202-241-7169

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Just received a call from this number as well. They say it is the IRS and says there is a warrant for my arrest. Yea right.

Received call today.....Indian people.....same story..IRS and warrant for my arrest issued by HLS....I'm not even in US....

I receive this call too. The woman has heavy accent. I told her I will call 911 on her.

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. 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

Received a call today regarding about this as well. They told me not to hang up on them and I did. Then the Indian lady called me back and left a voice mail telling me to call her back lol

The same story about IRS from an Indian. Well, how I got problem about IRS since I have not filed my first tax report???? LOL

Oh boy! I can't believe this! She so mean and she almost got my $ :(  made me cry!

Some indian lady and guy threatens me and literally yelled at me. I wanted to talk to my lawyer they even said I cannot talk to anyone about it. I gave in but they said I need a certified check right away and stay on the phone. That was when I realized that it wasn't adding up and decided to hung up and take my chances. I know enough law and I know my rights, I was like f*** it.

I wish I haven't spent so long being upset over this on the phone and after. I even talked to my lawyer about this.  I wish I could be as tough as some of the ppl here and told them to f*** off.

If you keeps getting calls from these ppl, tell them that you're going to sue them for emotional distress.

they just called me to treaten me that i will be arrested for income tax fraud. i did`nt do nothing against the law. this is a lady who has a heavy accent. i didn`t trust her and i droped the call phone.

They got my money please help single mom of two I didn't know I should have known better please help I have nothing left

This is not a legitimate call from the IRS.

Please see the following press releases:
http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Warns-of-Pervasive-Telephone-Scam
http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Reiterate ... -Telephone-Scam

Since this individual is impersonating the IRS you should also report it to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA). You can send an email to Complaints@tigta.treas.gov or file an online complaint by completing their "Online Form" located on their website, http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam.shtml

Please visit our "Report Phishing" website (http://www.irs.gov/uac/Report-Phishing) and click on "Complaint Assistant". This will allow you to file a complaint with the FTC and identify the complaint as an IRS complaint.

Alternatively you can file a complaint directly with the FTC by visiting http://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov.

Whether you use the IRS link or file the complaint directly with the FTC, add "IRS Hostile Call" in the Comments section of the complaint.

Individuals who have been victimized by this scam and have provided one or more Green Dot MoneyPak numbers to the scammer should also notify Green Dot directly at 800-473-3636 to report the scam and open an investigation.

Regards,

phishing@irs.gov
Online Fraud Detection and Prevention (OFDP)
Internal Revenue Service
United States Department of the Treasury

Just received today....I was so scared thought its real ..but when they asked me to pay over the phone, just realized that wow...really

She tried the fake IRS warrant for arrest on me today. Wasted 20 minutes of my time. When I said "I think you're calling from overseas and must think I'm an idiot", she hung up. I called back later and she answered "Hello", not "IRS". When I asked "Who's this?", she hung up. I called back a few minutes later and she answered "IRS".  She must use the line for personal calls too. I told her I was investigating a complaint and asked for her agent #. She hung up. Everyone should report these criminals to every source that can punish them. The IRS seems to already know about them. Why are they still calling from this number?

a guy called. he left a message from irs in a weird accent, sorta like Chinese or Korean. i took my anxiety pills, then called the number back. the guy who answered was like foreigner, accent was like middle east or south asian. he started threatening me with police arrest and jail, but that don't worry me because my boyfriend is a cop. i also heard background noise like traffic and someone shouting abdullah and later mohamad, mohamad. so, i told the guy he should read the bible and quit calling me, then hung up. my boyfriend came home this evening, i told him about the call, he said these irs calls are scams and these crooks are islam people.

GOT A  call from this lady, i live in canada, i called back and she asked me my  full name, i said why should i give it to you, you called me with a threat that IRS officers wil be at my door step, you beter tell me who you are and what is happening and cut that stupid nasal fake  english acent she said she will look into this and hung up, i try calling back now it does not work.

I received a call me too just today and the lady has accent she stated her name ~ Salat Khan~ she did not introduce her company or agency but she said that there is claim per Federal Law under my Legal name and Physical address to settle payment and I don t return their call they will send it to court. I repeated the VM several times just to find out who is calling. In addition, I have no debt and I m a clean person. I told myself if they have anything against me they should let me know by written and at least give couple weeks before any court action. I stand up at this point am not going to respond to them and just move on. Please don`t be scared if never they call you ask for a written document or notice.

This is another Magic Jack phone number. If you get a fraudulent call referencing this number report it to ReportAbuse@magicjack.com FAST.

I received over 10 calls from this number....They provided a warrant # and told me if I didn't cooperate they would send to the local authorities....I kept them on the line as long as I could but they hung up on me the moment I asked them to confirm my tax details.

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