Who called from 4697294883

I received a call from this number twice in a row.  The recording repeated three times for each call.  I couldn't make out all of the message, but it stated that if I ignored the call, I'd be in big trouble with the US government.  The call ended: "Please help us to help you."

David J. Lead Investigator at Scamcallfighters

The US Treasury or the IRS will never make, “out of the blue” calls, demanding payment. Payments will never be accepted by cash cards like Greendot Moneypak.

This scam thrives due to a large part of the American population being unaware, of how the legal process relating to inaccurate tax filings, work.

The IRS will first contact you by mail, not by phone.
The IRS won’t threaten arrest, deportation, wage garnishment or loss of a driver’s license.
The IRS won’t ask you to share credit card information over the phone nor ask you to pay right away

For More Information : www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Warns-of-Pervasive-Telephone-Scam
I get calls from this clown seems like every few months.  Always from different phone numbers.  Cracks me up that he thinks we would fall for it.  There are no Magistrates in California.  Anyways, did a google search on this scam and here is some information:

Warning issued by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration:
www.treasury.gov/tigta/press/press_tigta-2014-03.htm

If you owe Federal taxes, or think you might owe taxes, hang up and call the IRS at 800-829-1040. IRS workers can help you with your payment questions.

If you don’t owe taxes, call and report the incident to TIGTA (Treasury Inspector General for Taxpayer Administration) at 800-366-4484.

File a complaint at the website of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration www.treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam.shtml

File a complaint using the form at swww.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/FTC_Wizard.aspx?Lang=en; choose “Other” and then “Imposter Scams.” If the complaint involves someone impersonating the IRS, include the words “IRS Telephone Scam” in the notes.

Got the same call - called back a few times to try to get more information from them, never providing any further information other than my phone number.  They had my name and address, but I did not provide.  I "played along" for a little bit trying to fish for information from them, but never gave any information.  Total time on the call was about 12 mins.  Should I be worried - again, I did not provide anything to them, did not even confirm address.  They kept asking if I had the $5,580 available to pay the back taxes, fines and fees.

No! 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/

10/21/2015 Just got same type of call as indicated in other posts.  David Grey says calling to "enforce an action executed by the US Treasury"   Won't be calling back.  Will report.