202-241-2106

scam telling me that i owe money on my taxes and can be faced with criminal charges.

Tax scam "Hazel" calls you threatening arrest, police involvement if you do not wire funds to her.  SCAM SCAM SCAM

WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today warned consumers about a sophisticated phone scam targeting taxpayers, including recent immigrants, throughout the country.

Victims are told they owe money to the IRS and it must be paid promptly through a pre-loaded debit card or wire transfer. If the victim refuses to cooperate, they are then threatened with arrest, deportation or suspension of a business or driver’s license. In many cases, the caller becomes hostile and insulting.

“This scam has hit taxpayers in nearly every state in the country.  We want to educate taxpayers so they can help protect themselves.  Rest assured, we do not and will not ask for credit card numbers over the phone, nor request a pre-paid debit card or wire transfer,” says IRS Acting Commissioner Danny Werfel. “If someone unexpectedly calls claiming to be from the IRS and threatens police arrest, deportation or license revocation if you don’t pay immediately, that is a sign that it really isn’t the IRS calling.” Werfel noted that the first IRS contact with taxpayers on a tax issue is likely to occur via mail
Other characteristics of this scam include:
Scammers use fake names and IRS badge numbers. They generally use common names and surnames to identify themselves.
Scammers may be able to recite the last four digits of a victim’s Social Security Number.
Scammers spoof the IRS toll-free number on caller ID to make it appear that it’s the IRS calling.
Scammers sometimes send bogus IRS emails to some victims to support their bogus calls.
Victims hear background noise of other calls being conducted to mimic a call site.
After threatening victims with jail time or driver’s license revocation, scammers hang up and others soon call back pretending to be from the local police or DMV, and the caller ID supports their claim.
If you get a phone call from someone claiming to be from the IRS, here’s what you should do:
If you know you owe taxes or you think you might owe taxes, call the IRS at 1.800.829.1040. The IRS employees at that line can help you with a payment issue – if there really is such an issue.
If you know you don’t owe taxes or have no reason to think that you owe any taxes (for example, you’ve never received a bill or the caller made some bogus threats as described above), then call and report the incident to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration at 1.800.366.4484.
If you’ve been targeted by this scam, you should also contact the Federal Trade Commission and use their “FTC Complaint Assistant” at FTC.gov.  Please add "IRS Telephone Scam" to the comments of your complaint.
Taxpayers should be aware that there are other unrelated scams (such as a lottery sweepstakes) and solicitations (such as debt relief) that fraudulently claim to be from the IRS.
The IRS encourages taxpayers to be vigilant against phone and email scams that use the IRS as a lure. The IRS does not initiate contact with taxpayers by email to request personal or financial information.  This includes any type of electronic communication, such as text messages and social media channels. The IRS also does not ask for PINs, passwords or similar confidential access information for credit card, bank or other financial accounts. Recipients should not open any attachments or click on any links contained in the message. Instead, forward the e-mail to phishing@irs.gov.

More information on how to report phishing scams involving the IRS is available on the genuine IRS website, IRS.gov.

http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Warns-of-Pervasive-Telephone-Scam

I too got a call from 202-241-2106 to immediately pay $ 32,000 through wire transfer in next 15 minutes else the cops would be there at my door to arrest me and impound my car, house etc etc.

I got a call from 202 241 2106 to immediately pay $2099, please beware with this number, it is a SCAM

I am keep reciveing threatning call from 202-241-2106. I hope some one do something about it because they are terrorising alot of  families

I just received an email with this phone number on it from the Bureau of Defaulter Agency telling me that my SSN is on federal hold and I will be arrested, even attached a copy of the warrant HAHAH. these people are idiots. If people who get this kind of email would research it they will find that there is no such "Bureau of Defaulters Agency". it's these scammers that are the defaulters!!!

I got the same email today. Said I owe over $14,000. Scammers!

Find Your Warrant Copy :-
Attorney :- Alan Cooper
Number :- (202) 241 -2106
Case no.:- WA - 2608-96

Bureau of Defaulters Agency - FTC Incorporation.

