360-851-4693

"Officer David Williams" from the "IRS" called me this morning and left a message saying that this is the last chance I have to work with him. Called back from another numbers and after his spiel I told him that I know he's not working with the IRS and knew he was lying about the lawsuit and warrant. He then began asking me what I am wearing, my age, and other inappropriate questions, and said it was okay since I knew he wasn't an official. He asked for my location and I told him that I don't give out personal information to anyone and he "promised" he wouldn't misuse any of it (yeah, I'm sure that since he promised, I can totally trust him!). Don't even give this disgusting piece of crap the time of day. Report it to your wireless service or phone company to see if the can block it from their standpoint as well as your own phone's blocking ability. Get these jerks reported and their numbers taken down. Scum of the earth scammers!

Officer David Williams called me today January  30th with the spiel.

"Officer David Williams" called refering to supposed 'tax fraud' and the issuance of warrants. Left his name, David Williams of the Internal Revenue Service, and a call back number. He did -not- leave or offer his badge number as required for IRS agents. Stated this is his last (actually his only) attempt to to reach me and I must respond by today.

http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Warns-of-Pervasive-Telephone-Scam
IRS Warns of Pervasive Telephone Scam
IR-2013-84, Oct. 31, 2013

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.
   You can file a complaint using the FTC Complaint Assistant; choose “Other” and then “Imposter Scams.” If the complaint involves someone impersonating the IRS, include the words “IRS Telephone Scam” in the notes.

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 to phishing@irs.gov.

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

I received the same call about 10 minutes ago. It was automated and I originally thought I was speaking to a real person. I called the number back and sure enough it was some gentleman claiming to be an officer David Williams from the IRS and he wanted to know my name first. I asked him to tell me who he wants to talk to or was trying to reach since he called me first. The only thing he could call back to me was my cell phone number. That's red flag number one! He hung up on me when I started questioning him and who he really was and what company he truly represented. He got angry when when I asked this and hung up again. I called back and a different gentleman answered and I asked him the same thing questions. He got frustrated when I told him none of them spoke appropriate English and sounded middle eastern (not to be offensive to all middle easterners though). He then proceeded to tell me that from the years 2009 to 2012 I've kept "popping up" in their system and was being audited and having criminal charges filed against me. I told him this can't be true since I file my taxes appropriately every year and have never owed the government anything. He got angry when I asked him to slow down and speak clearly because I couldn't understand everything he was saying. He got belligerent with me and said oh now you want me to slow down but you were raising your voice at me a moment ago. He then said that after he hangs up on me I wouldn't be able to take them to court or file anything against them. That the conversation was being recorded. I told him to record it by all means and maybe him and his scamming friends will get caught. He cursed at May and hung up. Don't let these people upset you! Don't give them any information at all. The IRS WILL NOT CALL YOUR CELL PHONES! They don't have the manpower to do so. And the other thing is IRS representatives aren't "officers" they're Agents and will give your their government ID numbers when YOU contact them not the other way around. And they're not based out of Washington state. The only reason I picked up is because I have a relative living in Everett and the same area code was displayed when they called. Please don't fall for their lies!

thise number called me....

Scam, do not listen to him. Someone needs to investigate these people and prosecute them!!!

Same caller..

I received a voice mail on my cell phone from a man describing himself as Officer David Williams with the IRS advising that they have filed a claim for tax fraud against me and that a bench warrant has been issued for my arrest. He stated that I have intentionally made fraudulent errors on my tax returns from 2008-2013 and that I will have an officer out to where I am within 45 minutes to arrest me. He would not provide me with a case number or with which department/date the bench warrant was filed. He then indicated that the amount due is $2345.00 and of that there is a $320.00 penalty fee that is due immediately. When I offered to make payment arrangements, he stated that he is unable to do that, that in fact it is too late and that I will be arrested. I asked him why he was calling me 45 minutes before I was to be arrested and requested a copy of the bench warrant to review. He denied my request. I advised him that I never received any type of notice that there was any monies owed to the Post Office, at which time he stated that he has a tracking # of JS45811 with the Postal Service however this was not a certified service and was not signed for therefore I advised him there is no proof that I received any notice. He then stated he would transfer me to someone else, the "other person" he transferred me to was Officer David (same voice and same accent). When I stated he was the same person, he denied it. After indicating to him that I work for a collection agency and knew the procedures of legal suits and bench warrants and continued to question him, he abruptly hung up.

Same Dave Williams call this 12:15 this afternoon.

Just recieved a call from this guy....MR. Williams,  When asked what his tax ID # was he hung up.
Does the IRS know someone is wrongfully calling people and requesting money????? This needs to stop. It sucks that you cant get threw to the IRS to even report this.

Not cool.

Yes, the IRS knows about this and has for several years:

http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Reiterate ... -Telephone-Scam

But the scammers are operating out of India or Pakistan and their governments are either dragging their feet cooperating to shut them down or simply not cooperating at all since these scams bring a lot money into these countries.

i just got this message as well minus what i was wearing. called the number back and no answer.

I just saw this message on my email Vonage Visual Voicemail:

Date    : Feb 02 2015 01:43:25 PM
From: BLACK DMND WA (13608514693)

"The Department of IRS. The reason behind my call is to inform you that supplying(?) a lawsuit legal charges against your name Park X1. This is the final and give me some message for you. So call me back on my number as soon as possible. My number is 360-851-4693. I repeat it's 63608514693. Again this is officer-david(?) Williams from the IRS. Thank you."

When I listened to the actual recorded message the man had a heavy accent. Since I have been vigilant with my taxes (& have received nothing in the mail) I knew this must be a scam!

Received the same call about an hour ago.  Called the number back and it was answered by "Officer David Williams" supposedly of the IRS.  Told him I received a call from this number and was returning the message.  He asked me for my full name - first then last.  I provided him a fake name 'Philip McKrack' and he proceeded to tell me that I had popped up on his radar for tax fraud and intentionally provided false tax returns since 2010.  Interesting since (1) I highly doubt they had a person with the name 'Philip McKrack' in his system and (2) I have only lived in the US on a work visa since 2013 and had not filed any returns prior to 2013.  Clearly a scam.  I then asked him for his IRS ID so I could contact the the IRS directly because I wasn't comfortable disclosing any information to him over the phone and he abruptly hung up on me without saying another word.  Tried calling back a couple more times to play around with him some more but no one ever answers the now.

http://www.irs.gov/uac/Tax-Scams-Consumer-Alerts
https://800notes.com/forum/ta-8c2f64bf2b91fa5/irs-warns-of-telephone-scam

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.

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Do consider getting a call blocking device or phone.. You can google them and many are around $50.00 or so.If its a cell phone, some already have call blocking, if not, there are free apps on the web that will work for some. You can google this. If you have a smart phone, there is a free app called call control. Iphones appear to have apps also. Another one is called Mr. Number.

Yes, reported it.  And I've added it to my reject list with many other scammer numbers I've received calls from over the years.

But I like screwing with them when I have the time!

Received this same phone call at 3:15 PM today. The guy said that an officer would be at my door to arrest me in 35 minutes for tax fraud from 2010-2013. He said that he was unable to share any further information or documentation and that the officer would have my court forms.

Best of luck.  I'll see you in jail.  Apparently I was going to be arrested over two hours ago.  I guess the cops got lost or there is heavy traffic because I'm still waiting for them.  I guess I'll enjoy another beer :-)