202-204-6199

Irs scam

I had a message on my ansering service  by  a person with heavy india accent. Said it was IRS and they would begin criminal   charges if i did not return the call. Thats strange.  I have no idea how the iRS operates, but i higly doubt thats the  approach. i  returned the call and there was a message with a closing commnet that said Have a Blessed day! Is that how the IRS would sign off?

They said they were the IRS & when I asked why they had an accent they said [***] off sir & hung up

Same thing. IRS scam

This is an IRS scam.  Baboo (Heavy indian accent) barely sounds literate.  IRS NEVER initiates communication via phone call. They always start with written communication.

Has to be a scam. They say they are an officer of IRS criminal investigation. And to put my work aside and call immediately or there will be an officer at my doorstep. They started calling yesterday. So far they have left 8 voicemails. Mostly men, Couple females. Heavy Indian accent. Loud background noise. Sounds like a loud tv. Hahaz unbelievable. When are they guna give up??

I got a call to I had to replay the message three times still did not know all they said but they said something like this is IRS and put work aside or something it was a threat after reading what others posted I know they said the same thing a lot of background noise it sounds like someone in background is telling them what to say or calling someone else. I called it back and it went to voice mail I didn't leave a message after I heard there voice mail message I knew it was not real I hope they can't do anything because I called back thanks for all the other post it help a lot

http://www.irs.gov/uac/Tax-Scams-Consumer-Alerts
https://800notes.com/forum/ta-8c2f64bf2b91fa5/irs-warns-of-telephone-scam

Report the Calls to the real IRS here:
•report the incident to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration at 800-366-4484.
•You can also file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission at FTC.gov. Add "IRS Telephone Scam" to the comments in your complaint.

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Do consider maybe getting a call blocking device or phone.. You can google them and many are around $50.00 or so.If its a cell phone, some already have call blocking, if not, there are free apps on the web that will work for some. You can google this. If you have a smart phone, there is a free app called call control. Iphones appear to have apps also. Another one is called Mr. Number.

I got the same call its a scam the real irs would sent a sheiff to your door step with no waring with real leagl papers they dont make phone calls

This man fron India said he wad from the I.R.S. and I didnt call back the police would come and get me. That was yesterday and the ( the police) are still not here ???? What? Then he said " have a nice day". Like I'm a tourist. Now if I am wanted by the I.R.S why would they say have a nice day...

IRS scam, man with heavy Indian accent claims to be from the crimes and fraud division of the IRS, they will file charges/lawsuit against me if they don't hear from me immediately.  Very difficult to understand the message at all, I know it's a scam, but where are they getting our phone numbers from?  IRS doesn't use those kind of tactics, they will file a wage garnishment before initiating any other form of legal action.  Usually that's sufficient to get a taxpayer's attention!  What makes these people so brazen?

You're right.  Total scam.  Originates in either India or Pakistan.  
See:  http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Reiterate ... -Telephone-Scam

Report them:
http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam_ok.shtml

I am an Enrolled Agent with the IRS (inactive).  IRS does not file lawsuits.  Tax disputes are 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.   If LE is necessary, US Marshals do the job.  IRS does not cold call anyone and ask for money.  All  contacts by the IRS are initiated by US mail.

I just received a call from this number saying they were the IRS and had a criminal case filed against my name. His name was Richard Brown and spoke with a very pronounced Middle Eastern accent. I told him that I would call the IRS and verify the validity before I would speak to them about anything.

I have received 2 calls from this number and one from253.336.5895 stating criminal action is going to be taken against me from IRS. I know I haven't done anything illegal.

This is a Pakistan or India based IRS scam. Do not fall for it. The IRS does not initiate any legal action via phone.  
Read http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/press/press_tigta-2014-03.htm

As general background information, here are a few things you can do:
1) Report it to TIGTA under http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam.shtml especially if you have become a victim (lost money, gave personal information etc.). You can also file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission at ftc.gov/complaint (include “IRS Telephone Scam" in your complaint). This way you can also help the government establish specific fraud patterns.

2) Help kill their phone lines but not by calling them back directly (the number may be spoofed and repeat calls by you may - under exceptional circumstances- amount to harassment). The scammers use Voice over IP lines (e.g. magicJack (Ymax corporation)) to make it seem as if they are calling from the US. This is always against these companys' terms of service and can lead to immediate termination of their contract and blocking of their IP addresses for future attempts to register. Do a reverse look up of their telephone number (e.g. www.whitepages.com) to identify the Voice over IP provider and report it to the company and/or law enforcement (local police and/or state attorney general)

3) If you are really annoyed: call or write to your representative in Congress. As these scams happen all over the country maybe this will trigger a reaction and provide US law enforcement agencies with the political backing and the resources they need to work in India and Pakistan together with local authorities (it can happen, read: http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/ex-call-cen ... mmission-320427). A US task force has already been set up in Jamaica to nab scammers there (see http://www.ice.gov/doclib/news/library/reports/cornerstone/cornerstone7-1.pdf). You can use the following template for your letter (more powerful!) or email:

https://800notes.com/forum/ta-a9526ebadc65cf9 ... 558497927242748

I received a call from this number.  Sounded like a total scam.  The woman with the heavy accent asked if I was aware of a case filed by the IRS.  I said no and hung up. 202-204-6199

started calling on 1/6and leaving voice mails that If i dd not response they were going to start criminal charges.  I could hardly understand them but what caught me was their " have a blessed day".  This morning 1/19  a female called putting pressure on me, when I spoked firm, she place me on hold to speak to supervisor, when I informed them that If I owed money to send via usps mail the information  that I would be more then happy to response. she hanged up on me.

I received a called today that said he was Officer Reynolds with the Criminal Investigations Department of the IRS for me to put aside my work and call him back at 202-204-6199. Heavy Indian accent, alot of background noise. Threaten legal action if I didnt call him back. I blocked him number anyway. Plus he called my Google Voice number I never use.

Got a call from 202-204-6199, a femal with heavy Indian accent, and a lot of backround noise.  Said I had to call them back at this number and if they didn't hear from me they would start criminal proceedings against me.  I know I don't owe the IRS any back taxes, but I had to play the message several times to understand what she was saying.  Went on the IRS website and there are several alerts to these scams.

202-204-6199- had my address & name /I just received a call from this number saying they were the IRS and had a criminal case filed against my name. Richard Brown and spoke with a very pronounced Middle Eastern accent.