202-506-8738

I received msg from this number june 24 2014 in a computer voice saying it was a Patti Gray from  the IRS and to return call.  When I did it rang endlessly no one answers and no msg machine.

Is this a scam number or really the IRS??

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 tophishing@irs.gov.

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

It's a Scam number,  same morons that called me a few months ago.   they just changed numbers,  they work out of one of the African or middle east countries.  All a Scam.  

My wife received a robo call requesting she immediately call  202 506‑873‍8 or risk immediate arrest for monies owed to IRS.  She called 202 506‑873‍8 and a man with a middle Eastern accent rudely reported she owed $4,500+ in back taxes for the years 2008, 2009 & 2010.  The man read her her Mirnada rights over the phone, yelled at her when she interrupted and said if she would be arrested immediately if she did not make immediate payment.  She called me to the phone to speak with the so called IRS agent.  When I asked him for his name, position and phone number, he rudely replied he had already given that information to my my wife.  I then told him "go ahead and send the police and have her arrested and I will bail her out".  He was very upset with me and yelled "F**k You, you ass****"........  I was still laughing when he slammed the phone down.....he apparently had been on the phone for a while with my wife and thought he was getting close to the $$$.    Have to admit that he really frightened my wife....  she was literally shaking after this ordeal thinking she was dealing with the IRS.  She is filing a police report... amazing how many complaints just here on 800notes over the past few days.... apparently this scam is working or you would not be reading so many scam reports.

I got a similar message threatening immediate response or else.  Pretty scary at first, but then I realized that IRS would not do business that way. So I decided to Google the number. I am so relieved that it was indeed a scam.  There are so many sick people out there trying anything to get someone else money.  What a world it has become!!

Said they where the IRS.  

Scam!

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

Report them.

Don't call them back!   You'll get nothing but abuse!  They are scammers working in India.

I never answered, but now that I know what it is about, i might f&*(&*%^ with them. How funny!

Message is not too clear, and it threaten there will be a law suit against me?

They're just Indian frauds. Ignore them. Read the above posts.

Same thing happen to me..what I don't understand all these threats why aren't they shut down? Scared me to death

There is a report made with Cingular. Call them at 1-888-552-4171 to report what happen and get the number shut down

Basically got the same phone message as everyone else here. Knew it wasn't legit.  Just wanted to make a note to show how many people they are trying to scam.

On 7-9-14, at 8:11 AM we had a call.  A man wanted to talk to my husband.  Said he is from the IRS & I am supposed to call 202-2506-8738, ask for John's supervisor  Mike Anderson.  I think this is a scam to get social security numbers.  I hung up on him.  He called me back.  I told him that 8:11 AM is too early to call anyone, any calls before 9 AM are not proper.  And I know that IRS sends U.S. mail, doesn't phone a taxpayer.  He was polite enough to call me "M'am".

  IRS agent

No...NOT an IRS agent....a low lying, bottom feeding scam artist attempting to steal your money.  Total scam.