Someone who can't speak english very well called and asked for Carl?? I said no Carl here, wrong number please don't call again. Call back in less than one minute and did not answer me??? D***A**
Got several calls from 727-399-7922. Had my address from 15 years ago. Same things around arrest warrant from IRS, federal charges, etc. Would not give me his address - said was from Florida. I knew he was a fraudster, but played along to see what he was after. Kept threatening me with legal action, arrest warrant, and asked whether I wanted to settle. I eventually asked him to send me stuff in writing (which he obviously said he could not do). Think they are targeting immigrants etc. hoping that these scare tactics could work. I finally just hung up on him! BEWARE!
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:
Got the call from this number, give his name and ID# . Threatening me that I didn't pay money that I owe to IRS, that I skip to pay and I also ignore several mails that they sent me few months back, So, if I don't sette at once, I will go to jail my passport will be taken, and my citizenship will be cancelled. when i ask for in writing again or in an e-mail, he transfer the call to an attorney. The attorney told me to settle without hanging up the phone. He ask me to go to bank, get cash and go to walmart, and wait for further instruction, if i don't do that I will be arrested and will be in Jail. I hang up and reported to Local police, state AG office. I was advised by police to call IRS and make sure that I owe nothing to them, and then just ignore them. I called IRS and confirm that I owe them nothing. These people are very shrewd and really shook me up. Please don't follow their instruction and get cash from bank.
got a call from this guy too!! I started swearing at him and the guy starts swearing back at me in some other langauge (indian) ! lmao! this guy sucks pretending to be anyone let alone a "federal officer" just call back and start talking [***] to him! it's a lot more fun!! trust! me! guy got sooo MAD! lololol
Received a call saying he was calling from Federal Gov. Investigator and wanted to talk to Mr.XYZ in the house. I said, its me and asked what was the call about? He started arguing rudely that why should he give me that info, when he realized that it was not me whom he wanted to talk to. I replied the same to him, asked him to identify himself. Obviously he would not. Started to threaten me that he would send police to my home. I said please do so. That way I can report your fraud phone call. He was NOT Indian. Since I am Indian, I can figure out that easly. He mentioned names of other family members. I said that anyone can find out online, there are tons of website that will give you relatives names. He kept swearing about Indians and I just hung up on him.