I keep getting calls from this number and saying there is an arrest warrant out for me and a lawsuit has been filed. Another number called me before this claiming I owe $5200 in taxes. IGNORE!
If someone calls saying he's an IRS agent and demands that you send money immediately, hang up.
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.
I received an automated voicemail stating it was from the irs, that an arrest warrant had been issued and criminal charges were being filed against me. When I called the number they left, 360-200-0886 a man who could hardly speak English answered and said he was with the IRS and his name was Officer John Miller and his batch # was 19257. He claimed charges were being filed,I owed the IRS $5000 and that my bank accounts, house and vehicle would be seized. He could not explain to me why I had not received anything in the mail from the IRS stating I owed money and wanted know where I was and how close my bank was and how much I had in my accounts, I did not give him this information. He demanded I drive to my bank and withdraw the money I had and wanted to know what type of vehicle I was driving. This is when I hung up, he continued to call me back for another 30 minutes. I finally answered and told him I knew it was a scam and told him where he could go.
A recording claiming a IRS has a legal suit against us, call came from Longveiw, Washington 360-200-0886 on 3/24/16 at 9:00am
IRS will NOT call your home!! JURK OFFS just trying to get money!