4155061282

Just had the same thing happen. Called back and got a man ( with an accent- of course ! ) and he hung up on me.  Tried a second time to be sure and got the same man and he hung up on me a second time. I put the number into Google, and up these messages came. I sure am glad that other people have commented on this- I feel more at ease- Thanks !!

I just got the same message from Julie Smith too, knew right away it was a scam, because the IRS will definitely only contact you via mail!!!

yes I just received 4 messages on my home line and another call at 7:30 this morning. WHAT is going on?

It was a recorded message. Sounded so fake. I have had a lot of real calls from the IRS and they never sounded anything like this. What a joke. they have  called one of our cell phones twice today. We don't give the number out so don't know how they got it.  Was not convincing at all. Made me actually laugh when I heard it. Besides, everyone should be aware of one fact.  The Internal Revenue Service will contact you by U.S. Mail. They do not call in this manner.

Just got a message from the same robotic voice.  First of all, the IRS would never say "Take Care."
Second, it was 6:20 am in California. Is the IRS open 24 hrs?  Lol

Got a call from this number stating said, "...attorney of record to return the call. The issue at hand is extremely time sensitive. I am officer Julie Smith from Internal Revenue Service and the hotline to my position is 415-506-1282. I repeat, it’s 415.... Don’t disregard this message and do return the call before we take any action against you. Good-bye and take care." THIS IS A SCAM. DO NOT CALL BACK. THAT JUST EMBOLDENS THEM.

Received two calls this morning from: (415) 506-1282. San Francisco/North Bay Area

IRS does not place calls like this but I called back to see who this was. Phone picked up once and I heard people in background. Second and third times went to an unidentified voicemail. A fourth time I was disconnected.

Here is the vm they left me as translated by my home phone:

"Hi need you or your retained attorney of record to return the call the issue at hand is extremely time sensitive. My name Officer. Julie Smith from internal revenue service and I will listen to my division is (415) 506-1282. I repeat it's (415) 506-1282 do not disregard this message do return the call before we take any action. They get you goodbye and take care."

Just got a call from this number (415-506-1282) stating they were from the IRS and I needed to contact them immediately. Called them back and it was a Magic Jack phone.

I received a call from this number/Julie Smith/IRS this morning as well...thankfully, I am fully aware that I do NOT owe the Fed anything therefore this call is bogus.  It is frightening to think what is happening to many elderly individuals who might become frightened by such a call.  Is there an agency we can submit these calls to that can track these criminals down?

I received two messages within the span of about 30 mins from the same number and it's the same computer generated voice "Officer Julie Smith" from the IRS.  What a scam.

Had a nice 46 minute call with what was first the IRS then FBI, then some private company. Turns out Julie may or may not be dead! She's pretty scandalous too! There's some serious fraternization going on in that Dept!

Lulz... Boldly trolling where no troll has trolled before!

Suspicious call received twice from this number. Thanks for the thread; confirming it as a scam.

Got a call from this phone #, from someone named Julie Smith. The call seemed computer generated, and very unreal. Thank God we can look up strange phone #. I got really scared, thinking I was in for an audit. God help us, scammers and hackers out there in there large numbers. Please be careful everyone, we work so hard for what we have, and others try to steal not only our identities but our possessions.

I got the same call that everyone is describing. How do you block and/or report this # 415-506-1282?

Yes me too,received exact same message two times :-)

ditto of all the other "julie smith" from "irs"

Automated call claiming to be IRS.

Yep, thats what was said

Same here I got a call today from 415-506-1282, said it was IRS with exact same message. I am sure they are scamming a lot of lot of senior citizens. NO WAY this is from IRS.

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.

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