just got a call from them don't know anyone in Virginia I get "stupid" calls all day let them go to my vm listened to the messg. someone with an accent spoke too fast but they part I understood was "it is urgent you call us before you go to jail" (really for what) so here is the number he said again 703-542-1734 call us. just blocked them (stupid.............) DO NOT REACT TO THESE CALLS THEY ARE SCAMERS
This number called twice and left a recorded message on my voicemail about a legal petition notice against my name.
I'm not sure if this a telemarketer or a phishing scam, but it's not a legit call.
Just received a call from this number. The guy asked for me by name and said that he was from some organization that, even after asking him to repeat it, I still could not understand. He told me that there was a warrant out for me for unpaid taxes and he wanted the name and phone number of my attorney. I told him that HE would need an attorney if he didn't remove my number from his call list. With that he got extremely angry saying that when he hung up he was calling the police to report me..... It was at that point that I hung up on him.
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.