Who called from 4157998333

Got a scam call saying important IRS issue. But IRS won't ever call my cell as I never shared that!

I got a phone call this morning from this number 415-799-8333 and I don't know anyone with this number so I didn't answer but I call back from a land phone and they answer Hello, instead of a professional way, so I asked what company is this and the guy said is the IRS so I said sorry I have the wrong number, I knew this was fishy. Thank You for the info.

Please stop 415-799-8333. It is a scam but very disconcerting. They even left a message without my phone ringing. They need to be stopped. I did not even get the total message so until I did this search, I was unaware of who it was.

Received a call from 1-415-799-8333 this morning (5-6-15). It was a recording telling me that I needed to contact them asap and that I could be arrested due to a problem with my taxes. I hung up and reported the number to [email protected]. I was born at night but not last night!

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.

http://money.cnn.com/2015/01/22/pf/taxes/irs-tax-scams/