Victim Location 01543 Type of a scam Tax Collection
Received a phone call from the IRS stating that there was a warrant out for my arrest for back taxes owed. Only thing is, I do not work and I do not pay taxes so this has to be a scam. The caller did not provide a name, just that he worked for the IRS. First call came up as private and the next call provided a phone #.
Victim Location 02021 Type of a scam Tax Collection
This is the second time in a week I received a call saying that they are the IRS and it is an urgent matter and I need to call right away. They gave a phone number and an officers name and then gave me a case number. I understand the IRS does not call on the phone but they send a letter by mail so I did not call plus it was a 206 area code. I would think the IRS would call from an area code maybe in Boston. The call is alittle scary because it does sound real and a call from the IRS is scary in itself.
A message was left on my answering machine on April 7, 2016 at 10:30 A.M. The caller ID indicated the call was from 862-367-0202 in Newark, New Jersey. The person (male) told me that he was calling from the IRS, that I owed money--NOT!--and I was in big trouble. I ignored this messages and other similar ones. This is not the first time I've been called and I report each call so that people won't be scammed.
Victim Location 93701 Type of a scam Tax Collection
202-480-1989 this number keeps calling my parents house it has a recording saying its from the IRS and it gives a call back number. My parents haven't even received letters from the IRS
Victim Location 83661 Type of a scam Tax Collection
Consumer received three calls from the same female recording stating that she is calling from the IRS and it states that they have a warrant out for her arrest that the consumer needs to call them asap. Consumer received a call this morning and the female recording made it seem to the consumer that the police would be at her doorstep within 30 min.
Victim Location 37013 Type of a scam Tax Collection
Call received stating it was the IRS and that they had (5) legal counts of fraud, possibly tax evasion against my brother. He was given a number to call (716) 961-5100 which was an automated message giving (2) separate websites to contact. Sounded legit. When the number was entered into Google, the third option down (attached image) shows number linked to U.S. Internal Revenue Service with a New York office address but when selected, it was through a white pages link. When number was entered for search, an alert popped up saying that the number had been flagged for Fraud and/or Scam (attached image). Contacted the local BBB who was definitely certain it to be a scam and given instructions to report it on this website. It has always been my understanding that the IRS does not contact consumers via the phone. At least they didn't call me when they reported to me that I had been a victim of the recent IRS database hack and that someone had attempted to use or present my SSN. They sent me (2) letters to the address of record used when my taxes were filed. Being a government employee myself, many agencies have policy to not give or discuss important or identifying information over the phone. The local BBB agreed that as many of us know or have heard, the IRS does NOT contact consumers by way of phone. Besides thinking on it, how would they actually have someone's cell phone number....????
Victim Location 01913 Type of a scam Tax Collection
Received several phone calls which I did not answer from a Washington, D.C. ID. The message they left twice was:
Urgent after August they found that a fraud and miss conduct that I was hiding from federal government.
This needs to be rectified immediately, call as soon as possible at 202-888-3466,
Knowing it was a scam, I called them back just to see what they would say. I asked them who they were and the guy with an Indian accent with a ton of background people speaking told me he was the IRS. I told he wasn't the IRS and he continued to say he was the IRS. He told me the IRS 800 phone number which any one can find out. I told him that was not the number I had and that he was committing fraud. He hung up on me. I called the local police who said they weren't able to do anything because most of these calls are from outside the U.S. I alsoI tried to call the IRS, but the police said they wouldn't do anything. I received several more calls after this one.
Victim Location 97914 Type of a scam Tax Collection
Some one called me from a Washington number claiming to contact police saying there was fraud under my name or something like that it was a automated machine and they said i needed to kindly call them back so I called them and the man had a thick accent. I didn't give them any information. There was a lot of people in the back ground all saying the same thing. And the guy kept threatining me saying he knew i had a daughter and he would come to my house. Then he kept asking if I had a boyfriend. I searched the number up online and about 30 people experienced the same thing from the same number.
Victim Location 40214 Type of a scam Tax Collection
Message left on telephone from "IRS" twice saying they were filing a lawsuit if not contacted. First phone number was 571-365-5173 and second phone number was 260-386-7361. Did not return the calls.
Victim Location 01605 Type of a scam Tax Collection
IRS Scam, On 4/5/ 2016 at 5:02 PM, I received a message saying that I needed to call them (the "IRS") immediately, because I am under the process of being arrested.The caller ID said: Brain Bodg IS WA
On 4/6 11:37AM I received a message that said they (the "IRS") were calling to inform me that there was a warrant for my arrest, and I needed to return their call. Caller ID showed: Los Angels California.
Received several calls from a long distance number, finally answered it and it was someone claiming to be "Chester" from the IRS. I had heard about these scams so I didn't give him much opportunity to say much - told him not to call this number again (which he did, several hours later) and hung up. The number the call came from is 606-545-5035, Barbourville, KY
Recording saying IRS is sueing me. Please call a given number. I know they only send letters, no phone or email. Did not even mention my name. Number called from was anderson, IN. Please let ppl know this is a scam
SCAMPULSE
Victim Location 17820
Type of a scam Tax Collection
call purporting to be IRS at 3234557401
Victim Location 01543
Type of a scam Tax Collection
Received a phone call from the IRS stating that there was a warrant out for my arrest for back taxes owed. Only thing is, I do not work and I do not pay taxes so this has to be a scam. The caller did not provide a name, just that he worked for the IRS. First call came up as private and the next call provided a phone #.
Victim Location 02021
Type of a scam Tax Collection
This is the second time in a week I received a call saying that they are the IRS and it is an urgent matter and I need to call right away. They gave a phone number and an officers name and then gave me a case number. I understand the IRS does not call on the phone but they send a letter by mail so I did not call plus it was a 206 area code. I would think the IRS would call from an area code maybe in Boston. The call is alittle scary because it does sound real and a call from the IRS is scary in itself.
