202-241-5003

I have received half a dozen calls from this number claiming it is form someone who works at the IRS. I answered the call and a guy identified himself as "Roger from IRS" asking me to "resolve" an urgent tax issue, i.e. pay him money over the phone.
You guessed it !  This is a 100% scam. That "IRS" guy speaks poor English with a thick Indian/South Asian accent.

Please make sure NOT to give any information, not even your first name, to people claiming to be from the IRS, especially when they are asking for payments over the phone.

check this advisory from IRS:
http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Reiterate ... -Telephone-Scam

I have always found this site helpful in finding info on unrecognized phone numbers and on my screen, so I felt the need to post something for the first time.

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.

Do consider maybe getting a call blocking device or phone.. You can google them and many are around $60.00 or so.

I also received a call from 202-241-5003. The guy claimed to work for IRS and said there was a lawsuit against my husband and we should contact the IRS. He sounds like Indian/Asian.
We've had this happen before and it's a total SCAM!!! Do not answer or call them back!

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 received a call from 202-241-5003 today. They left a voicemail and it instantly felt like a scam. The caller has a thick indian accent and said his name was Roger. They said I had some kind of criminal investigation open on me. I called back just to see what happens and was given a warrant ID number that I was supposed to use to call a local police station. I was told if I did not do it within 60 minutes they would freeze my social and bank accounts. I called back a few minutes later and told them the police station had never heard of such a warrant ID number. He immediately hung up on me. I haven't been able to reach the caller since.  

After researching it a little there are multiple posts about this scam. The scary thing is they had my social! I called the IRS hotline. Lets see what happens.

TOTAL SCAM ARTISTS - BEWARE
http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Warns-of-Pervasive-Telephone-Scam
May also call from (321) 352-6893; (202) 803-4825; (585) 310-3285; and (202) 241-2073.

Received a voice mail this morning from (202) 241-5003 and 'gentleman' called "Johnny Thompson" with a heavy south asian/Indian accent on the morning of 6/30. Message claimed he was from the IRS and was calling to discuss an issue with my taxes, and asked i called him back immediately.

I called back, and the call was taken by a 'Roger Davis' a senior audit attorney with the IRS, also with a thick accent. My parents are originally from this part of the world and it sounded like a call from a service center vs. a legitimate attorneys office, noisy background, heavy accents, almost comically westernized names. .

He said he had my file. He claimed that there was a  criminal investigation open on me due to an issue on my file between 2008-12, but no other specifics and also gave me a warrant ID number that I was supposed to use to go to the closest police station. I was told if I did not do it within 60 minutes they would freeze my social and bank accounts. And there was a threat of being taken into custody and potential prison time.

They had a lot of info... part of my SS number, my previous address which i moved from over 6 yrs ago, which is where they also claimed they had sent notifications too about the money i supposedly owed.. I have not lived there in over 5+ yrs. They seemed well versed, and somewhat prepared to catch unsuspecting people off guard, with talks of sections of the IRS Documents and protocols.
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I had a friend who is an attorney call them back, and they became hostile, and even rude with them on the phone.
ITS A TOTAL SCAM and they use a lot of FEAR TACTICS, with talk of police, custody, courts, criminal records and jail time on top of the fines and overdue taxes,

If you get a call report them to TIGTA - Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.
http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam.shtml or 800-366-4484.
And with the FTC -
https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/#crnt&panel1-1

I have received several calls from "Roger" and "Sean". Other numbers to watch out for as well are (202) 241 2277. I have also got calls from 844 285-4939 and 844-332-5130. The last two claiming to be Tax Audit department.

I have filed a complaint with FTC as well.

I recieved a call from this number(202-241-5003) which had the wrong address, had the wrong city, didn't know my social number, and when I ask for this information, he didn't have it with him.  Now he want to call me back in 30 minute. Meantime I typed this number in google and found these complaints.  Thanks guys

Just got a call from these people. Scared the hell out of me. They tried to collect from me using some special type of federal bonds. Blew them off after I told them that I had to walk for a while to get the money out of my bank account.

THEY HAVE A SPECIAL WAY OF MAKING YOU [***] YOUR PANTS. Don't worry though, it's all fake

I recieved  a message from these guys. I called them back informing them I work for the IRS fraud department. They hung up immediately

i am now talking with one of the so called officer. He is looking for a nearest store to pay him. I am just entertaining him.
I am moving for him hahahahahaha....

These calls are not coming from the IRS.

They are coming from cowardly criminals hiding behind a magicJack device plugged in at some God-forsaken corner of the world where there is Internet service.  They simply use a magicJack device and your fear of the IRS the same way a common thief uses a toy pistol hidden in the pocket of his overcoat to make a bulge that looks like a real gun.

You can verify that this is a magicJack number by searching for it at http://www.phonevalidator.com .

