ask point blank, just exactly how much money are you trying to steal from me? They usually erupt into a fury that usually ends in profanity, if they don't start cursing immediately. When they threaten me that the police are coming for me, I say ok, and dare them to send the police. I say take your power back, and confront the con artists and tell them that they are liars and thieves. Harassing them back gives me a small satisfaction, and really annoys the crap out of them. I turn it into a game, and what are they going to do actually call the police?
I got a call from this number today and she told me she was with local area police and that I needed to return her call to straighten the matter out. Local area? Really? I'm on the other side of the US from where this call originated. I too am getting tired of these calls. Another number to watch out for is 202-697-9286. These people, usually male, barely speak understandable English. The other caller from the New York area code, who was female, spoke very good English. Hopefully, there have been enough complaints about this that something is being done to end it.
Received a call yesterday @ 11:00 am. Woman's recorded voice told me that the call was in regard to a warrant for my arrest. Advised me to call the phone # she gave to "verify" the details. She said that they had my phone number and this is an urgent matter in relation to a federal crime. I hung up and immediately reported this to the FTC. Got the same call 4 hrs later! This time, called the FTC reporting line and left the details. Also called my local police but they were very "meh" about the whole thing. So flipping annoying!