Victim Location 23113
Type of a scam Other
A message was left on my answering machine on April 7, 2016 at 10:30 A.M. The caller ID indicated the call was from 862-367-0202 in Newark, New Jersey. The person (male) told me that he was calling from the IRS, that I owed money--NOT!--and I was in big trouble. I ignored this messages and other similar ones. This is not the first time I've been called and I report each call so that people won't be scammed.
Victim Location 93701
Type of a scam Tax Collection
202-480-1989 this number keeps calling my parents house it has a recording saying its from the IRS and it gives a call back number. My parents haven't even received letters from the IRS
Victim Location 83661
Type of a scam Tax Collection
Consumer received three calls from the same female recording stating that she is calling from the IRS and it states that they have a warrant out for her arrest that the consumer needs to call them asap. Consumer received a call this morning and the female recording made it seem to the consumer that the police would be at her doorstep within 30 min.
Victim Location 37013
Type of a scam Tax Collection
Call received stating it was the IRS and that they had (5) legal counts of fraud, possibly tax evasion against my brother. He was given a number to call (716) 961-5100 which was an automated message giving (2) separate websites to contact. Sounded legit. When the number was entered into Google, the third option down (attached image) shows number linked to U.S. Internal Revenue Service with a New York office address but when selected, it was through a white pages link. When number was entered for search, an alert popped up saying that the number had been flagged for Fraud and/or Scam (attached image). Contacted the local BBB who was definitely certain it to be a scam and given instructions to report it on this website. It has always been my understanding that the IRS does not contact consumers via the phone. At least they didn't call me when they reported to me that I had been a victim of the recent IRS database hack and that someone had attempted to use or present my SSN. They sent me (2) letters to the address of record used when my taxes were filed. Being a government employee myself, many agencies have policy to not give or discuss important or identifying information over the phone. The local BBB agreed that as many of us know or have heard, the IRS does NOT contact consumers by way of phone. Besides thinking on it, how would they actually have someone's cell phone number....????
Victim Location 83605
Type of a scam Tax Collection
IRS 352 587 9708 / 205 257 9018
Victim Location 01913
Type of a scam Tax Collection
Received several phone calls which I did not answer from a Washington, D.C. ID. The message they left twice was:
Urgent after August they found that a fraud and miss conduct that I was hiding from federal government.
This needs to be rectified immediately, call as soon as possible at 202-888-3466,
Knowing it was a scam, I called them back just to see what they would say. I asked them who they were and the guy with an Indian accent with a ton of background people speaking told me he was the IRS. I told he wasn't the IRS and he continued to say he was the IRS. He told me the IRS 800 phone number which any one can find out. I told him that was not the number I had and that he was committing fraud. He hung up on me. I called the local police who said they weren't able to do anything because most of these calls are from outside the U.S. I alsoI tried to call the IRS, but the police said they wouldn't do anything. I received several more calls after this one.
Victim Location 04457
Type of a scam Tax Collection
I received 3 calls from the IRS, I knew it was a scam because I've heard reports on TV about it.
Victim Location 55057
Type of a scam Tax Collection
IRS calling - last chance to avoid law suit or collection agency. Caller # 870-501-1973 called twice. Another unknown number 770-900-5274.
Victim Location 85710
Type of a scam Tax Collection
I got a call from 323-455-7401 Huntington Park, CA stating the IRS is filing a law suite and to call this number for information. I did not call.
Victim Location 97914
Type of a scam Tax Collection
Some one called me from a Washington number claiming to contact police saying there was fraud under my name or something like that it was a automated machine and they said i needed to kindly call them back so I called them and the man had a thick accent. I didn't give them any information. There was a lot of people in the back ground all saying the same thing. And the guy kept threatining me saying he knew i had a daughter and he would come to my house. Then he kept asking if I had a boyfriend. I searched the number up online and about 30 people experienced the same thing from the same number.
Victim Location 04049
Type of a scam Other
They called and claimed the IRS was looking for money from me 5000.00
Victim Location 40214
Type of a scam Tax Collection
Message left on telephone from "IRS" twice saying they were filing a lawsuit if not contacted. First phone number was 571-365-5173 and second phone number was 260-386-7361. Did not return the calls.
Victim Location 01605
Type of a scam Tax Collection
IRS Scam, On 4/5/ 2016 at 5:02 PM, I received a message saying that I needed to call them (the "IRS") immediately, because I am under the process of being arrested.The caller ID said: Brain Bodg IS WA
On 4/6 11:37AM I received a message that said they (the "IRS") were calling to inform me that there was a warrant for my arrest, and I needed to return their call. Caller ID showed: Los Angels California.
Victim Location 83686
Type of a scam Tax Collection
Phone call about being accused of a Federal crime and need to appear in court. Offers case number and telephone number 716-200-1275.
When I called an Asian sounding person who was very hard to understand claimed I had called the IRS. I immediately disconnected.
Victim Location 23075
Type of a scam Other
Received several calls from a long distance number, finally answered it and it was someone claiming to be "Chester" from the IRS. I had heard about these scams so I didn't give him much opportunity to say much - told him not to call this number again (which he did, several hours later) and hung up. The number the call came from is 606-545-5035, Barbourville, KY
Victim Location 98168
Type of a scam Tax Collection
IRS Call. 5095697221
Victim Location 70005
Type of a scam Other
Recording saying IRS is sueing me. Please call a given number. I know they only send letters, no phone or email. Did not even mention my name. Number called from was anderson, IN. Please let ppl know this is a scam