3109822000

has anyone filed taxes yet and received a refund yet

Omg thanks god I decided to look online for this phone number and all your comments came up. I received today the same letter you have received saying I owe them $9546.92. My god it is so scarry knowing that those people have our SSN. I wish I can sue them or do something for harrasement.

I just received a letter saying the same thing and a tax lien of 9,546.92 is owed

Hi

I received the same letter from the "Federal Tax Reporting Office of Assessment". I called the phone number 3109822000 and left a message. A man named Mark Edwards returned my call pretending to be from the IRS "Tax Dispute Resolution Group". He told that I owed the IRS $9500 because of a unpaid auto loan debt I had over 11 years ago.  They redirected me to a "court appointed" mediator named Robert Stone. Robert Stone told me that I had a $14,000 auto loan debt due to a company called Cogent Financial Group. He said Cogent financial reported the debt to the IRS and now I owe both the IRS and Cogent Financial. I was duped into believing that my federal taxes were going to be taken, my wages would be garnished and any check associated with my social security number would be seized. The gentlemen pretended to help me. He negotiated a deal where I were to sign a contract stating that I would pay $4200 to cogent financial group. He gave me a Wells Fargo Account number to deposit the money in. I was to sign a contract. I forwarded the information to a friend who use to work for the IRS and they told me the whole thing was a scam. I then called the real IRS number which is 18008291040 and checked to see if I in fact had a lien on my taxes. They told me there were no liens and no open issues.  I almost gave away $4200!   I am now very concerned about identity theft and that they will file my taxes and try to get my money. I am putting a freeze on my credit and reporting the issue to the IRS, my former creditor, and all others involved. I think that the creditor Cogent Financial Group was involved in these deceptive tactics to collect a very old debt. I am planning to confirm that today. Luckily I didnt go through with it but I sure was about to.

Learn from my mistakes:
First step should have been to call the IRS directly.
2nd Step should be contact the creditor directly.

I talked with this man for an entire day and confirmed a lot of personal information that could cause some harm. Be careful be smart. Hope this helps some one.

Same thing happen sad part is i did pay ; i try to see if my bank would do a back chrge ; how can we sue them

1.  Identify them ... full legal address & name of responsible parties.
2.  Find a lawyer, or investigate small claims processes if appropriate.