First, any number that its prefix is: 555 shows up as CA but rest assure it's not. No threats or fits, can't hold water. I do know a little about this. Secret #1: Big Government and Big Business don’t want you to protect your privacy. They all make billions of dollars selling and stealing your information. Why would they ever want your information locked away? I too, have received calls from same number 3tx in 1/2 hour or more & no one is there. Never say a word or pick-up unless you do this; hit answer button then quickly hit end. has had some affect for about 2 wks. No matter what you do on phones this will never stop them. They are calling you because your info has been sold. Guess by who? Government. That makes me sick being a former government employee. Thank goodness I only worked on Pension Plans. Blue Collar people are having their rights taken on a daily basis. I'm now disabled & home a lot, with my prior knowledge & having more time I can research these sites. They have no idea that we know & have rights. Which are ignored. I hope I was helpful.
Just called here, and said he was Daniel Smith from the "Windows Technical Department". Yadda, yadda, yadda. I told him that I knew he was a scammer and he called me a few nasty names. I hung up in the middle of his foul tirade.
I received a phone call from "Dir Asst, OH" at phone #937-555-0176 at 11:30am EST today. The automated voice message indicated that they had called from the Department of Treasury re an ensuing tax fraud case against my name (which they never mentioned), that was currently pending criminal charges at the magistrate office. The messager provided a Badge# and a local telephone number where I should call before the case preceded against me.
This is an obvious fraud. Any such claim would have been preceded by written documented correspondence outlining charges and forwarded to your name, address, etc. I have seen similar news reports where these acts were perpetrated to get SSN and other private info from seniors who did not have caller ID, were intimidated, and did not have the wherewithal to know that this call was not legitimate. Shame on them. These people need to be shut down.
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.