202-222-1541

I got a call at 11:43 central time and it was a machine saying that it was the IRS and that they were doing a lawsuit and if I wanted more info (hanged up by then) pretty sure it was a lie

Also got a call about 2:00 central time today from IRS claiming to file a lawsuit and that I needed to call a number for more info, also pretty sure it was a scam when I called the number back it (was not in service)

i got a call from this number at 4:00 pm. said irs was fileing a lawsuit....hahaha. bs!

same story here, a female voice telling me the IRS was filing a lawsuit? wtf

This is an overseas scam. One of the best tools available is registering with a service that blocks robocalls.
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RS/Government Scam Calls
http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam.shtml
http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Warns-of-Pervasive-Telephone-Scam
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0048-government-imposter-scams

Its a scam, and its all over this board.  The caller will give you a chance to pay your way out of that lawsuit, but you have to send money right.this.second by Western Union, Green Dot (both wire transfers that go through immediately) or buy giving him a credit card number.  The scammer will take the money and vanish.

The IRS does not call,  All IRS communication is by US Post Office.

Thanks for this information. I thought it was a scam, I paid my taxes! but it is always worrisome to receive calls like these. They called 3 times today!

"202"   never  ending    area  code  fraud scam  calls.....
thanks....added  this  new    scammer  number  to  the  list...

addressed  and  noted  here  about a  billion  times  already  !

fake  phone  number....as  usual  !!!.....most  cases    scammers  using    google  voice  /  skype   /  majic  jack  etc...... (  voip )

NUMBERS   ARE   ALWAYS  FAKED /  SPOOFED...............THESE  ARE  FRAUD SCAMMERS  !!!!
( sorry  for the  long  list....but  people  have  to  know ! )

NOTE  :  similar  calls  now  coming  in  from the    " 209"  area  code  !!!   (  same  crap )

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ALSO IMPERSONATING   THE  US  GOV'T /  SEVERAL  GOV'T  OFFICES AND   PERSONS....BEWARE !!!

-  they  are   also  impersonating  DEA  officials  /  IRS  /  FAKE  LAW  FIRMS   etc....  with  threats  to  arrest you  unless  you  immediately  send money  via  wire   transfer /  western  union   to some   offshore  country  !!!!!   obvious  scam  !!!

some  are landlines...many  are  cell phones...some  are  spoofed  and  linked  to  offshore foreign call centers  /  countries !!!!
we've  traced  back  most  of  these  numbers  to  offshore  foreign    call centers mostly  in   INDIA /  THAILAND / AFRICA  /  JAMAICA  ETC....

here's a  few  other  numbers  posted  from  the   same  area  code  offering a  wide  variety  of  scams  /  fake  emails and  scams  after  posting  something  on   craigslist   (  old  scam  )  ...... collecting  for  non  existant  "  payday  loans "....free  money / scam  giveaways /  calling  on  behalf  of  a  humane  society..... $1,000's  in  free  gov't  money.........  etc  etc.....stories  change  out  all the  time......and  the  usual  nonsense!!!

**   mysteriously  call to  claim  they  have  several  thousand  of  dollars  to  send  you / give ....just  provide  your  bank  account and  credit  card   right  away   etc etc.........scam scam

several  of  these are  the  usual   long  ongoing  scams   such  as  :  you  have  won a  free  walmart /  bestbuy  gift  card....or  you  have  won a  free  ipad  etc......all  long  ongoing  scams............

some  OTHER    numbers scammers  are using  :    a  small list  of  hundreds  of  numbers  they  use  )  !

202-222-1541
202-241-1286
202-684-6530
202-470-5952
202-684-6530
202-241-0698
202-864-1317
202-697-9105
202-666-7706
202-666-1824
202-666-1747
202-697-9308
202-111-0022
202-526-6721
202-551-1618
202-657-6583
202-666-1285
202-241-2375
202-239-1801
202-666-7822
202-239-8615
202-793-8675
202-697-9145
202-239-2226
202-506-8086
202-436-9939
202-241-8553
202-505-8086
202-241-8917
202-350-2716
202-666-1116
202-304-8101
202-506-9338
202-779-9626
202-241-8917
202-621-0770
202-657-6157
202-242-7889

Caller: "202"  area  code  fraud  scam  calls

You are more than welcome.

I got a call from this same number saying the same thing

Scam for sure!
3 pm pacific time.

SCAM!  DO NOT GIVE THEM ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION! Got a call around 4:51 EST. It was an automated message telling me to call another number for more information about a lawsuit that was filed against me by the IRS. I am an attorney and knew right away it was a scam. If the IRS is going to sue you, they are not going to call you! You would be served with a formal summons and complaint. I went along with their scheme to get a much information as I could without giving any personal details so I could report them. They went on to verify my zip code (which was wrong) then I asked for her name and she hesitated and told me a name, which also happens to be my name (no coincidence there). She then told me a warrant was out for my arrest and that a lawsuit had been filed against me by the IRS because of some miscalculations in my tax returns and that I owed $987.00. Kept playing along and told her I wanted to take care of it right away. Still didn't give her any personal information at this point. Just my first name and a fake last name. She then told me she was transferring me to a Senior Tax Officer who also told me about my 'outstanding debt' and the lawsuit by IRS, warrant blah blah blah. I asked for his name and ID number and got "Christopher Brown" badge number 121169. Meanwhile the woman on the phone before that gave me a badge number of EV45092. After Mr. Brown asked me how I would like to pay I told him that I recorded the phone call and am reporting all of this to the FTC and the IRS (which I have).

DON'T FALL FOR THIS! I have reported this to every governmental agency applicable.

I got a call from my mother who was scared that she was going to jail. After reassuring her she wasn't that she hasn't had to pay taxes in 20 years. Told her this was  a scam. They really play on the elderly.

Got the same message on my phone twice today.Knew it was a scam however just annoying.

I am so glad this is a scam my heart dropped so fast and I thought for sure I had done something wrong! Glad I looked up the number.

Yup, same come on.  With all the technology we have why can't we stop this abuse?  Why can't international laws be enacted to be able to trace these scam clowns down and pull them off their phones and incarcerate them?????

call from irs, criminal investigator badge #1783, advising me of an arrest warrant for money owed from 2009 to 2013 in the amt. of $1274.00 he advised I could avoid arrest by making payment immediately.  I advised him I would check with my accountant and get back to him. never received notification by mail from irs.  accountant advises that this is a scam!

Thanks for confirming this. Nothing is more sickening than getting a call like that. My taxes r filed properly ever year so I was wondering what the deal was. They called here twice today

Call today at 11:30 AM robotic voice saying we have been trying to reach you which is not true. This is first time I received call from this area code. They say IRS is filing a lawsuit against me which I know is false. They then proceed to give a different number to call for further info which I did not.

IRS is filing a suit against me.