347-926-7028

Got a call from this number. The man with a heavy accent who called himself "Mike" said that there was an urgent matter that I needed to be aware of and that immediate legal action is taking place against me. . .He said he was not "authorized" to tell me the details and that I must contact Mr. Reed also at 347-926-7028- but wait a few minutes because he was sca@@ing (uh, dealing with ) another poor soul at the moment.
When I asked him who he worked for, he replied "US Department of the Treasury". (There is no such agency of the US Government; it's called United States Treasury - unfortunately, I know. . .)I asked for his badge number and he replied that he had no badge number - so I asked for his manager's ID number. He had none. . .Then he said "Why do you try to trick me sur - I'm helping you". . .Then he hung up. . . HHHmmmm - Hope this helps someone else out there. .
BG

I got the same call and to call back Mr. Reed at the same #. Told me first that it was property taxes owed then Mr. Reed said I owed the IRS. I called him a Liar and said this is a scam and he said I would be arrested. Wow! What are the thief's going to try next. Don't fall for it!!!

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

Got the same call from someone claiming to be from Brooklyn NY and the US Treasury Department of Legal Affairs.  When I inquired further, he couldn't give me any information except to say I had to call "Russell Reed" at the number everyone has listed in this complaint.

I keep getting calls from this number, stating they are collecting taxes that I owe? really, first clue was the can not speak English well enough  to understand, second I asked for their badge number that they didn't seem to understand and when I told them I thought they were committing fraud they hung up on me. HMMMM!!! "GOT SCAM"  I dont think so!!!

Report them to the real IRS..
IRS: http://www.irs.gov/uac/Tax-Scams-Consumer-Alerts
       http://www.irs.gov/

https://800notes.com/forum/ta-8c2f64bf2b91fa5/irs-warns-of-telephone-scam

recieved a call from an Eric Davidson with a foreign accent from 347-926-7028 stating he was from the IRS - i was not home at time my mother took the message. she thought the guy did not sound legit as he had a accent and said his name was Eric Davidson and to return the call to his supervisor Russell Reed...tried calling the # a few time with no connection - it just hangs up......this is a scam please do not fall for this - i will report this to the IRS as well

they must be on a roll today, I recieved two calls. The left a msg, the english was sooooo broken. This lady was a Ms.Jennnifer White threating legal action, if I didn't contact them. I called back but phone call couldn't be completed, maybe they got caught and had to close down shop. You would think that they would get someone that could put together a complet sentence. Believe me I know IRS and they don't call they wright.