The IRS phone scam has been extensively researched at
http://www.pindropsecurity.com/consumer-fraud ... irs-phone-scam/ and it was found that magicJack numbers are frequently used, and many of the scammers are operating out of India.  There is even an audio recording of a call returned to one of these numbers and a written transcript of the recording contained in links from the Pindrop Security blog.

MagicJacks are readily obtainable outside of the United States for about $100 US and can come with up to a year of free calling to the U.S. and Canada as well as a free US-based phone number.  In India, see, for example,
http://magicjack.in .
If the scammer wants to make the call look as though it comes from the IRS or the federal government, he will choose a 202 (Washington, DC) area code number assigned by YMAX Corporation.  If the scammer is ignorant, he will choose a 206 (Washington State) area code telephone number because he won't know the difference between the seat of the federal government and the state of Washington -- they both are "Washington," right?  Sometimes they will choose an entirely different area code for reasons known only to the scammer.

It doesn't take long to turn a profit on scams such as this even if only 1 or 2% of the people they call are fooled into sending a few thousand dollars to the scammers.

In addition to the regular reporting channels, e.g., the Department of the Treasury, the FTC, and/or your local state attorney general's office, you might also report the abuse to YMAX Corp.  This corporation is a fully-owned subsidiary of the company that sells magicJacks and is in charge of assigning telephone numbers to magicJack devices.  I have seen reports that they are pretty good at responding to complaints and may be able to permanently shut off a magicJack device, if necessary, so that it can never be used again.

The YMAX Corp. main web page is at:
http://www.ymaxcorp.com
and their site giving information on how to lodge a complaint is at:
http://www.ymaxcorp.com/contact.html

Note that the "contact" website for YMAX Corporation gives a clickable link to a "live chat" where you can make your complaint.

My son got taken from this number in the tune of $700 dollars.  Thing is, he was currently working with IRS in paying off from owning a business.  I guess I will write an Application that will immediately warn callers about scam phone numbers.

Received a voice mail message from someone of middle eastern/indian descent.... said they were from the Dept of Taxation.  If my husband didn't return a call to them within 24 hours he would be picked up by the cops.  Really??!?!  Also left the number 202-239-0057.  Couldn't understand the name of the person they were trying reach but it wasn't my husband's name.

Received a threatening call from 202 241-5003 and 202 239-0057 that I owe money to the IRS and must pay now or face consequences.  Looked it up, and it's a SCAM.  Person calling spoke very bad English, with an Indian accent.
Sadly, there are people out there who believe these scumbags.

just checked my voicemail and got this call also and it will scared the s***  out of you at first but after listening to it you know it is a scam and just report them to  the irs (the real irs)

This is a Pakistan or India based IRS scam. Do not fall for this.
Read http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/press/press_tigta-2014-03.htm
The IRS does not initiate any legal action via phone. The scammers use voice over IP lines (e.g. magicjack (Ymax corporation)) to make it seem they are calling from the US. This is always against these companys' terms of use and can lead to termination of their contract. However only law enforcement can initiate the contact if you yourself are not a customer. Therefore, report it also to your local law enforcement agency. Ultimately this is a case for the FBI legal attache in Islamabad or New Delhi. 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 the NSA can finally be a force for good).

You can use the following template for your letter or email:

Senators
Use the district office address of your senator as displayed on http://www.senate.gov/ 
Your letter should be addressed as follows:
The Honorable (full name)
United States Senate
Mailing Address of District Office
City, State, Zip Code

Representatives (House)
Use the district office address of your district representative as displayed on
http://www.house.gov/
Your letter should be addressed as follows:
The Honorable (full name)
United States House of Representatives
Mailing Address of District Office
City, State, Zip Code

Dear Senator/Representative XXX

As your constituent, I am writing to urge you to demand decisive action from the FBI, the IRS and other federal agencies against organized crime directed against American citizens from abroad.

As widely reported by local and national media all across the United States and warned about by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (see http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/press/press_tigta-2014-03.htm) a tidal wave of fraud using internet phones has hit the United States. Millions of dollars already have been stolen by criminals impersonating federal officers while hiding in countries like India and Pakistan, where most of the calls originate. There seems to be no end of it in sight.

I have personally been targetted by these scammers but it is the most vulnerable among us that I am concerned about primarily. The scheme is specifically singling out those that can least defend themselves against these crimes, in particular the elderly. I am also worried that given the origin of these gangsters, the money stolen from US citizens may be used for financing of terrorism or other activities directed against the national interests of the United States. But in spite of this clear and present danger to our country and its citizens I have seen no action worth mentioning by the FBI, the IRS or other federal agencies so far.

As a member of Congress overseeing the law enforcement agencies tasked with fighting fraud and ensuring national security, I implore you to make sure that they act on these threats and are given all the necessary resources to target these criminals in cooperation with foreign law enforcement.

Yours sincerely