844-332-5130

Fake IRS scammers

I have been receiving IRS related scam (threatening) calls for sometime.  At each time calls are made with a different phone number (202-470-3395, 202-864-1166, 202-459-6028,..).  Today again I have received a similar IRS scam call, but at this time with a "Private Caller" ID: "Norman Cooper" with an Indian accent (sounds like) left a voice mail message (messages are saved as evidence), saying that there would be a lawsuit against my name and social security number...please call "844-332-5130'...

We just got a similar voice massage from some heavy Indian  accent telling that there would be a lawsuit against my name and social security number...please call "844-332-5130'...

844 332 5130 this numar call me He said to me I have a problem  of  tex  .IRS  filed case for me .etc etc .

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

He said to me this is I RS call .number 844 332 5130. Sorry he said to me this is irs call.  BUT caller id show this number.

I received the same call form same number 844-332-5130 with heavy Indian accent saying this is IRS audit I will not call I will face some serious legal issues

I have recieved this call regarding threating this is scam 844 332 5130

I received call from this number on May 14 at 11:07 am, left message for IRS lawsuit and tax scam. Call back at this number for further

I KEEP GETTING THE SAME THREATENING CALLS FROM 844 332 5130

I got the same call from the same number, its a scam. I have made him aware about it and told him that I know its a scam. Then I asked him to which department in IRS he was calling from and he did not have answer. He got angry and finally hung up threatening me to send official letter. :-)))))))))))))

folks, just be hostile yourself while talking to them. they will hang up and never call back.

Don't you just love their reactions when you call their bluff? They can't do anything but blow their noses when their scam is exposed and they KNOW it.

My wife got the similar threatening call from fake it's agent that federal govt has filed three law against her because we are not paying enough tax. I reported it to local police and they said it is scam and do not give them any bank or debit card information  .

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.

I got a call from this number and threatened me that IRS will revoke my passpprt and license. That a case has been filed against me from not paying taxes. He has a heavy indian accent

Just got the same called this morning. State that It will be lean to my banks account for ten years. ha ha

Calls himselg Gary Cooper. Sounds Indian accent (from India). He even left a message with his phone number 844-332-5130. I am surperised why can't these people get arrested and punished

SCAM!!!!!  They called my elderly mother, she couldn't understand because of a heavy Indian accent, so they put someone else on the phone but he had the same accent.  She then put me on the phone.  I noticed there was a lot of background noise, but the biggest clue of fraud was THAT THEY GOT HER NAME WRONG - they didn't know her legal name, only her nickname!  I questioned him further, so he "transferred" me to a supervisor - who had the same accent! (funny how everyone in the IRS is from that part of the world).  I hung up and looked up the fraud number for the IRS... guess what, she didn't owe anything!  CALL THE IRS FRAUD DEPARTMENT 800-908-4490!!!

These scammers keep calling you from various numbers. They used to call me from 844-332-5130 but when I blocked that #, they have begun to call me from 567-261-4049.

I got the same message from someone threatening of IRS action if I do not reply, same story as jason said