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Yea, got a call from "Peter Collins" from 585-633-1814, heavy Indian accent.  Like Peter Collins is an indian name. Really??  Peter asked I call an IRS investigator "Adam Spencer" at 585-633-1792.

My question: Why isn't the IRS shutting down "known" land lines like this?   I guess they just don't care about individual taxpayers.

It isn't that they don't care. As a matter of fact, they have come out with press releases warning people about this latest overseas extortion scam, which are being made by cold, calculated criminals operating in India. They are using VOIP to "spoof" numbers (including the IRS's name and legitimate phone number), to make it appear the calls are legitimate:

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 am wondering how the people who goa a call from this number filed the tax return this year. I also got this call at home which I never give out but might have used when I file tax through TURBOTAX. did all of you file tax through turbotax? if yes, please let me konw.,

I received the same call from  a person with and Indian accent claiming the same thing today. I hung up on him.

I received the same call from  a person with and Indian accent claiming the same thing today. I only  understand 30% what he said, IRS could not hire some one with broken English

Man with thick Indian accent called, identifying himself as "Sam Higgins". He asked for my husband but got our last name wrong. Tried to sound loud and menacing, but sounded like he was reading from a script. Warned us to call him "the very second we received this call" as the issue was "time sensitive." Claimed to be from the IRS and said we had a "tax deficiency." Also warned us: "Do not ignore this call" because if we did, the IRS was going to pursue legal action against my husband. I knew this was fake because the IRS NEVER CALLS PEOPLE. They send letters. Also, a dude who talks with a thick Indian accent and calls himself "Sam Higgins" is already calling attention to himself as a scammer of the first degree. I reported this caller to the do not call registry and ftc.gov. If a man with a thick Indian accent and an American name calls you, DO NOT PICK UP THE PHONE. IT IS A SCAM. THE IRS NEVER CALLS PEOPLE; THEY SEND LETTERS.

More than one call from this number; message from man with heavy Indian accent claiming to be from IRS. Wanted to speak to me or my attorney of record; wished me luck if I didn't call back.

Got 3 calls today @ my 90 year old dad's house. Man with heavy indian accent says he is with the irs and there are 17 issues with the tax return. Told him I couldn't understand him & wanted to speak to his supervisor. Another man with a heavy accent came on the line said the same thing & told me to either call the investigator or suffer the consequences.
There are constant calls to my dad's number from the lottery scammers and the fix your computer scammers. They get quite ignorant and have threatened me & I quote "To shoot me in my stocking cap" if I don't give them money. it is just crazy!

That my taxes were past due and to call and talk to Adam Spence.
My taxes are up to date.

A "David Martin" called 1-585-633-1814 and when I answered, he left a message for my sister to return his call asap regarding an important matter with the IRS.  LOL!  My sister hasn't worked in years!  "Martin" thought my sister was male because of her name (which is foreign) and he had a heavy albeit it well spoken foreign accent.  

This guy called 2 different times this morning. The first time the caller name was just a series of numbers, but the second time he called, the caller name said Rochester, NY.

Got a 60 second polite but garbled message from someone with a heavy Indian accent claiming to be with the IRS and warning not to ignore this message.  The call quality sounded like a bad VOIP (internet call) and it is clearly a scam to get you to call them back.  Do not call them back!!  If you think you might have IRS problems, please contact the IRS directly using their own 1-800 number that you look up on your own!  

Also got a call from a person with a heavy indian accent claiming to be from the IRS.
He wanted me to call back a Kevin Johnson 585-633-1814 his supervisor at the IRS.
Thanks everyone for posting your warnings!

Heavy accent arguing that he had already talking to me trying to get me to verify he had called me before. I was trying to be polite. My husband who is off this week as he is a tax preparer grabbed the phone and tore into him for harassing me. Sure wish he had said he was from the IRS to hubby!!!!!

I just rec'd a call that I had "16 problems" w/my tax return...the day after I received my refund!  I just took down the information.  He obviously didn't know that I have called ID; he told me to call the exact same number from which he was calling, and to ask for "Calvin Johnson".  Please be careful of this type of scam!

i filed through turbotax also

Yes, heavy indian accent, hard to understand but it sounded like Michael Brown at the 585-633-1814.  He stressed he was calling from the IRS and I must call him back immediately.   No way.  Don't be fooled by these scammers.  These try scare you to return a call to them.

We also received a call from an INDIAN named GALAGOOK from IRS COLLECTIONS and to return her call ""AS EARLY OF RECORD"" to her HOTLINE  ""585-633-1792 to avoid any legal or jail time.  Heavy accent and hard to understand her at times.  You should also report this to the FTC at FTC.GOV and use their ""FTC COMPLAINT ASSISTANT"" to file your complaint and add the words "" IRS TELEPHONE SCAM ''' in your complaint.  Very simple process

Garbled message from caller with possible Indian accent mostly unintelligible claiming of the IRS.

CID: ROCHESTER NY

I answered after getting two missed calls and no message.  Person with a thick Filipino accent asked for my husband about an IRS matter.  Said to call back same number and ask for Kevin Johnson.  

Okay, really? Blocking!!

Received a call 4/18  from Mar Brown from IRS call Kerry or Karen Johnson . Return call is always busy