Obviously it helped this matter, and it didn't or will it ever make things worse. No the numbers are not spoofed as a ROT you probably don't even understand that kind of system. Thank goodness I didn't call an innocent person huh, you need to quit living in the maybe world not one of those things you posted are going to help stop any of this., and NO they DO NOT USE GOVERNMENT PHONE NUMBERS to make these scam calls. You can look up all the sites on the internet and still not get anything done regardless of how many complaints are filled. Everything you Just said in the first part of your pedantic statement is a LIE, and there is no legal action that can be taken.
Mark, I appreciate you putting a number up there to warn of the other scams going on. I am in the process of calling this number and will soon be calling the number that you have posted to harass them each and every single day every hour on the hour. I have also signed up this number for hundreds of phone survey phone calls. They will be receiving phone calls all day long from companies that will be trying to give them surveys. I am going to overload these numbers with spam or phone spam. They will be receiving an annoying amount of phone calls from all sorts of companies. I have made it a personal mission to bug these people until they can't take it anymore and since I am only one person I thank the Internet and close friends that have given me knowledge of how to overload someones phone number with phone spam?I know it might seem that I am obsessed with this because of my other post. I just want people to know that look this phone number up in fear or pissed off that there is somebody out there that is taking the time to make these people that are trying to scam and turning their day into one big headache.
First of all, this is a well known scam and the FTC and IRS have posted information about it. It's also been featured in many news stories. Read here:
http://www.irs.gov/uac/Tax-Scams-Consumer-Alerts
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/my-very-own-irs-imposter-call
You can also make a report on the IRS site.
As to your vigilante tactic, did it ever dawn on you that the number is likely spoofed? Most of these scams originate in India or Pakistan, some in Russia. You may be calling some innocent person whose number has been spoofed.
First of all, just because it's well known to you doesn't mean that it is to everyone and yes I have and if you didn't know they leave there # on your answering machine and ask for you to call them back. They want your money. Try calling the number and you will get in touch with the person doing the scam they claim to be IRS but if you try to talk to them and ask the proper questions they get pissed off and start saying vulgar things to you and start making threats that no state or government office would ever make. So yes I have done my research and I have made the phone calls and I have talked with the same person that called me claiming to be with the IRS. I didn't just fly off the handle I made good and sure that the person on the other end of the phone line was the same person that called me with the BS IRS scam. Sometimes it's smart to check things out before a person just goes on to assume that just because its a scam the # must be a spoof too. Your right, I keep calling this number and talking to an innocent person that happens to be the same guy that called me in the first place and that claims to be with the IRS and that if I don't give them money that I'm going to jail. Here is your sign.
If it's the same number, all you have to do is block it. Look, It's normal and healthy to feel angry about these calls to your home but you've already helped put a dent in their "business" by posting information here. Education is the best way to keep people from being scammed. Chances are he/she/it will change their number a few times and eventually, your call will go somewhere else or just get one of those "number not in service" recordings. While a applaud your efforts to stop these bozos, I also urge caution. You or others following your plan could end up having their calls rerouted to an overseas porn site. You don't even know that you've been rerouted until you get an exorbitant $150.00 added to your phone bill. This is a tactic that has been used by many of the scammers to discourage repeat callers. By all means, do what you feel you must but be careful and don't encourage others to engage in risky behavior.