202-506-9962

I just received a call from 202-506-9962 saying that I would be under arrest for back taxes. The person said they were from the IRS.

This a Pakistan based IRS scam (there are also India based ones). 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 over the phone. Report it also to your local law enforcement agency. The scammers use magicjack (Ymax corporation) voice over IP lines. This is against this company's terms of use and can lead to termination of their contract. However only law enforcement can initiate the contact with Ymax. Ultimately this is a case for the FBI legal attache in Islamabad.  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).

Let this # go to vm
A computer generated voice warned me of IRS legal action if I did not return the call
The msg ended w/ "take care"

caller  states he is from IRS (with a heavy Indian accent). must call him back at this number.  I stated the IRS does not contact people by phone and to  not call my number again.  He told me that the police will come after me  and that I should go f_ _ _ !  th number on my caller id is 202-506-9962

Just got the same exact call as Joe B

Yes I just picked up on a message from Heather Gray saying much the same as above- when I called back, it just rang and rang. I went online and reported with IRS

Just received the message from Heather Grey, supposedly from the IRS warning me not to ignore the call.
Referenced potential threat of legal action. Glad I googled the number. SCAM!!

I was also a target of this scam, really alarming. They told me there was an hour before an arrest warrant was issued, that my debit cards were suspended, and that I had to pay via "tax pay voucher" and I had to stay on the phone during the transaction. My inability to comply immediately with the demands saved me over 4000 in potential this scam.

I return this call and of course you can't understand the person.  The only thing I gather was IRS.  I told him that the IRS doesn't conduct any phone calls  unless you call them. I explain to him that they will send you a letter by mail if you owe back taxes. I told him I was going to report him to the FBI and police department and he got upset and stated that they wouldn't even pull a hair from his d_ _ _.  What a dumb a_ _. These are a bunch of scams.

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.

They called scammed claiming its it's

They just called my dad and he said he'll have my lawyer contact you.  And you wonder why some Americans are racist Jesus Christ.

Just got the same call from "IRS Officer Jeff Martin" who wanted my lawyer's contact information because the IRS was going to sue me! Very strange that he didn't ask for money.... I did register this call with www.tigta.gov just to be on the safe side. That is the IRS Identity / Fraud website. I was unable to get a live person anywhere I called, so registering a complaint was the best I could do. These people could do some real damage if they hit a more vulnerable group of less tech savvy people like seniors (no offense please!) People who may not know who to call or write. Thank goodness for the internet! Thanks to everyone who wrote in. I feel much better!:)

I just received a similar call.  This was also a computer-generated voice (a woman).  I also found it very strange that the call ended with a "Take Care".  That's when I knew it was a scam.  I doubt very much the IRS would tell a taxpayer to "Take Care".  LOL!

Spomeone called from this number saying it was the IRs and I had 24 hr.to called them back or it was a

crime not to return  the call.

I got this message and said you must call back IRS at 202-506-9962. So I did, Pakistan accent, an he tells me I'm going to jail, tells me I owe taxes. I'm an accountant so I know I don't. Confirms my address and says police are on there way. Aside from being upset I'm confused. What's the scam? What's the benefit to them? I will report but curious...

I just got the same call. These people are crazy; we have to be very careful.

Got this call too...computerized voice...'IRS' threatening to take legal 'allegation'.
Also said 'Take Care'.
Weird and annoying.

Same call as the rest. Really scared me because I am not a mathematical genius. I do get real threats from the IRS to audit me . I pay them off and they leave me alone. I called the police. I wish there was some thing that could be done to convict these [***].

Their script goes roughly like this (I know this from numerous scambaiting calls; although there are different groups with slightly differing approaches, the original idea is the same everywhere):
After they read their phony "affidavit" (can take several minutes) and threaten you with arrest within the next 45 minutes or so they will offer you a way out (because you have never been arrested etc.) by paying the IRS a fee that you have to transfer immediately (!) by "government certified bonds" (sometimes they use other lame explanations). These "bonds" turn out to be prepaid debit cards (like green dot money pak) and they will accept no other payment. They will ask you to take all the cash in your house plus whatever you can get out of an ATM, take it to the next CVS, Walgreens etc. that carries these cards (they will helpfully guide you to the nearest one using your address and - likely - google maps) and upload it onto the card. Then they ask you to read the codes from the back of the cards and while you are doing this they transfer it to different prepaid cards they have organized (or a paypal account) and the money is gone. Literally gone, you can't get it back and that's what they are after. All the while they make you stay on the phone so you can't call someone else or check the internet (which is an obvious risk to them to lose their grip on you), sometimes threatening you with jail time or other absurd things to keep you on the line. Senior citizens and immigrants are most vulnerable to this technique. Please spread this information as widely as possible to help protect others.