904-418-8353

IRS fraud!

I received several calls from this number advising me to call back in order to avoid appearing in front of a grand jury or a US magistrate; he answers the phone as: department of the treasury.

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

Phony call claiming to be from IRS, Do not respond to this call! Part of a nationwide scam

Receive a threatening message from a man calling himself, Steve Martin. Called from 904-418-8353 saying that I had to call them back immediately to avoid appearing before a grand jury on a federal charge.

I have received two calls this morning from this number. It is a recorded message from a man calling himself Steve Martin. He speaks with an East Indian accent. Claims to be from the US Treasury, and is calling about an enforced action about to happen, unless we call back for help to avoid being charged with a federal offence. We got the same phone calls several months ago, which were originating from the Los Angeles area in California. At that time, it was also a man with an East Indian accent, who called himself Steve Jackson. Scam, scam, scam!!!! Do not call back, report it!

same as KJB.. exactly..

I had 4 phone calls telling me I had to call back or be in serious trouble before a magistrate.  East Indian accent.  

This is a call Center in India trying to scam you into sending money. I enjoy calling them several times a day and insulting their lack of morals, ethics and education. You should do the same

Thank you, great info

Same as other reports. Tempted to call back & tell him his mother wears combat boots. But it might be true.

Same as other reports~  I found that they do NOT like it when you actually call them back and harass them so they  don't have time to fraud others! This is a scam to get $$ Do not give these people anything- not even your name and *67 your number to block it from their view if you decide to actually call them back. It's a bunch of foreigners in some warehouse somewhere with cell phones (disposable no doubt).

A recorded message stating to call 904-418-8353 regarding an action by the US Treasury in response to a Federal crime.Call did not name me, or anyone in my household as target of this action. Call stated this was a second attempt, and next would be appearance before a Magistrate. Voice on recording has a heavy accent. Totally sounds phony.

Received 1 message on my answering machine today and about half an hour later the same call but I happened to pick up the phone and it was a recorded message.   These are scam calls 904 4188353  from Steve Martin claiming to be from the Treasury Department and that I needed to call him back so he could "help" me.  As I am posting here Steve Martin is leaving me a 3rd message of my answering machine.

I keep getting phone calls from  904-418-8353 wished they would stop pretending to work
for IRS stay on the line asked how much I owed them they said 16,000 of course I had already known they are
scammers as they repeatedly call my number. said that for me to avoid appearing in front of a grand jury by calling back this number above. They state they are calling from the Department of treasury...

This creep who calls himself Steve Martin is calling from India (or somewhere not in USA), and trying to extort money from unsuspecting Americans. He calls my mother about five times each day and threatens to report her to the IRS and says he's trying to help as you will be going to court.  He's a disgusting phony who when caught, resorts to ridicule and profanity.

Received three phone calls on my answering machine this afternoon from this clown.  Called back to give him a piece of my mind.  But got his voice mail box and, low and behold, his mailbox is full.  Called the IRS fraud hotline and because this scam is so prevalent, their mailbox was full also.

I have received many calls from this number and another one saying his name was Steve Martin for the IRS. The other number is 1-904-4029452. I hate these calls and need to know how to stop them! I know they are scams.

Just got 4 phone calls from Steve Martin. Number 904-418-8353. Scam and reported it to Federal Trade Commission. Please follow suit and file a complaint.

got a call from a foreigner sounded man named"Steve Martin" from IRS stating that there is a court judgement I didn't show up for and could face legal problems if I didn't call him right away. The message was left 3 times in one day. He called again today twice in a row.