I received a call from them. Total [***]. They answer "Internal Revenue Service" when you phone back and its a total scam.
I do work with the federal government and will be reporting them.
I received a call from this number from Dennis Grace. He said he was from the US Treasury and that this matter could go to a Grand Jury for fraud. I tried calling the number back, even though I knew it was a scam, but I only get a fast busy signal. The caller ID was Southern Lincoln M, which is a cell phone.
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.
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.
Got this message today. The IRS will NEVER contact you by phone.They don't do that. This time of year with W2s coming out and folks filing their taxes these kinds of scams are common.
I received a call from 706 844-1784 . The caller had an Asian accent and said he was calling from the US Treasury about a serious problem with my 2011 Federal tax return wihich was very serious. The caller ID showed "southern Linc M". blasted him and told him that any such issue should be communicated in writing and told him never to call again.
Got same threatening msg as described by others. Would be willing to contribute to any organized effort to give an appropriate payback to the person or persons behind thes vile threats being sent via the phone 706 844 1784. Maybe some vigilante types will make a proposal via a crowd funding site to mete out some type of emotional, financial, and physical retribution to these phone scam terrorists. If I was 40 years younger, I might try to hunt them down myself. As far as I know, firearms are legal in Georgia.