202-241-0765

Obvious scam.  Got a voice mail from "agent john smith" stating that the government issued an arrest warrant for me and that I need to call back right away.  Are there people out there who really fall for this stuff?

Got the same call from agent John Smith, stating that the IRS has issued warning against me. I will call him back and check out his story.

>>> Got the same call from agent John Smith, stating that the IRS has issued warning against me. I will call him back and check out his story. <<<

PLEASE don't do that.  This scam is already very well-known.  Report it to the IRS, instead.

This is some coward hiding behind a magicJack device plugged in at some God-forsaken corner of the world where there is Internet service.  He's no better than a common criminal using a magicJack device and your fear the same way a common thief uses a toy pistol hidden in the pocket of his overcoat to make a bulge that looks like a real gun.

You can verify that this is a magicJack number by searching for it at http://www.phonevalidator.com .

This scam has been extensively researched at
http://www.pindropsecurity.com/consumer-fraud ... irs-phone-scam/ and it was found that magicJack numbers are frequently used, and many of the scammers are operating out of India.  There is even an audio recording of a call returned to one of these numbers and a written transcript of the recording contained in links from the Pindrop Security blog.

MagicJacks are readily obtainable outside of the United States for about $100 US and can come with up to a year of free incoming calls with U.S. numbers and unlimited calling to the U.S. and Canada.  In India, see, for example,
http://magicjack.in .

In addition to the regular reporting channels, e.g., the Department of the Treasury, the FTC, and/or your local state attorney general's office, you might also report the abuse to YMAX Corp.  I have seen reports that they are pretty good at responding to complaints and may be able to permanently shut off a magicJack device, if necessary, so that it can never be used again.

The YMAX Corp. main web page is at:
http://www.ymaxcorp.com
and their site giving information on how to lodge a complaint is at:
http://www.ymaxcorp.com/contact.html

Note that the "contact" website gives a clickable link to a "live chat" where you can make your complaint.

Thanks I will report him instead, I was just going to mess with him for a while, was just planning on having some fun time, but will not do it. Thanks for the advise. Really appreciate it.

Got the same call from agent john smith he said he was calling from the IRS an arrest warrant was issued for me and my property and that i was gonna be arrested within 72hrs.....i called it BS and called the guy backad he was explaing all this stuff about how im going to be arrested and all my assets were gonna be seized......so i told him too come right now and take my S***....but he cuts me off and starts talking about me being arrested.I just hung up on him after that

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.

Did he have a thick Indian accent? Also alleged some sort of an issue with the IRS. Silly me; i called him back and got a voicemail of a guy with a thick Indian accent. Why is this number still working!?

Can somebody explain what might happen now. he knows my name, address and phone number. And that of my parents.