415-251-8080

yes, they keep calling about some issue with tax claim-not interested as this really makes no sense!

Evidently I'm going to be arrested tomorrow because I owe the IRS over $6,000.  BS.  They said that they tried to send me letters - and my current address is updated with the IRS.  These scammers are a real buzz kill.

Left me an unaudible message.Something to do with tax litigation dept.  Glad I am not the only one talking about this.  Must be spam.

IRS:   http://www.irs.gov/

http://www.irs.gov/uac/Report-Phishing
phishing@irs.gov

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

•If you owe federal taxes, or think you might owe taxes, hang up and call the IRS at 800-829-1040. IRS workers can help you with your payment questions.
•If you don’t owe taxes, call and 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.

http://bizbeatblog.dallasnews.com/2014/03/irs ... hing-scam.html/

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_24016224/fremon ... ty-targeted-irs

http://www.dallasnews.com/business/columnists ... ity-thieves.ece

http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-m ... y#axzz2wk6O5un4

Just got a call from these guys looking for my husband. They left a message (which I couldn't understand because of the heavy Indian accent) that it was the IRS Litigation Dept. They even answer the phone that way. These guys are so rude.
Total scam but I'm worried about ID theft because they had his name, address and last 4 digits of his SSN.

My huband is terminally ill and in the hospital. They said we would be receiving a summons within 24hrs. They definately are hard [***] using scare tactics. They were pretty good and had me going for awhile.

I'll report them to the IRS and the FTC.

Total slimeballs.

they just call about 10:30 this morning sounds like they said Jade  which is my daughter and shes is 14 , couldnot understand half what he was saying. something about tax litigation no company name just the city Ignacio, Ca.

Got this call, total BS  Couldn't understand the message played it 4x just to get the #  they said something about IRS, total BS the IRS does not call they send snail mail.  Ignore it.

Received a voice mail from this person with a heavy unintelligible voice (E. Indian) telling me about tax litigation and deficiency in my taxes.  Had to listen 2 times got get this much.   What a nuisance call.

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 to phishing@irs.gov.

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

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

received several calls from a person named Jerry Brown that I owe taxes.  He left two messages I called back ring and hand up.  I am reporting to IRS OIG on Monday.  I saved the voice message copied to WAV file that should establish fraud.

This [***] called and said I have IRS problems. I'll kill these [***]!

I got a call from 415-251-8080 saying that there was a problem with my taxes and that I should call this number and talk to Michael Carter, case number 8985021.

Just finished 3 calls with these people after playing message 2times. Was threaten with an arrest and lean against property, which I don't have, bank account, drivers license. Said they had sent 2 certified letters and that a door hanger note was left. My post office don't leave door hanger notes, they leave a completed form in mail box. thought scam but wanted to be sure. Not letting this rest called REAL IRS and made a report.  Should file claim against them for the headache

My elderly mother just called all upset that the IRS called her twice today about taxes owed.  Couldn't understand the guy because of his accent.   Left the name of Michael Carter and this number.  Will file complaint with Irs

Heavily accented man called saying he was from Tax Litigation Department and we need to call them back immediately and to reference case #900248. He named my husband by first and last name. Very concerning considering we just filed last night...

It's a SCAM. I called backed with a blocked number and cursed them the f*** out and told them I'm reporting them. They wanna harass me my turn to harass them.

I am actually dealing with an un-related issue with the IRS.I'm curious if anyone else these clowns have contacted  actually have any on going issues with the IRS.If so,it would seem someone with inside info is leaking it to these people.

if you had spent some time reading the threads at this forum, you would know that most of the people being called by these perps running the IRS scam have had NO problems with the IRS.

these Indians (dot) are likely using a robo-dialer.

I know this is a free country, but we should bring back pubic hanging for people who harrass, threaten,exploit and try to rob you in your own home. Please come on my property and try to do that and I will shoot you in the face.

I have about 10 calls from someone that I can barely understand. How is it that they can keep calling when I'm on a do not call list?