209-810-9715

This is a highly illegal practice. This person claims to be Officer John White calling from the IRS to inform you that a warrant has been issued for your arrest for unpaid taxes, and "your physical address is under investigation." He speaks with a heavy middle eastern accent. After I typed in this complaint, I called the police.

This number showed up today on my call blocker--I've blocked area code 209, because of some other crooks are using it.

I also received same message as previous poster. Man left message and identified himself as officer John White (first flag-- no middle eastern man would have this name). Said there's an arrest warrant for unpaid taxes-- (second flag-- all my taxes are paid). I called police and tried to file a complaint. Unfortunately couldn't do it over the phone.

There is a fairly common IRS or "tax scam" being practiced by scammers on both Canadian and USA residents.
USA tax payers should read this:
http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Reiterate ... -Telephone-Scam

Short answer:
The IRS never initiates a contact via phone.
They always send a snailmail first.

Educational post:
This scam is also described as scam #11, here:
http://phonehelp.2truth.com/facts_rev.html

If you want to keep a government employee employed to help you, report the scam here:
http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/

Remember to return here, to 800notes.com, after you look at any of the information at that site, either to post more information, or to let us know you avoided the scam, or to read any further information about that number that others may post.

I also got a call from (209) 810-971. He left a voice mail saying there's a warrant out for my arrest. I tried calling him back to give him a piece of my mind but he's been dodgy. Possibly after I found out and reported another number. They probably exchanged details.

I got the same call as PensofBronze on Nov 10 but I didn't listen to my messages until today. IRS never calls, they communicate in writing.