5302385813

My (elderly) Mother has been receiving calls from this number (530-238-5813).  The caller has a heavy Indian accent and says he works at the IRS and his name is David Jones.  Seriously?  Davey Jones?  Hey hey, they're the monkeys ... give me a break.  May Davey Jones rest in peace ... and may the fake David Jones get caught before he scams anyone out of their money.  

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'm not religious, but Amen to that! The scammers seem to think famous names are what it takes to make a scam convincing. Wrestlers, Actors, Musicians/singers. Might ad, Daydream Believers these ones!

Now you need to report this 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
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_24016224/fremon ... ty-targeted-irs

I received 2 calls today from 530-377-6498 from a man with an accent saying I was being sued by the IRS.

Said he was from IRS. said I owe back taxes. asked if i had a lawyer

Look up the number for your state's Attorney General and keep it handy.  If you get any more calls from this number or any other number and they ask your your lawyer, give them the name and number of your Attorney General. Chances are excellent they will not know who that is and try to call.

I have received a similar call on December 8th, 8:35am EST, stating that I have some taxes pending with IRS and am required to call back IRS at 530 334 8169, which was the same number that I received the call from.

Well it is a fake call/perhaps SCAM, as IRS would not be calling on Sunday's. The person who called had an Asian accent.

I too got a call from this no. and immediately sensed it is a scam. How to block such calls?

Yes! It the same guy with strong indian accent, call me three time.
FBI are watching them.

I called back the telephone number on my phone's list.. received several calls, the latest is from 'James Miller, IRS officer'   'do you have an attorney to represent you?' 'received an affadavit in this office ... a case against you.' As soon as I mentioned 'scam' he disconnected.  The telephone number was 703 594 5004

It is a scam operated out of India. With a very heavy Indian accent and said he put a warranty out for my arrest. Now folks the key word here is WARRANTY!! LOLMF , these are definitely upset jobless India Recruiters.

Heavy Indian accent man officer James turner. Asked him who the US president was he said Thomas Jefferson,,, WTF, Ok so I asked what address they have in order to send the "cops" over to arrest me? the reply was my address listed on my resume (which is a PO BOX) these are definitely upset and jobless India Recruiters.
http://www.wjla.com/articles/2014/03/irs-scam ... lls-101698.html

be aware of the scam calls.. its not only about IRS but they pretend to be your service providers too trying to sell antivirus.. all of them from INDIA.. Trust me and i have seen the office myself

Just got a voicemail from Justin Williams. This it the number that showed 1 716-242-8250. Very threatening voice and I did hear an indian accent. Said he will have a warrant for my arrest if I dont call him. Even said I can have my lawyers  call him.

Here is the number he called me from today-(202) 239-2474
John Williams has called my family today,maybe jus about 30 minitues ago...he first left a voicemail on my house phone (with a different name!!!!)we called him back on my cell phone,that's when the same haviley middle eastern like voice that had left us the voicemail on the house phone picked up an said his name was john williams ( different name then the voicemail he left) we reported it,but they can't do anything-it's a scam!!!! Everyone blow this number up!!!! (202) 239-2474
(John Williams)

They left a message on my voice mail saying they was the IRS trying to get in touch with my ex husband. He had a heavy accent an claimed his name was Dan Marshall with the IRS, his call back number was 646-473-2970.

got a text from 530466 8443 guy said his name was jason. he wanted to by my van i have for sale on craigslist. said he wants to by it right a way. via paypal, says hes offshore. he doesnt speak good english. when i asked him to give me more info. like were do you live. he wont anwser.

I just got a call. Same thing. It was a female with a thick Indian Accent. I could barely understand her. She asked me if I was aware or intentional and I told her no. She could barely understand me. She threatened that everything would be taken Away for 4500 that I supposedly owe. Since I have no income I settled for the Sheriff to arrest me in two hours. She couldn't believe what I said and she repeated this whole paragraph all over again. I stuck to my guns and she hung up. Im still like WTF just happened. I called back immediately and some other Indian dude answered. You can hear a bunch of Indian's on phones shouting in the background.