202-506-9539

I received a call this morning from this number and a recorded message came advising that  the call is from IRS and I have a tax fraud case against me and if I don't have an attorney they will represent me.
I called the number 202-506-9539 back and talked to a live person on this number. He told me that I have a fraud case filed in the us court and an arrest warrant obtained. He also asked if I have an attorney. When I told him if they have an arrest warrant already I would like to go to jail for sometime. He cursed me out and hung up the phone

We received a call from 202-506-9539.  I called back and someone with a VERY THICK Indian accent informed me there is a law suit against me and asked whether I have an attorney.  COMPLETE BS !!!   He then claimed the police would be arriving at my home within 45 minutes and would take me away in HAND CUFFS !!   This got too funny .... what a joke.    I asked him in a concerned voice, what I could do to fix this problem, and he said ... NOTHING.  I'll be going to jail.   I then hung up.  All I can say is this did provide for some afternoon amusement!!

I let this one go to voice mail. I just like the part where legal "allegation" will be taken against me. Lmao... I'm such an English nerd.

I just got the same call from the "IRS". The guy could barely speak English and when I asked a bunch of questions, he hung up.

It was pretty funny in that he really did not know much about the IRS all he could say was that he was in Washington, DC and that there is a tax lien.

Gave me a good chuckle.

I found a message from  "IRS Officer Heather Graham" to call back 202-506- 9539.
"Time is of the essence to return this call before we take legal allegations against you"

I didn't call back but did notify the Suffolk County Police Dept.. and found this website when I
searched the phone #

I just got a call from this number...I couldn't get the name quite right...but sounds like Heather Graham or Edmund Green or something like that.
The guys claims he is from IRS and gave me this phone number as the "offline xxx department".  It is hard to understand the complete message...too much static.  Funny it also said the same "legal allegation against you".
Few days, I got another scam call as if it was from my local county police and they said police will come and arrest me within 45 minutes.  Our county had a press release couple of weeks ago about this scam.

You should call your phone company asking for help.  They will block this number, so those scam agencies can not call you anymore

Received a pre-recorded call from this number - same as others - IRS is after me!!!  Sheriffs at my door! I owe money!!  I reported to national do-not-call registry, but decided to call these scum to see what they're after.  Got Mark Brown (strange name for someone with thick Indian accent?).  Played dumb, afraid, asked what I should do.  Got this whole speech of owing IRS and warrants for my arrests and they'll be at my door in 30 minutes to put me in hand-cuffs.  Tried to get what he was after - figured it was some money scam and even offered to pay, but he didn't take that bait..so I'm not sure what scam this is.  Listened long enough, told him I was call from police station and call was being recorded by detective who would be contacting DA.  Told him he better be looking for federal agents to show up at his door. He just laughed and hung up.  It was scary that he knew my name.  These people are evil,,,,but I am curious as to what they are after.

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

This guy called from 202-506-9539 claiming to be an attorney and that the IRS would be filing suit against. I hung up. The IRS doesn't call, it sends letters. attorneys don't just call, they send letters. We have reported the matter to the police.

Just got a call along the lines described by others posting here. This is the IRS, tax fraud case against you, return call urgently or you face arrest and prosecution. This is a flagrantly illegal scam. An article in the local newspaper described it and warned recipients of these calls to not respond or provide any personal information. What I don't understand is why the IRS can't shut it down ASAP as misrepresentation of oneself as a federal agent is a felony crime.

Just received the exact same call, crazy!

I received a call from 202-506-9539 claiming to be from the IRS and threatening me with a lawsuit and arrest.
This is obviously a scam.  When I returned the call, the person who answered threatened me and I told him I was reporting his number to the IrS

I got  the same message from 202-506-9539. The guys threatened me with lawsuit and arrest. When I asked how much I owed the IRS, the guy told me $6,000 plus but will go up to $44,000 in 45 minutes with all the fees. The person told me his name is John White.

Officer Heather Graham called me from 202-506-9539.  Her voice sounded like it was coming from an old Commodore 64.  She said she is from the IRS and that there are legal allegations against me. I said "yay" and hung up.

Just listened to computer recording from 202-506-9539 and was warned to call urgently. I don't answer to these bought have thought about speaking in my native language and pretending not to speak English well and play the game back but I think I would start laughing.

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 calling to the U.S. and Canada.  In India, see, for example,
http://magicjack.in .
So it doesn't take long to turn a profit, even if only 0.1% of the people they call are stupid enough to believe the scammers.

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.  This is a fully-owned subsidiary of the company that sells magicJacks.  YMAX Corp. is in charge of assigning telephone numbers to magicJack devices.  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.

Same exact thing word for word happened to me today as well. He cursed me too!

I noticed that too.. So stupid..

Same B.S. message left on my machine as well.  Anyone get any feedback from a formal complaint?