This is to inform you, that you are going to be legally prosecuted in the Court House within a couple of days. Your SSN is put on hold by the US Federal Government, so before the case if filed we would like to notify you about this matter.
It seems apparent that you have chosen to ignore all our efforts to contact you in order to resolve your debt with the Bureau of Defaulters Agency. At this point you have made your intentions clear and have left us no choice but to protect our interest in this matter. Now this means a few things for you, if you are under any state probation or payroll we need you to inform your manager/Concerned HR department about what you have done in the past and what would be the consequences once the case has been downloaded and executed in your name.

Now, FTC is pressing charges against you regarding 3 serious allegation:
1. Violation of federal banking regulation act 1983 (C)
2. Collateral check fraud
3. Theft by deception (ACC ACT 21A)

If we do not hear from you within 24 hours of the date on this letter, we will be compelled to seek legal representation from our company Attorney. We reserve the right to commence litigation for intent to commit wire fraud under the  preteens  of refusing to repay a debt committed to, by use of the internet. In addition we reserve the right to seek recovery for the balance due, as well as legal fees and any court cost incurred.
WE CARRY ALL THE RIGHTS RESERVED TO INFORM TO FBI, FTC, AND HOME LAND SECURITY YOUR EMPLOYER AND BANK ABOUT FRAUD.
And once you are found guilty in the court house, then you have to bear the entire cost of this lawsuit which totals to $14,121.15, excluding loan amount, attorney's fee & the interest charges. You have the right to hire an attorney. If you don't have/can't afford one then the court will appoint one for you.

               Alan Cooper
             (202) 241 2106
         State Attorney General
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Ignore it - it is an OLD SCAM.  The same email has been sent to hundreds of people & has used many different phone numbers.

I copied and pasted the email below. Bunch of scammers!!

I just got the same email today and I called them and the man said he was Alan Cooper, and that law enforcement was coming to my house because I refused the options he gave me. Ugh.....

I too got this email. I immediately knew it was bogus. Who ever wrote this email (so called Attorney Alan Cooper) was absent when they taught law at law school. He must think.i have stupid written on my forehead. First of all Sir 202 Is Not The Area Code For Spokane,WA like you mentioned on the letter.

I also got the same email today, I blocked it, scam

I got the same email

tired of getting phone call from this number

They sent me an email that I never paid back some loan. They sent a pdf file of a warrant that does not have my name any where on it. I called the number for [***] and giggles and some foreigner answered. Scam!

I guess they are at it again, this is what was left in my email box today
Find Your Warrant Copy :-
Attorney :- Alan Cooper
Number :- (202) 241 -2106
Case no.:- WA-15236

Bureau of Defaulters Agency - FTC Incorporation

This is to inform you, that you are going to be legally prosecuted in the Court House within a couple of days.
Your SSN is put on hold by the US Federal Government, so before the case if filed we would like to notify you about this matter.
It seems apparent that you have chosen to ignore all our efforts to contact you in order to resolve your debt with the Bureau of Defaulters Agency.
At this point you have made your intentions clear and have left us no choice but to protect our interest in this matter.
Now this means a few things for you, if you are under any state probation or payroll we need you to inform your manager/Concerned HR department about
what you have done in the past and what would be the consequences once the case has been downloaded and executed in your name.

Now, FTC is pressing charges against you regarding 3 serious allegation:
1. Violation of federal banking regulation act 1983 (C)
2. Collateral check fraud
3. Theft by deception (ACC ACT 21A)

If we do not hear from you within 24 hours of the date on this letter, we will be compelled to seek legal representation from our company Attorney.
 We reserve the right to commence litigation for intent to commit wire fraud under the  preteens  of refusing to repay a debt committed to, by use of the internet.
 In addition we reserve the right to seek recovery for the balance due, as well as legal fees and any court cost incurred

WE CARRY ALL THE RIGHTS RESERVED TO INFORM TO FBI, FTC, AND HOME LAND SECURITY YOUR EMPLOYER AND BANK ABOUT FRAUD.
And once you are found guilty in the court house,
then you have to bear the entire cost of this lawsuit which totals to $14,121.15, excluding loan amount, attorney's fee & the interest charges.
 You have the right to hire an attorney. If you don't have/can't afford one then the court will appoint one for you.

          Alan Cooper
         (202) 241 2106
     State Attorney General
like really it was funny to me, because I just received my income tax today!!! so I guess the play play people don't know how to hold up people hard earned money. They really need to stop

The best part?  "under the preteens"

I received this exact same e-mail today. !!