585-633-1814

Just a scammer from India pretending to be an IRS agent collecting overdue taxes.  Best thing to is NOT call back.  But occasionally, on calls like this, I will call and ask how much I owe.  Then I say "Ok, do you want my Credit Card #?".  Of course, they say yes, and I tell them my CC # is 123456789 and when they say that's bogus, I keep insisting that IS my card, until they give up and hang up. hahahaha

Did you get the actual number they called from?

Caller identifing himself as IRS Special Agent Adam Spencer called the victim and stated that he owed $7500.00 in back taxes from 2012. Then he demanded the money by 11:00 am or he would be arrested.

Sam Higgins and his thick Indian accent left me a message today. Horrible connection and poor enunciation made it hard to decipher, but I finally got there: "This message is intended for *name*. The second you receive this message, I need you or your retained attorney of record to return the call. The issue at hand is extremely time sensitive. My name is Sam Higgins. I'm calling from IRS Internal Revenue Service and hotline to my division is 585-633-1814. I repeat 585-633-1814. Don't try to disregard this message and do return the call as soon as possible before any legal litigations (sic) take place. We have determined that there is a deficiency in your income tax. Goodbye and take care." Total scripted BS using fear tactics to scam people who aren't thinking clearly. I tried returning the call from an office line at work to see how they answer, but it's a busy signal. :) Yes, Keith, we filed using TurboTax.

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

Yup, thanks, have already reported to Treasury Inspector General and FTC as suggested. Just wanted to document the text of the call here.

Just got a barely intelligible recorded message from this number telling me to call a hot line about
a "extremely time-sensitive matter" and some mumbled ref to police. Deleted the message of course!
Looks like someone else has the number or they have changed tactics.

I got the same message, threatening illegal actions.  Has anyone reported this to the IRS?

Got 2 calls now from 585-633-1814 and another number. They said they were IRS as well. Police were notified and this appears to be a known scam…BEWARE!!! They sound like the same guy with a heavy Indian/Pakistani accent. I've been given three different names Jordan Smith, Adam Spencer and Adam Smith…..They claimed I was being sued in Boston Court and needed to open some type of account in order to prevent it. Kind of weird with a Rochester NY exchange...

Someone called from this number, alleging to be from the IRS (garbled name), to say there was an urgent issue and that an attorney should be involved due to "legal allegation"

Just got a call a few mins ago from this 585-633-1814.   It is a total scam, there was something on the news about this number.    They are hoping to find some innocent person who will panic and call them back.   When did the IRS  ever call you and end the conversation with.  Goodbye and take care?

Received a call from 585-633-1814 stating I had committed fraud and owed the govt $7,850.00 scared me to death. I called my cousin on my cell phone while Hosea Martinez (who had an India accent) had me on hold while he talk to his supervisor to discuss lowering my debt (he probably was telling the call center I got a sucker). My cousin goggled the telephone number and told me it was a scam. BEWARE

Just got a call from this number, a woman's voice said that I have to call back, it's urgent and I have some trouble with IRS. Some other sentence I just couldn't hear clearly.

I got the same call claimed problem with my wifes tax return, my wife never filed a return in her life hahah, this fracking [***] claimed to be David cooper same [***].

Received a call on 5-21-14 saying they were from the IRS.  Looked up the number on the internet and there were plenty of posts about this number being a scam. I appreciate previous posts about this -- they were very helpful.

The exact same scenario happened to me today!!! He was Adam Spencer and he was very convincing and tried to scare the crap out of you!!! SOB's should be strung up by their......

Regarding to tax.

Got a call from this number.  I didn't answer and they didn't leave a message.  Found this forum and blocked future calls with my call blocker.

A family member received a call from a Danny Roy from this number on Thursday, May 22, 2014 insisting that I call him (the IRS) because I owe money. The IRS does not call people personally.  

Just got a call from 585-633-1814. Computized 'tech' voice from 'Officer ' Heather Gray claiming U may need an attorney. I'm filing a complaint with the FCC. Everyone else should do the same. Maybe that might get the attention of some government agency.