347-797-6132

said it was the IRS

I received a call from this number saying he was the IRS and began screaming at me and telling me that the police will be at my house to arrest me if I didn't pay 2977.00 to the IRS for fraud in the years 2009, 10, 11, 12, and 13!! I asked to speak with someone else because he was screaming at me and I wanted documentation of this and he said there was no one else to speak with but I heard phones ringing and people talking in the background. He sounded like he was of the Indian decent. What the heck is this?

guy had a ridiculous brooklyn accent. I should call him back and pretend I'm part of the genovese.

I got  a call saying the same exact thing.

similar call - a bill/debt collector - used a horrible southern accent and pretended to be a police officer.  it was hilarious when i put my friend, an actual state police officer, on the phone.  

My wife got a VM from this same number identifying him self at Officer Eric Foster of the IFS and to call him back..  Heavy accent also.

I just received the same phone call as everyone above.  Was told it was urgent, and do not disregard.  He was officer Eric Foster.

Called them back and ASKED what does IRS stand for and they hung up on me.  I called back again and asked WHAT DOES IRS stand for and he slammed the phone.  It seems like a SCAM!

Got a call from a guy saying I owed the IRS money and I needed to pay now or I'd be arrested.  I said this doesn't sound right .  I know I owe nothing .  I already paid .  And he started screaming at me.  Then he hung up.  I called back and he started cursing at me.  This is a scam .  I can't believe people fall for this [***] .  I hope someone catches these [***].

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.

Some one called  as John Anderson from IRS, Investigation. Was saying you have not filed your tax returns for the last three years. You are doing money laundering.........

Just got my 3rd threatening phone call ! Possibly would be frightened if I could understand everything Mr. Eric Foster said. Luck be with me.

My grandmother got the same call from this number saying that they were from the IRS and were going to arrest her if she didn't pay. She almost had a heart attack, I had to get her Nitroglycerin and she is very nervous now but she doesn't have to be since it is a scam. They need to be stopped. They said that she committed fraud of the IRS and owed them money but she shouldn't have to since she is disabled and have no job or are able to have one.

Got a call from 347-797-6132.  He left a message.  He said he was Officer Eric Foster.  He had an accent, such as from India or maybe Nigeria.  He sounded serious and insisted I call back.  He said "don't disregard this message."  He threatened that something bad would happen if I did not call back.  I called the number and the guy identified himself as Officer David Williams.  It was the same voice with the same accent that left the message initially.  He said he was from the IRS.  He said that I was a "primary suspect" and that I had an "outstanding tax liability."  He said that the IRS had completed a "statutory audit from 2010-2013" and that I had "underpaid taxes by $2465."  He said they had judged it to be a "willful misrepresentation of income to a government organization" and "theft by deception."  He said they were going to "place a lien on the house and car," that "bank accounts would be frozen," that "wages would be garnished," that "driver's license and passport would be cancelled" so that I "could not run away from this."  He said that the "officers would be at the doorstep in the next 45 minutes to mark a lien on the property."  Then he abruptly hung up the phone.  This is a SCAM according to recent news reports.  Apparently these scammers do not ask for money during the first contact but will make contact again and then ask for money.  I have blocked his number so that he cannot call here again.  The phone number this scammer called from is a land line in New York so he should be easy enough to locate.  I will report this to the appropriate authorities.  

I recieve a call from this number and when  oficer foster told me the irs was investigating me  for fraud   i told him i knew it was a scam that the irs doesnt contact people by phone and ask for money and info and he told me i was going to be arrested within the next 45 minutes, I am still waiting for the cops, i owe nothing and my taxes are done correctly so i am not afraid.

Same call from Eric Foster claiming to be from the IRS iam so tired of all these scams isn't there something that can be done?

Scam originating in India.  Been around for a while.  Ignore them.

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

Yes it is, I talked to some Indian guy who claimed he was with the Texas Attorney General and he was struggling and it sounded like a combination of Indian accent and Texas drawl.  You knew exactly wheat he was doing; it was actually funny to listen too.

He is in India.  They are spoofing domestic hone numbers.   The scam has been around for some time.

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

Call blocker is your best bet.