A man with an Indian accent and a lot of background noise. The number that been left on my answering saying action was being brought against my husband by the "Department of Legal Affairs." My husband works out of town a lot so I called to try and handle the situation. The man was very rude and I ended up cussing at him. He ended our phone call by saying "I and my husband were going to be picked up in 30 mins." I cussed at him again and hung up. I contacted my local law enforcement and waiting on them to call me back.
I got a call last week from the "Important message" from the Department of Legal Affairs, Indian accent and almost not understandable, low voice. Left a voicemail but I won't call back.
I just received this call from ADAM WALKER and I am glad I looked up the phone number he just left a message so I didn't talk to him., Thanks for your post confirming it was a scam.
The dates on these posts all seem to be in 2014. Today is Feb 24, 2015 and we just received the same call-center, boiler-plate call as those mentioned on this page. Adam Walker, who cannot pronounce his own name correctly, mentions serious legal troubles for my wife. Annoying scam to say the least.
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.
Got 1st call at 9:17am from Adam Walker for my son. Stated he was from Dept of Legal Affairs and we needed to have our lawyer call back at 213-457-3672 otherwise something bad would happen. He signed off with " have a blessed day".
Got a 2nd call this evening so I answered. He now pronounced my son's name differently. I told him off and said they were mothing but scammers and to quit bugging me. Also yold them to get their info straight and know who they're calling!
All he said was "ok" rather softly and hung up.