585-283-8485

claiming they are from IRS

Claim his name is Albert White from Internal Revenue Services, about income return

I got the exact same message twice today.  Claims his name is Albert White from Internal Revenue Service, need to contact urgently about serious matter with IRS return.  Guy has thick Indian accent.

Same call.  From "Alex Marshall" from the IRS.  He didn't announce himself on the voicemail.  He started with saying I should return his call or have my retained attorney return the call as it is a time sensitive matter.  He then proceeded to say he was Alex from the IRS.  He was very sketchy and sounded like he was reading from a script and had never seen the script before, so it just screamed scam.  He also said I need to call back before it proceeds further with legal repercussions since there is a discrepancy in my income tax.  First of all, if this was true, we would have all received a letter from the IRS well before a phone call as this.  Second of all, he called at 7am which is against the law.  Calls can only be received between 8am and 9pm.  Third, I have not even filed my taxes this year, so they would have no issues with my income tax.  If it was prior year, the IRS would have sent a letter and called well before it was at a "legal repercussion" stand point.  The gentleman was also Indian.  Sounds like it is some sort of scam.

Had message on my recorder saying he was calling from the IRS. The man had a indian accent could not really understand him.  He wanted me to call back because I am under investigation. He said I  need to speak with mark Anderson. When I called back it was busy.

Claming they were calling from IRS and if I did not call Mike Anderson right away there would be consiquences to pay. The IRS would never call you directly they would mail you something in the mail regarding this. Go to the IRS site and complain about this I did it

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

Thank you Alfalfa I just did everything stated in your email
I complained to the treasury department and they told me this number was a scam and also lodged a complaint at the Federal Trade Comission web site

Person with heavy Indian accent says he is from IRS internal investigations and want my lawyer told him go f.... yourself  B.... and went to party favor store and got a horn blaster for $4.95 problem fixed

My wife got a called yesterday from a person with heavy Indian accent.  The guy used the name that she haven't used for 15 years. IRS..?       What an armature sh#t.  

Claim his name is Albert White from Internal Revenue Services, about income return
Caller: Albert White

I could NOT understand it, the accent was so heavily Indian/Pakistani. I did get "Internal Revenue Service" and "time sensitive", "before further legal allegations". Glad others reported here, very helpful. My caller ID labeled it "Cell Phone Albion, NY" so I was PRETTY SURE it was just a scam (the IRS using cell phones? I doubt it)...but it's very nice to hear others confirm it. Thanks

585-283-8485 ext 704 called our client and said he was from the IRS and his name was Mike Anderson. He had a very heavy Indian accent.

Received a call from the number. Wanted my attorney or me to call. I was positive this was a scam. Said his name Mark Davis....

Really! Bunch of losers.

"John Smith" (very creative!) from IRS called our phone number and left a voice mail asking to call this (585-283-8485) number.

guy with heavy indian accent, claimed to be from IRS and I should call back ASAP to pay something !!????

Report it to the real IRS here:
IRS:   http://www.irs.gov/

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

I got the same message on my answering phone/ was quite alarming - threatening litigation if I did not return the call! Also he had a heavy foreign accent.

He claimed from IRS needing payment.

Caller claining to be IRS seeking payment. A SCAM!