202-506-8392

Recorded message from (fake) officer Julie Smith with the IRS, tells me there is an issue with my accounts and to call her at 202-506-8392 before they have to take action.

I also received a call on 8/20/14 from this number "Julie Smith" from the IRS with her "hotline" number to call her back and not disregard her message.  Sounds very fake and unprofessional.

I also rec'd a call from Officer Julie Smith with the IRS and told not to ignore her call, need to call her back at 202-506-8392  - NOT - before they take action.  End of call stated "have a nice day, and take care" whatever that was suppose to mean.  Will write Congressman re: this call

   When i went home from jogging in this morning , i saw i have a message  just like anybody else , for Julie Smith from IRS  with a number 202-506-8392 ., she sounds very demanding , and  threatening    unprofessionally   .

Same IRS scam

This Julie Smith called me on Saturday morning saying that I needed to return this call because of a problem with the IRS.  I called back, the same voice was the one from a "payday" loan that called last week.  Can these nasty scam artists be stopped?

I received a voice mall message from Julie Smith alledgedly from the IRS. Called back and got an Indian person who asked me if I was going to file my federal taxes which I had already done.

Mechanical sounding recording from "Officer Julie Smith" with the IRS to call back @ 202-506-8392.

The voice reminds me of a computer reading a script off of microsoft word or something with no inflections in the voice.

This was clearly a phishing Scam  targeting the elderly and those who don't know the collection laws in the US. All collection agencies and tax administrations have to send you letters before they contact you by phone. And if the IRS or another tax collecting agency calls you they would not use an automated dialer. If you get this call just hang up the phone. For any debt collector to seize your assets they need a judgement from a court or a warrant (for tax collections) that gives them a legal authority to do so.

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

IRS Scam Voice Mail from 202-506-8392 received 08/26 1205PM

Received a call from same number Aug 26 at 1055a CST.  How have they not been stopped yet???!!!  I've seen this area code before on my phone.  Please someone get rid of these parasites!!!

Returned a call in response to a robot voicemail from the "IRS".  Was an incredibly authentic experience.  THe gentleman read me the charges that the IRS was filing against me.  There were 2 - one was tax fraud. He said I could ask questions at the end.  I asked why I hadn't receive notice before this call.  He claimed that 2 pieces of certified mail were sent to my home but because I wasn't there to sign, the post office left door tags.  He asked if I had an attorney (and it had better be a criminal attorney) because I was hands down, no questions asked going to be arrested by the county sheriff.  He went on and stated that if I couldn't come up with $6,700, the fees would rise for bond and court costs to $15,000.   He really had me convinced so I just said that I was contacting my attorney and would call back.

The scammers are in India.   There is nothing that anyone can do,  short of the government,   to get at these thieves and stop.  The reason that our government has a problem in running them down and prosecuting is because of the lack of cooperation by the Indian and Pakistanian governments.   This whole thing is not just local law breakers.   It is an international affair and must by handled government to government and at the same time observe diplomatic proprieties and protocol.   It sucks...yes....but that's how it is.

See:    http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Reiterate ... -Telephone-Scam

Indian accent should be a dead giveaway that this is a scam.

Any time you receive a cold-call from anyone with an Indian accent who 1.  offers you something or 2.  threatens  you, you should be 100% aware that it is most likely a scam .   Hang up. Do not return the calls.  

These calls are not random. They have all of your financial information and a lot of personal information.  They target women, single mothers, the elderly and members of the immigrant community.  Also anyone else they think might be vulnerable.  If you call them and they sense vulnerability they will attempt to hammer you with calls..

Robo Call message left by "IRS Agent julie smith" - saying contact my attorney of record - don't ignore this message it is a serious matter.  contact us before we take action.

assume it's fake irs agent julie smith  202-506-8392  (caller id said "unknown")

called to Arlington Virginia Friday August 22 at 1pm or so

Received a call from this fake computer dialer as well on 8-27-14 at 10:15 am saying not to disregard the call and get hold of them before they take action.  As I have a basic familiarity with state and federal laws I knew this was a scam.  This number will be reported to the proper authorities and channels .  Hopefully we can stamp out these leeches of society together.  Please if you get a phone call like this Report it.  That is the only way the hard working citizens of this great nation can take a stand against these parasites

Got this same call from 202-506-8392 at 12:36 PM here in Southern California.  Exact same message about: How I need to call immediately or risk arrest.  The voice sounded robotic.  Amazing how a lot of us are all in trouble around the same time!!!  Gee I see a pattern developing here!  Like some of the above posters say:  The IRS does not do business over the phone!  I'm reporting these nimcompoops to my local authorities.

Got a call from this number this morning, same as everyone else, Indian IRS debt collector. I reported the call to http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam.shtml

I received a call from  202-506-8392 indicated that they would filed a fraud charge against me, due to an upaid amount with IRS.  Called IRS, theres is nothing owe to uncle Sam at this time and they asked me to report phone on www.Tigta.gov which is the reasury Inspector General for Tax Administrator.   Scam report.