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Caller left a message saying he was from the IRS and that this was my last chance to clear up the tax fraud case against me before they referred me to the Federal collections agency. I know this is a scam because this happened to me once before and I know that the IRS does not make cold calls.

Phone Call pretending to be IRS that you owe money.  Scam wants to get money from you.  Not the IRS

The caller identified himself as Alex Ferguson. The message left on my home answering maching was something like this:  He was calling in regards to a important action from the United States Treasury. He said that ignoring the call would be taken as intentional attempt at avoiding appearing before a magistrate judge or grand jury for a federal criminal offense. He urged me to cooperate and call him back.  He called twice within two hours and the second message was identical, so i assume it was a recording.

Leaving threatening calls on my voice mail regarding a debt owed to the IRS. Called the # back and told him I knew it was a scam and he hung up on me. They have been calling my # 5-10 times a day

Caller left 3 messages on the same day saying something about the us treasury and and a criminal offense.  And to contact them at this number for their assistance

I got the exact call on my machine 3 times today

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 getting a call blocking device or phone.. You can google them and many are around $40.00 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.

We received the same call as AP today.  Caller identified himself as Alex Ferguson with the same threat that ignoring will be an attempt at avoiding appearance before a magistrate for a federal criminal offense.    He left one message, called back and the message ran three times before it hung up and then called two more times not leaving a message those 2 times, but with caller ID, we knew who it was.  We know it was a scam so did not respond to him.

Because he mentioned the US Treasury and a "federal criminal offense", I reported this to the local FBI giving them the phone number and his name..

Caller ID showed "Ontario   CA"
Left a message using using an obviously computer-generated voice about owing the IRS. SCAM.
Now blocked.

Called and said I owe back taxes! SCAM!

I have received the call for the IRS owe money and it is SCAM

" Advance America "

I received a call that I owed money to HSBC bank, and they where attempting to sue me and deliver papers. They asked me for money and if I didn’t have it they could wait a couple of days. They left a message and asked to call back.

The fake process server/location finder extortion SCAM usually consists of the following:

They mention that they have received a Fax document or some sort of complaint and that there is a pending legal matter or action about to filed against you to create the sense of urgency.  They tell you that they are a “process server” and cannot give you the particulars of the case since the file is sealed. This is simply ruse to get you to call another number (often with a made-up case number) where they will ask for money to “make it go away” (this is actually the same place, they work in teams, one pretending to be the server, and the other usually pretends to be a lawyer).  They threaten to serve you at home or at work.  They tell you that if they serve you at work then they will need a supervisor, security, or HR person there as a witness, hoping that will cause you to panic over the alleged embarrassment of being served at work.  They also tell you that you will need two forms of ID.  None of which is true.  Process servers do not ever call ahead so that you can dodge them.  Process servers get paid to serve papers, nothing else.  They certainly are not going to pass up a paycheck by telling you that you can avoid being served, they are not going to give you an extra day or even a few hours to get a “stop order”.  Court documents are time sensitive and must be served within a certain amount of time.  Remember that you can always call the local courthouse to see if there really is a lawsuit that has been filed against you.

It is incumbent upon them under the law to prove that the debt exists and that you owe it, and (this is the important part) that they have the legal right to collect it.  You are not obligated under the law to prove that you don’t owe or that it is paid.  

Federal law (FDCPA) requires them to send you a letter (US MAIL ONLY) postmarked within 5 days of their first contact that contains their name, physical address, the creditor’s name, and the amount of the alleged debt. It also must contains “mini-Miranda” telling you that it is an attempt to collect a debt and that all information will be used for those purposes.  The one other important thing that this letter must also have in it is that you have a right to dispute the debt within 30 days of receipt of the letter and if you do so, all collection activity must be stopped until the debt is verified.  If and when you get that letter you should immediately send that debt validation letter by certified, return receipt mail.

First, you should make a complaint at this Federal Agency, and while there you should also read up on how debt collection is supposed to work as well as what your rights in this matter are: https://www.consumerfinance.gov/

Also file complaints with the FTC: https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/#crnt&panel1-1

Also file a complaint with your State Attorney General's office.
List of State AG’s offices:   https://800notes.com/faq/attorney-general