I just got a call. Same thing. It was a female with a thick Indian Accent. I could barely understand her. She asked me if I was aware or intentional and I told her no. She could barely understand me. She threatened that everything would be taken Away for 4500 that I supposedly owe. Since I have no income I settled for the Sheriff to arrest me in two hours. She couldn't believe what I said and she repeated this whole paragraph all over again. I stuck to my guns and she hung up. Im still like WTF just happened. I called back immediately and some other Indian dude answered. You can hear a bunch of Indian's on phones shouting in the background.
I got a call from 530-238-5813. The caller had a heavy foreign accent, called himself "Mark Johnson" and said he was from the IRS. "There is a problem with the return you last submitted. You need to call this number right away and speak to Michael Johnson." I knew it was a fraud immediately, as I have had dealings with the IRS and they write letters, they don't make phone calls. But I played along to see how good he was. Not very. "What are Michael Johnson's office hours?" "You have to call him RIGHT AWAY." "What is your ID number?" He quoted me the phone number he was calling from (which is the same one he told me to call - ge, why not just transfer me to "Michael"?) I asked again for his ID number, explaining what it was. He gave me a silly number. I also asked him if he and Michael were brothers, or is everyone at the IRS named Johnson? "Just call RIGHT AWAY!" I hope no one falls for this scam, whatever it is.
Heavy foreign accent claiming to be IRS stating I need to call back "right away" - name given - John Morrison.
First, the IRS does not make phone calls and second - This idiot left the message for me on my mother's cell phone not mine! In short, it`s a scam no doubt whatever "they" want which I would venture to guess is some of my personal information
send/give/relay them this info as yours - Its really FBI field office.
Find a local one near you - http://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field/search-by-zip-code
200 N. Royal Street
Mobile, Alabama 36602
(251) 438-3674
This is a criminal extortion scam operating out of India. They are making the calls utilizing VOIP and the names of legitimate firms to make it appear the calls are originating from within the US. There is NO "company" or "debt" and you will NOT be arrested. They are harvesting and/or buying consumers' personal identifying information from unscrupulous websites like the one you may have filled out an application with, and you need to do whatever you can to protect yourself. This includes: Notifying the FTC: https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/, placing fraud alerts with all three credit bureaus, notifying your bank and employer and letting these criminals know you are aware they are attempting to extort money for a non-existent debt and have alerted the authorities.
ABC News released an investigative report on this scam a year ago: