Was threatened by Alex Watson - Badge #909918591 to immediately go to Safeway to obtain a voucher and pay IRS immediately (within 2 hours) or i would be through in JAIL!
My mom got this call apparently she owed 6200 some odd dollars on unclaimed income. They refused to tell her where this income came from. So me, being the person I am, called and asked for nikki. He claims he doesn't know anyone by that name. And hung up. Continued to call, asked where I could pay this money, and he was like "Oh you want to pay." just to see what he would say. Since I didn't have a case number, he hung up. I also asked to be transferred to someone who does more than answer phones, and he said I will transfer you, one moment, and hung up. I find things like this hilarious. Pissing on someone's day, one phone call at a time. :)
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 the call from Nicki at IRS - seems a fake call. I did not return call but looked up info on internet. It seems to be an automated call. I know the IRS does not work this way.
I got the call, but didn't answer it.
I gave it to my CPA who does my taxes.
He called it and when they answered asked: "First, give me your full name and badge number."
They hung up.