415-506-2409

This is a caller from the IRS.  Or so they say and it sounds threatening.  I understand the IRS does not work by phone calls that they communicate by USPS or in person.  Be careful when you receive calls from these people as they scare the hell out of you and this is nothing more than a scam.

I also got call this morning!  Do not ignore otherwise we take action againts you.  AR,  New Milford, CT USA

I called back the number and they said they were irs and they wanted some info and i asked if this was really irs and they hung up on me.

I got a call saying IRS is going to get me etc. they asked for my tax is and ss I said how do I know your not the IRS they laughed and hung up! Major scam thank God I did not leave any information!

Same nonsense here....   Message left on my answering machine on a Saturday morning with a robotic, computer-synthesized female voice claiming to be "Officer Julie Smith from the IRS" saying "Do not ignore this message or we will take action against you".  Totally bogus phishing scam. The IRS won't contact you by a "robocall". The IRS has "agents", not "officers".  The only people who fall for this have to be totally brain dead.

I received a call from 415-506-2409 claiming to be the IRS. The IRS does not call you. This is a prank or spam.

Same kind of call here from 415-506-2409 claiming to be from IRS. Said to have my "retained attorney of record" call them back and talk to Julie Smith at this number.  The woman said it was a time sensative issue and not to disregard the message or they would be after me.  Sounded like a scam to me.  I saw on the caller ID that it was made from California.

The calls are not originating from California. They are originating from overseas boiler rooms by hardcore criminals using VOIP to alter theiir identtities and location.

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

Leta Lundy Brimmer

OK! everyone be aware: we received a call from internal revenue stating that we had done tax fraud...this is not true...if you receive a call from 415-506-2409 do not call them back it is a fraud..Scared the hell out of me when they said my husband and I would be arrested this afternoon for fraud...I called the state police and they even said it was a fraud and reported the number to them... PLEASE BE VERY AWARE OF THIS...IT SCARED THE LIVING HELL OUT OF ME..PLEASE SHARE MY STATUS WITH YOUR FRIENDS..THIS IS SO WRONG TO SCARE SOMEONE THAT BAD...

im an idiot!same robot call..i called back got a guy asked for veriication number which i never got!i gave them my ssn to see why they called,,,,,,,,gave some random address i never lived at and said sorry wrong person and hung up.i know better and i got chaught off guard!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I received call from 415-506-2409 lady said name joicy smith from IRS saying call back this number to avoid strong action from irs.

Thanks for having this site and posts -- very helpful.  I got the same call this morning, and was saved calling back by checking online first.  Disgusting what people will stoop to!

Received a recorded call from this number ..called back. Asked them for name and badge number and they hung up.  Called back again and said I wanted to know what exactly they wanted.  They asked for SS# and I said if they were IRS they would already know.  At that point a man started rambling very explicit language, very sexual in nature.  After a few minutes I hung up. He then called back 6 times hanging up on me until I blocked anonymous calls to my phone.

I got the message on my cell phone. The tone and message was intended to be threatening, call or you are in trouble with the IRS tone

Same call today. I asked a few questions and they hung up on me.  Clearly a scam.  

I got a call from (415)-506-2409.  Said  he was from  IRS  .    Clearly a  scam .  IRS does not call people.  The ycontact you in writing.

Just got this same message too. Glad i looked this up first!!

http://www.irs.gov/uac/Tax-Scams-Consumer-Alerts
https://800notes.com/forum/ta-8c2f64bf2b91fa5/irs-warns-of-telephone-scam

Report the Calls to the real IRS here:
•report the incident to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration at 800-366-4484.
•You can also file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission at FTC.gov. Add "IRS Telephone Scam" to the comments in your complaint.

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Do consider getting a call blocking device or phone.. You can google them and many are around $50.00 or so.If its a cell phone, some already have call blocking, if not, there are free apps on the web that will work for some. You can google this. If you have a smart phone, there is a free app called call control. Iphones appear to have apps also. Another one is called Mr. Number.

These people called and I so stupidly gave them my ss # now there is no answer

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