Most of these calls are coming from India and Pakistan. And the police can't do anything for you on this. It should be reported to the IRS though. See my post above for the information on where to report it.
The caller claimed to be from the IRS audit department. According to a reverse lookup, the number is for a mobile phone. Moreover, my CPA said this is not how the IRS contacts people.
I received a call from "Officer Steve Johnson", with a thick Indian accent, claiming to be from the IRS. He claimed his job was to inform me that there was a case against me and to call his supervisor "Officer Jake Huffman" at the same number. Funny, because I just mailed my tax forms yesterday.
Report the Calls to the real IRS here:
•report the incident to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration at 800-366-4484.
•You can also file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission at FTC.gov. Add "IRS Telephone Scam" to the comments in your complaint.
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Do consider getting a call blocking device or phone.. You can google them and many are around $40.00 or so.If its a cell phone, some already have call blocking, if not, there are free apps on the web that will work for some. You can google this. If you have a smart phone, there is a free app called call control. Iphones appear to have apps also. Another one is called Mr. Number.
Same here. Just mailed forms today. Indian accent with a Scandinavian name!!! Give me a break! I teach money management including identity theft and scams...
I had the call also from " officer Steve Johnson" left on my voice mail, I called back from a blocked work number and when they asked my name I made up a fake name and the told me there was a warrant out for my arrest and when I said that I had not filed yet he said this is in regards to previous years returns. I could hardly understand him and when I ask where he was located he would not tell me and when I told him I knew it was a scam because I worked for the it a (not really) he talked "[***]" which I understood perfectly and slammed the phone down.