415-506-2410

Called pretending to be an IRS agent and threatened jail time.  Do not give information

I Got the call twice today on Jan 16th 1015. They left a voice message as well saying not to disregard this call or severe action will be taken. It said it is from IRS. I called back. A weird guy who picked up the call, asked my no. three times and still said he failed to understand me and then hung up my call.

Left 2 messages, the first @ 10 am, the 2nd at 2 pm. Stating she was Officer Julie Smith from the Internal Revenue Service. Sounded like a recorded call. Said that I or my lawyer needs to call and I should not ignore this important call. Call before further action is taken.
I don't think so....

Claimed to be Julie Smith from IRS.  Another fake call.  Seems like the number of calls has increased dramatically over the last year.

Got two calls today from a female voice claiming to be a Julie Smith, and that the matter in question relates to the Internal Revenue Service.  Says the call is urgent and not to disregard it, and to return the call before they are required to take action.

There is a widespread IRS or "tax scam" being  practiced by scammers on both Canadian and USA residents.
USA tax payers should read this:
http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Reiterate ... -Telephone-Scam

Short answer:
The IRS never initiates a contact via phone.
They always send a snailmail first.

Educational post:
This scam is also described as scam #11, here:
http://phonehelp.2truth.com/facts_rev.html

If you were contacted by an IRS impostor, you may file a report, after clicking on this link:
http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam.shtml

Left me a message at @ 9 am on a Saturday morning stating she was Officer Julie Smith from the Internal Revenue Service. Sounded like a recorded call. Said that I or my lawyer needs to call and I should not ignore this important call. Call before further action is taken.

SCAM?!

This is BS, the damn US has nothing but scammers, and if you are reading this, get smarter, not all Americans are  stupid!!!!! The IRS is not going to call on a Saturday, with a recording, try something else dumb [***]!!!!

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 received two calls within the last hour from 'Julie a Smith' with the IRS.  415-506-2410.   Both times it was a recorded call telling me not to ignore them or action will be taken.  Either I, or my attorney should call back.   I think naught!

Threaten jail time because of tax fraud

I just recieved the same type of call, and I also just recieved my tax return check. I'm ignoreing them and not calling back

I had the same message on my answering machine. IRS does not contact anyone via email.

I got a call from this number at 9am today. I called it back and an Indian guy answered saying he was from the IRS and asked me for my phone number. When I gave it to him he knew my name and then proceeded to read a long and official sounding document that he needed to send to my attorney. He threatened jail and fines. Soon after he finished reading this I told him I don't make [***] for money and never owe taxes. Then he hung up.

Got a scam call from them, called back went directly to message machine. Same as other complaint claiming they are IRS.

I got the same call twice today.

I got the same call 3 times.... It's BS people