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Fake IRS number

Julie Smith was the name of the automated phone call asking me to call back the "IRS" before they take action. San Fransisco/Bay Area phone number.

This is a fake IRS number.

How do you know it's fake?

I agree, this is a fake IRS number

Just get the same VM. I agree, this is a fake IRS number

Fake IRS

threatened to take me to jail for two years if i don't pay the money that i "owe"

Threatened to take action against me for no reason. Ridiculous.

Fake irs scam. I live in the woods and im a mythical creature so how do i owe taxes? Lol seriously though its a scam ever since i switched to att just been getting scam calls.

The IRS would send a certified letter not call you.

automated message from julie smith from the IRS saying i'm going to jail.   when you call back it's just an automated answering machine. the calls and voice messages are annoying...how do i make them stop.  

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

I was involved in this fake IRS number I'm not sure if I'm in danger

Call blocker.

The scammers are located in India.   It's unlikely you are in any danger but if you feel you are you should report it to the Local police.

They left a message on my home phone claiming to be the IRS. It was a very threatening voice mail. They said if I did not call, that the IRS would take action. I did call back and the call started out threatening, They asked me for my home number, which I gave them, and they repeated back my home address. Then they proceeded to ask what my criminal attorneys name was. I told them no and the call hung up. I called back multiple times and the call would with go to voice mail or they would pick up and get disconnected.  Very suspicious! I do believe this is fake as well.

received 4 automated calls from this number on Oct 15, 2014.  The message said, " I need you or your retained attorney of record to return this call.  The issue at hand is extremely time sensitive.  I am Julie Smith from the Internal Revenue Service" and then she states her number.  I returned this call and it went directly to voice mail. I did not leave any information except the phone number they called.

Me too!  An automated "Officer Julie Smith message from the IRS" called me.  It must be a fake.  The IRS would send a certified letter requiring a signature apon arrival.

I got this call from this # as well. Once I argued with them they hung up on me 3 times.