202-280-7170

That i had a pending lawsuit from u.s treasury. To call officer rick brown or jason snyder at 2022807170 right away. Said case number was 31412. Said his name was jason brown. Didnt speak very good english but fluent. Foriegn accent.

This 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). 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).

Got a voicemail message 7/31/14 at 6:46pm EST from "Mr. Cooper from Legal Affairs, U.S. Treasury Department." Based on his accent, I would say he could be from either India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, or another country in this region. He said the reason he was calling was to give me verbal notification regarding law enforcement action. He also said there was a case filed under my name, and that if I was too busy to return his call, then I should have a retained attorney of record contact him as soon as possible. He stated that any delay in calling him might end up in a big legal situation for me, and he said the "hotline to his desk" was 202-280-7170. He repeated the phone number and his name. Finally, he said he was looking forward to talking with me, and wished me a good day. Yeah, right. Not after getting a call like that. I'm relieved to know this was all just a big scam.

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

I received a message from this phone number after I hung up.  He said his name was Jason Brown, had an accent. Said I was involved in legal matter that could end up in court.  

I received a call from this number. The man had a Indian or Pakistani accent. He told me that I had an arrest warrant pending with the IRS and would be arrested Monday. He then offered to read the affidavit, which I urged him to read. Of course I spotted the bs immediately, I told him that with the arrest pending I wanted to make sure he had my correct address. At that point he hung up on me. Unacceptable. If you are going to prank, atleast be believable.

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 just heard the same exact message as you. At first i was taken a bit by surprise but after hearing the heavy accent and him ending his message by saying "have a blessed day" i knew it was bogus and just had to google the number. Thanks for the reassurance.

I just received a call from someone with a heavy accent (India or similar) saying there was a legal action started by the US Treasury dept. against me and gave my address!  So glad I looked up the number they gave me to see the scam.  I did call the number back they gave me and they asked what number I was calling from and then said they would call me back................haven't heard as yet.

The "have a blessed day" got me too - there is no way the IRS is going to say that!!  Glad I found these posts - thanks!

heavy indian accent, bullied me on the phone, had my name and address.  insisted I write down the 202 280 7170 number, read it back and threatened me with jail time! Rude and obnoxious! why would the US treasury start actions against me? I'm registered with the national do not call list, I guess that means nothing.

I just got a call from 202-280-7170, but I did not answer it, because I did not know who's number it is. I thought that they would leave a message, but no. Then I looked up the number online, and seen that others have gotten this call before themselves, and I seen that I'd better report it. I wish somebody could get this person to stop, it's not only this number, I also got a call from 850-622-8350, and I tried to call them back, but it's not a real number. It's from some beach out in Florida.

Returned a call. Same drill, heavy accent. Said he was US Treasury. I researched the number while he had me on hold. Thanks for erecting this warning page.

I received a call on 9/5/14 and same as everyone else, heavy accent. Said I had to go to a convienent store to purchase a prepaid Visa card for 2800, but a specific type of Visa card. Theatened me with jail time of 6 months no bail, that I could not do anything to save myself. I hung up and then received 2 more calls from different numbers which I answered and it was the same guy using local law enforcement numbers. Called my attorney while on hold and then he verified it was a scam also. Felt like I was going to have a heart attack until I was able to verification it was a scam.

I just got a call from an India/Bangladesh  sounding guy saying I had a lawsuit against me from the US Treasury, too. But he told me to call Jason Brown at 831-435-1646. First thing I did was google area code, it's in California, then google Jason Brown & found this site. This happened today Feb. 19,2015.

He called me today sounded asian...

Was also scammed today same story Pakistan sounding threatened with 6 months and with a warrant was forceful I lend up giving money and still wanted more that's how u knew it was a scam too bad I didn't realize sooner