202-241-2796

This phone number is IRS scam.

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IRS SCAM!

Wish there was some way to get them back for ruining my day.

This is a Pakistan or India based IRS scam. Do not fall for it. The IRS does not initiate any legal action via phone.  
Read http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/press/press_tigta-2014-03.htm

As general background information, here are a few things you can do:
1) Report it to TIGTA under http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam.shtml especially if you have become a victim (lost money, gave personal information etc.). You can also file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission at ftc.gov/complaint (include “IRS Telephone Scam" in your complaint). This way you can also help the government establish specific fraud patterns.

2) Help kill their phone lines. The scammers use Voice over IP lines (e.g. magicJack (Ymax corporation)) to make it seem as if they are calling from the US. This is always against these companys' terms of service and can lead to immediate termination of their contract and blocking of their IP addresses for future attempts to register. Do a reverse look up of their telephone number (e.g. www.whitepages.com) to identify the Voice over IP provider and report it to the company and or law enforcement (local police and/or state attorney general)

3) If you are really annoyed: call or write to your representative in Congress. As these scams happen all over the country maybe this will trigger a reaction and provide US law enforcement agencies with the political backing and the resources they need to work in India and Pakistan together with local authorities (it can happen, read: http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/ex-call-cen ... mmission-320427). A US task force has already been set up in Jamaica to nab scammers there (see http://www.ice.gov/doclib/news/library/reports/cornerstone/cornerstone7-1.pdf). You can use the following template for your letter (more powerful!) or email:

https://800notes.com/forum/ta-a9526ebadc65cf9 ... 558497927242748

I just received a call from them. Saying that I was sued by IRS. They are scam

Yes, same as the other people. He says my hubby was sued by IRS. To save him, pay $2500 cash!!

Same call. Asked for their id number. They hesitated. I hung up.

They stated I used western union to receive and send money to my home country. Never happened. They knew my full name, told me I wasn't a citizen and tried using scare tactics. It was an Indian accent and everytime I asked what the case was about "Shawn Smith" kept saying "oh my God, how can you not know the federal crime you committed."
Nice try buddy. I told him my attorney will be in contact with them. I later found this forum and I called them back letting them know they're a scam. Upset, "Shawn Smith" stated "I'm going to call the investigative team right now," and abruptly hung up.
You do that my friend.
My attorney stated that his clients get these calls often and even he receives official looking bogus SSA requesting detailed client info. Please be careful everyone!

Very helpful thank you!

This IRS scam calls from numerous different numbers and every time I block 1 number, somebody with strong Indian accent calls from another number claiming he is Kevin McCoy (hardly sounds like one) or typical American name of IRS and there is an arrest warrant for my family member.  Outraged, I reported to FBI.  Everybody who receives their phone call should do the same with www.ic3@gov.  I was advised by my local FBI office.

My father in law just got one of these calls and he asked me to help him find out what it was about.  They had left about 12 VMs for him over the last 1.5 weeks.  I listened at the VM and
1. They claim to be calling from Treasury Headquarters instead of any official US government name.
2. They claim "you" have been found to be guilty and that "Your address" is under investigation.  Who is "YOU" they never say.
So I thought it was fraud but my father in law insisted that he wanted to be sure.  I called them and they asked me for his info which I told them I would not give to them.  Instead I told them that if they were really the government they could find out what his name and all the data of the supposed claim if I told them the case number they left as a reference in the VM.  They guy told me that they don't file cases under case numbers but under phone numbers.  I hang up.

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 $60.00 or so.

They said there is a case file against my name & my physical address is under FBI investigation. Whole bunch of nonsense!

I received 6 voice messages from 202-241-2796 for the last 2 days. Always the same. From Officer Lisa Albert. Today I answered the phone and yes, very strong Indian/Pakistan accent. I told him I know this is scam and I am going to take a legal action. He just kept saying "oh my god."

Got a call from this number. A voice with heavy Indian accent said I was sued by IRS. I asked the guy to clearly identify who he was and he hang up.

Called twice today, both times a recorded message saying we were being investigated by the Federal Govt. for IRS Fraud.  Blocked their number and they called a 3rd time from a different number, 202-750-1631.

I have five calls from both 202-750-1631 (once) and 202-241-2796 (four times) today with exactly same message as above, message all said I am office Lisa Albert with heavy Indian accent. that my physical address is under investigation from Federal Government IRS, blab blab.... What can we do for those frauds?! I blocked both phones.

Blocking is all you can do.  That and not picking up on calls you do not recognize.