Caller (recording) claims to be "James Caston" and states that the call is intended to be for (no one in particular) to inform them of some nonsense about being charged by the us treasury and that I must appear before a magistrate judge or a grand jury. Apparently it is important that I call the caller back at the same number that called me so they could help me avoid a bigger penalty. Funny, they had all this info, except the most crucial one being my name. Never mentioned my name in partial or in whole, which for me is a major tip off for fraud, specially given the seriousness of the supposed charges.
Caller (recording) claims to be "James Caston" and states that the call is intended to be for (no one in particular) to inform them of some nonsense about being charged by the us treasury and that I must appear before a magistrate judge or a grand jury. Apparently it is important that I call the caller back at the same number that called me so they could help me avoid a bigger penalty. Funny, they had all this info, except the most crucial one being my name. Never mentioned my name in partial or in whole, which for me is a major tip off for fraud, specially given the seriousness of the supposed charges.
Total scam. Originates in either India or Pakistan. Block and ignore. DO NOT RETURN THE CALL!
See: http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Reiterate ... -Telephone-Scam
Report them:
https://www.treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam.shtml
I’m an Enrolled Agent with the IRS (Inactive). IRS does not initiate contacts by phone. US mail only. IRS does not file lawsuits. IRS has enough administrative authority under the IRS Code and related regulations to collect all taxes lawfully due the federal government. Court action, if any is handled by the DOJ and all parties are entitled to legal assistance if it is a criminal matter. But--tax disputes are for the most part civil matters. 90% of all IRS tax disputes are settled administratively. IRS has absolutely no authority to call on local law enforcement for anything. Local law is never involved in IRS tax disputes. IRS does not threaten to involve local law enforcement or to arrest you for nonpayment of federal taxes. IRS has no powers of arrest as related to ordinary tax disputes. Having a deficiency in taxes owed by way of audit is NOT a crime. IRS does not cold call anyone and demand immediate payment of money. IRS does not ask for financial information over the phone. IRS does not accept Green card money paks for payment in any case. No one is prosecuted for ordinary tax disputes. IRS has absolutely no authority over anyone's professional license. Professional licensing is handled by state governments. Yes, levies on property to satisfy an existing tax obligation do occur, but only after a very long period of negotiation. And yes, liens are placed on individuals but usually after a lot of negotiation and a failure to reach a settlement. All determinations of tax liability are subject to appeals. All contacts by the IRS are initiated by US mail.
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I got the same call yesterday (4/5/2016 at 2:08 pm). I did a quick search on this phone number (979) 999-1094 from
http://www.cityfreq.com/phone/979999.html and found the results below:
979-999-1XXX is PEERLESS NETWORK OF TEXAS, LLC - TX in GARWOOD, TX
979-999-1094 is ASHANTI FANTASIA
The call was generated from Houston TX, Garwood area.
Please read this article from NPR about organized crime group like this. The researcher has recorded all conversations with these guys (all having heavy South Asia's accent) after going thru all the steps they wanted you to follow: call them back, talked to them, agreed to go to Walmart to send cash to them, and asking for receipt, etc... We will all learn from her terrible experience.
Let's hope the FBI, IRS, and Interpol will track them down.