571-335-8122

I've received a call from this guy with an Indian accent and some bad English claiming to be part of the U.S. Dept of Defense Ministry and that I recently came in to some international troubles and will need a lawyer to get me out of trouble financially. But when I talked to him he didn't know my name. So over all it's a scam to get money from you.

I got the call about 10 min ago.  Said to have myself or my attorney call back.  Today or they would send someone for me.

This is just more than a prank call to some people who don't know how to check numbers.  Something should be done.

I received a call from a guy with a Indian accent claiming he was the IRS and I needed to pay my tax invasion.or the IRS would come and lock me up

I just received the same message today at 2:30pm and he said to get my attorney. This is crazy I know IRS don't call anyone home...so this got to be a scam...!

I just got the same call. Thanks for making this forum available on line so we can spread the word.

Just got the same call left on my cell number which even the IRS would not have that number.  Guy with strong Indian accent left a message that he was from the IRS and I would have to call him back ASAP.  If I disreguarded the message he says good luck and that the problem with fall on me.  He specified NO NAME as to who he is talking to.

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

Just received a call from this number same as everyone else.. Strong accent poor English. The IRS is calling for "me" lol
Scam..

Received call from some guy saying he was with the IRS and to call immediately or I would be in big trouble.  Isn't that illegal to pose as a federal employee.

Just received a call at 6:55AM claiming office Ryan from IRS requiring a call back. Annoying for sure. If the number above (571-335-8122) is real, the police should be able to trace and pay them a visit, no?

Said he was from the IRS.

This guy claimed to be from the IRS and said my wife owed money for something related to taxes though he couldn't tell me what. He said "you know the taxes you pay every year."  I then told him that I thought he sounded a little too foreign to be with the IRS, he called me a$$hole and hung up.

Got the same call today

Yes I got the same call...the Indian guy said he was from the IRS...saying myself or my attorney should call back.  Scam.

If you have an iPhone just press the info button in your recent calls, scroll down and select, "block this caller."  Works like a charm...best feature of the iPhone as the "do not call" registry apparently doesn't work anymore.

Got the call today. The man left a message to call back saying I was in trouble and to have contact  a lawyer. Due to financial issues with the government. My failure to call back could result in  jail. Foreign accent. Do not answer this caller.

Received messages from "Brian Jone (571)335-8122", "Daniel Brian (202)241-4908" and "Heath Grey (202)506-8501" requesting myself or a lawyer return their calls.  Only "Brian" picked up the phone.  As stated above "Brian" had a heavy accent but was able to make many threats against me and all financial assets.  When I insisted paper work be sent and that I will have 10 lawyers on the case the phone went silent for 3 minutes.  When I called back the phone line was disconnected.  How can we get these people what they really deserve?

Report the calls to the real IRS here:

IRS:   http://www.irs.gov/

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

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.

Just got same call saying IRS and if i didnt call back then good luck. Scammer

Same thing!  He also mentioned his name is officer Brian Jon or something like.  We need get this SoB!

Just like previous call Brian John called claiming to be with IRS.  Told me I need to pay $3,486 immediately or the sheriff will come to arrest me.  I asked him where did he buy his name from being from India?  I let him know I will send cops to arrest him for scamming people.