512-547-1244

Received phone call from 512-547-1244 claiming to be dept of treasury with a legal case against me with a heavy. Telemarketing accent and said his name was Eric

Received multiple calls each day for several days from 512-547-1244 claiming to be "Michael Johnson" (with a heavy Asian Indian accent).  He said he was from the department of the treasury and had a case against me and that if I didn't respond quickly charges would be filed and I could lose everything.  Needless to say, I did not return the call.

Ditto here, some Asian Indian sounding male, Eric Elson?, has left me two threatening messages concerning pending legal action from the US Department of Treasury.  To many parts don't sound correct to me.  I am attempting to contact the Dept. of Treasury to report this fraudulent action.

Scam scam scam-if you get a call from this number, call the Fraud Dept. This is a scam and report it to as many public authorities as possible!!! Asian sounding accent. I was told I was being sued by the Dept of Treasury!!! I spoke with the Dept of Fraud, General Attorney's Office and the Federal Trade Commission in Texas and they are going to investigate!!! How dumb, they even asked for the wrong name!!!

I received a call from som claining to be fro the IRS legal affairs name Eric 512-547-1244 He is stating I need to call right away as I have legal matters against me. I am calling the IRS to confirm Eric or is this is a scam

Heavily accented man called today from 512-547-1244.  He kept telling me that I was going to be named in a lawsuit and I needed to call 512-547-1244.  I tried to ask who was suing me and why but he would only interrupt me and tell me to be quiet and let him finish.  Very strange!  He couldn't tell me anything but I needed to call the same number that he called me from to get the information.  I told him that he was a dumbass and I was going to report him.  Then I hung up. lol  He hasn't called again but I've read where he called some people many times.  Is this perhaps the scam where if you call them back it charges you....somehow?  I'm not understanding what he's getting in this deal.

indian sounding man with an accent left message that he was calling from the Department of Legal Affairs and that I had a legal pending matter and that it was important that I call back at 512-547-1277.
SCAM
don't call back but do file a fraud complaint with your state's attorney general.

File reports with the FBI, your state attorney general and Department Of Justice,CFB,FTC & FCC..

http://www.nw3c.org/
http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx
http://www.fbi.gov/
https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/#&panel1-1
https://esupport.fcc.gov/ccmsforms/form1088.action
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/complaint/

Also read up on the laws and your rights:

https://800notes.com/arts/Jb8EW-eDhQA/harassi ... ou-need-to-know
See Residents post here also:
https://800notes.com/forum/ta-34af6a034ba34b6/unending-collection-calls
Templates of Letters:
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-319-242-7350

http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/fdcpajump.shtm
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/askcfpb/search ...
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/pdf-0096-fair-credit-reporting-act.pdf
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0149-debt-collection

And see:
https://800notes.com/forum/ta-944ec1426a8bcbb/ ... service-attacks
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http://www.clarkhoward.com/news/clark-howard/ ... r-phones/ndF4c/
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http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=1828
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https://800notes.com/forum/ta-86217073a9c8dad ... 077595690349410
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http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0258-fake-debt-collectors
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http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/pubs/pressreleases/extortion_scam.htm
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http://www.fdcpa.me/fake-process-server-injunction/
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https://800notes.com/forum/ta-9413b3202bc8b6c ... net%27s-tactics

March 14, 2014
At 8:30 am A person masquerading as a U.S. Treasury Agent called our home. Richard, my husband received the call and told him to call my cell.
I missed initial call as was on phone w/Richard. I returned the call to #512.547-1244  at 8:35 am.
It was answered by (India accent) Keith Nelson a person representing the U.S.Treasury, He agreed to call me on the landline. He called said we had reported to IRS improperly in 2010, they had sent us three notices and now my husband was going to be arrested today and held for six months without bail.  He said, even though we file jointly, Richard was the responsible person as he makes more money than me. I insisted we had received nothing. Eventually Keith Nelson said that he believed me and that he would be able to prevent the warrant if I paid the amount today, I would need to stay on this phone call, not disconnect as the warrant would then be electronically generated.  
He said we owed $2,846.31.  He instructed me to drive home and get my debit card while he remained on my phone line. I would then drive to walmart to purchase "tax voucher" at that time I would be talking to Investigating Officer Paul Lemore, he would give me the address in Washington DC where the payment would be sent. All the while I was to remain connected via cell phone.
I was able to place a call to my Tax Preparer/Enrolled Agent during this phone call.  My EA said it was a scam that the statute of limitation was not terminated for 2010 and we have no notice from IRS regarding any problem.  I hung up on the supposed Treasury Agent Keith Nelson.
I have spent the last 2 hours trying to contact a human being in the Treasury Dept to no avail.
I think the public should know about this, my husband has a heart condition and this has upset him and myself greatly.
I did file a police report with Sacramento City Police

same deal.....too  weird....sound like India? Dept of legal affairs.

