Have been receiving calls from this number daily at least twice a day warning they are calling the cops. As others have stated this is a scam from a foreign call center. Thery are now blocked on my phone.
1st call on both cell phones today, 1st time from this phone number. Supposed to be from new York, NY.
Message left: "For headquarters which will get expired next 24 working hours and once again expired after that you will be taken under custody by the local cops as there are serious allegations pressed on your name at this moment we would request you to get back to us so that we can discuss about this case before taking any legal action against you the number to reach us is 646-809-6929 I repeat 646-809-9629 thank you..."
I got a call from these folks after they left a message stating that I was going to be arrested. I knew it was crazy but I called back anyway. They advised me that I was going to be arrested because I owe the IRS money and that I was running from them....I started laughing and stated that the IRS did not go around arresting people...she hung up on me. She had a thick accent and it was very noisy in the background like a foreign call center.
First called my cell phone, then moments later my husband's cell phone. Same as callers other stated: "4 serious allegations pressed against your name" "24 working hours" to call the number, if not "you will be taken under custody by the local COPS" ha ha ha. If they are going to try to scam us they should get a better command of how we use our language. I don't think that if anyone was ever stupid enough to make a legit recording like this they would use the word COPS, also we generally take people into custody not "under" custody, and we usually don't "press" allegations and if we did, it would be against a person, not their "name" ...... And yet, I'm sure some ding-a-ling will give them money.
Per IRS.GOV:
The IRS and its authorized private collection agencies will never:
Call to demand immediate payment using a specific payment method such as a prepaid debit card, gift card or wire transfer. Generally, the IRS will first mail a bill to any taxpayer who owes taxes.
Threaten to immediately bring in local police or other law-enforcement groups to have the taxpayer deported or arrested for not paying.
Demand that taxes be paid without giving the taxpayer the opportunity to question or appeal the amount owed.
Ask for credit or debit card numbers over the phone.
The IRS reminds non-native English speakers this tax season that they can easily identify when a caller supposedly from the IRS is a fake.
For taxpayers who don’t owe taxes or don’t think they do:
Do not give out any information. Hang up immediately.
Contact the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration to report the call. Use their “IRS Impersonation Scam Reporting” web page. Alternatively, call 800-366-4484.
Report it to the Federal Trade Commission. Use the “FTC Complaint Assistant” on FTC.gov. Please add "IRS Telephone Scam" in the notes.
Stay alert to scams that use the IRS as a lure. Tax scams can happen any time of year, not just at tax time. For more information, visit “Tax Scams and Consumer Alerts” on IRS.gov.
Also, each taxpayer has a set of fundamental rights they should be aware of when dealing with the IRS. These are your Taxpayer Bill of Rights. Explore these rights and the agency’s obligations to protect them on IRS.gov.