866-978-5847

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IRS tax lien hoax

not sure if this is a hoax

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 tophishing@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-Reiterate ... -Telephone-Scam

IRS Scam tried yelled at my wife on the phone and saif police will be at my house in 30 min and all accounts would be liened.

Date    : Nov 18 2014 10:42:18 AM
From    : Name Unavailable (18669785847)
To    : LB

(This, below, is a disconnected/automated odd/mechanical voice message and, as you can see, is disjointed)


"A Bill collection officer would visit you can to complete paper work. If you have any questions then call our tax default line 866-978-5847. I repeat it's 866-978-5847. If you want to continue this line and speak with an officer. Then press one and if you want to disconnect this line press nine."

Was called today 11/18 tried to get me to pay a tax debt ..were very threatening
later called again and when my husband would not put me on and told them he called the police the man screamed "where is the f--king [***]?"
these scammers need to be caught. Was VERY upsetting
I reported to trade commission as they recommend.Please do that

Received Two messages today from 866 9785847 threatening to put liens on my bank accounts due to money supposedly owed to IRS...I don't owe any money..got suspicious and googled the number. I see this is a scam and wanted to report

I just called IRS and had them check.  Of course it was a hoax as I suspected.  They told me to report it to IRS at www.tigta.com.

Just returned a call from them. Saying I owed the IRS and needed to pay now or I would be arrested in 45 mins. It was very upsetting and convincing. I hope this can be stopped. I don't want anyone to be pulled into this scam.

This is an IRS hoax.

Had 2 robo call messages left on answering machine stating I owed back taxes, and if I don't return the call within 24 hours a lien would be put on my bank accounts.  I don't owe back taxes and did not return call.  I did notify the IRS on their Website www.tigta.com

Yep they called me 3 times today Nov 19th 2014!  what a bunch of scammers.  the
NOTE TO SELF:
IRS NEVER CALLS YOU- EVER!

IRS Scam - they left a voice mail - called to tell me that "your name" (they didn't even have my name!) had an IRS lien against me, I had 24 hours to call back, or an agent would be coming to my house...presumably to arrest "your name".  DON'T ANSWER OR RETURN THIS CALL - this will only alert them that this is a active phone number, and you don't want to encourage them tracking down your info - everything is available online, and it increases the odds of you getting scammed, or accounts getting hacked.

I have repeated messages from this number saying they are starting foreclosure proceedings-- aggressive and repeated rude messages

I am glad I googled the phone number! I had two messages today from that number saying there would be a tax lein put on my assets within 24 hours. CRAZY!!! I was suspicious so googled and found this site. Wow.

Same. "my name" owes taxes and will lien my property and bank accounts. it was a very poor quality recording.  told me to call 866-978-5847 that someone will be at my house to fill out the paperwork

I received a telephone message that stated that a lien was to be placed on my assets because I had not called previous scam number supposedly from the IRS but was googled and found fraudulent.  315-351-0076. did not even state my name just said this telephone call is for the resident.  Went on line and googled the phone number and found it to be a scam.  866-978-5847.  They are calling 2-3 times a day.

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

Report the Calls to the real IRS here:
•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.


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Do consider maybe getting a call blocking device or phone.. You can google them and many are around $50.00 or so.If its a cell phone, some already have call blocking, if not, there are free apps on the web that will work for some. You can google this. If you have a smart phone, there is a free app called call control. Iphones appear to have apps also. Another one is called Mr. Number.

I received 6 messages on my home phone in two day.
Same message as everyone stated above.
I KNOW for a fact I don't owe any back taxes so I called from my work phone and told the woman who answered that I knew it was a scam. She yelled at me and told me not to call her number (866) 978-5847
IDIOTS!!
I knew it was a scam but i really feel for the people who fall for it. Especially the elderly.