Claimed this was the department of legal affairs on behalf of a enforcement action on me. If this was legit it would be a 1-800 number with the department of legal affairs on the caller id not anonymous! And something legal would come in the mail

Received two voice mails to call 512-547-1244, Alex from Dept of Legal Affairs, US Treasury, very heavy indian accent, he called a third time and this time i spoke with him and he told me legal action taken against me and i should call the same number he is calling from. I thought that was very strange for me to call the same number. i then googled the number and thanks to everyone for the comments. I knew this had to be a scam.

I just recieved a call as well.  Same tag line and heavy indian accent.  Would not give me any information when I dug in.  Then hung up.  I called back did not leave a message and then an unlisted number called back and did not respond and hung up again

RE #512.547-1244  Ok so now it is the 24 of March!  I called the 512 # yesterday afternoon 3-23-14 and his answering machine comes on "You have reached the US Treasury, leave a message.   We are wondering why the US Govt - IRS - Treasury - are allowing this operation to continue.  My EA called yesterday and said she read about this # on an IRS web site. It is said to be a HUGE scam, one of the biggest IRS has seen!!  So with all the attention lately to the NSA spying on everyone… the govt can't seem to get this guy and his scam under control?  I am beginning to think it is being sanctioned somehow!  Not like the first time that the Federal folks have been complicit in illegal extraction of monies from the citizens… WHO WOULD KNOW? and who would honestly believe that they were in fact running this particular scam?? My first thought was that this Indian guy either works for them now or was previously with them in some official post??  I am considering all facets of this situation.

>>  I am beginning to think it is being sanctioned somehow!  <<

Sorry, but your tin hat needs straightening!

Yes, it is a well-known IRS scam ... at least, the IRS is trying to warn people about it.
However, the calls are coming from faked telephone numbers ... almost all of them from overseas.  It is EXTREMELY difficult for anybody to track down the callers.

There is a fairly common IRS or "tax scam" being practiced by scammers in both Canada and the USA.
USA tax payers should read this:
http://www.irs.gov/uac/Tax-Scams-Consumer-Alerts
Note particularly the links at that site, warning of the scam!

A shorter explanation is Scam  #11, as shown at
http://phonehelp.2truth.com/facts.html

That site also shows how other 800notes visitors have reduced the number of telephone scams and telemarketing calls they receive. (That site also has a link to Amazon's phone blocker devices and apps, as well as a page showing various government sites that accept complaints or warn about scams.)

Dear Slim, Thank you for the information, it is appreciated and I will look further.   I am a bit miffed that the same actual faked phone # is still in use - on going and just trying to consider all angles to make sense of it all especially the difficulty in tracking the actual callers.

this is what my EA suggested
" So if you DO get another call from him, tell him that you want his full name and IRS-issued ID# and the name of his supervisor so you can "check him out" before talking with him any further.  At that point, he'll probably just hang up and start calling someone else."

Received four calls today from a purported *Charles Hendrix* (thick Indian, Pakistani? accent) and claiming to be from *Department of Legal Affairs* and warning of legal action if I failed to respond.  I filed a complaint on the FTC scam caller website and here.

Well folks, today his name is James Martin. One would think that a James Martin's native tongue would be English, not Hindi, but I try not to profile. He mentioned "an unfortunate action that has been started in (sic) your name". I thought it was nice of James to express his sympathy for me. But perhaps The UST should offer remedial English to its staffers, so that they won't use phrases such as "a delay in calling us back might end up into a legal mess for you." Lastly, someone should tell poor Jimmy that, since the U.S. Dept. of the Treasury technically does not have a "Dept. of Legal Affairs", he won't be receiving his paycheck this month. Come on. These guys aren't even trying. Tempted to call back and have some fun, but I won't. I'll just register yet another complaint with the FTC, FBI and NYSAG'.

Called asking for my dad, heavy Indian accent, said his name was Charles Hendricks, didn't even pronounce his name properly.  When I said Dad is out, asked for his cell number.  I refused to give him the number, asked to take a message.
Said he was from the "department of legal affairs", that he was calling on a legal matter, which was filed against Dad's name.
Caller ID said the number was actually 7-778-880-8481.