I got a call from this # on Sat @ 4am. They left an auto recorded message saying they were the IRS. I called back at 6:50AM on a Saturday and someone that sounded like they were in a call center in India answered. She asked for my name which I gave then she proceded to tell me that my taxes were not paid in full and that I was being audited for 2006-2011 for unpaid taxes. When I tried to talk she got upset and said "can I please finish"..which made me realize that she was reading a script and was not that great at improv. I let her talk..then at the end of her scary story of all the $ I owe them.. I told her what the hell are you talking about? I dont owe taxes. She asked me why. I said " I have never made enough $ to have to pay taxes and I have 4 kids! She said.. Oh let me call you back. If she call's back I'm going to start speaking Punjabi to her.
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.
I got a call from this # on Sat @ 4am. They left an auto recorded message saying they were the IRS. I called back at 6:50AM on a Saturday and someone that sounded like they were in a call center in India answered. She asked for my name which I gave then she proceded to tell me that my taxes were not paid in full and that I was being audited for 2006-2011 for unpaid taxes. When I tried to talk she got upset and said "can I please finish"..which made me realize that she was reading a script and was not that great at improv. I let her talk..then at the end of her scary story of all the $ I owe them.. I told her what the hell are you talking about? I dont owe taxes. She asked me why. I said " I have never made enough $ to have to pay taxes and I have 4 kids! She said.. Oh let me call you back. If she call's back I'm going to start speaking Punjabi to her.
Received message on machine this am..stating it was IRS...I did call back..forgein girl. Said I owe like 400.00 ask if there was a payment plan. I had a feeling this was not right..(. And no I don't own that amount).first said yes than said no...being very rude accusing me of trying to run w/ gov. Money...after telling her not to speak to me that way. She hung up..when tried to call back went to voice mail no mention or greeted recording of the IRS. I did call the real IRS they do have a greeting message closed on weekends call back during regular hours.....
Received a call from this number as well as 213-928-2869 and the person says they are Officer Julie Smith from the IRS and to not disregard the message, and do return the call before they take action against me.