646-502-8400

It is a scam! They called telling me I had  I had a formal complaint against my name and asked if I was contacted by the state police. I told them no and then got "Transfered" to the "cheif executive" who sounded the same as the first person.  Then told me that the complaint was very serious and that the police should have contacted me. I then screamed THIS IS A SCAM, then they hung up.

Same here! Don't call this number back if they leave a message. It's a scam.

I had the same experience as Anonymous on June 26. I was called and told the IRS had a warrant out for my arrest since I supposedly missed a student tax payment (equal to approx. $950). They also transferred me to someone similar sounding, but then we lost the connected because reception is really bad where I am (didn't try to call back).

They just tried to milk me for almost $2000! My combined worth isn't even that high so I was pretty sure it was a scam, but I just mentioned my caller ID and asked when the IRS moved headquarters to NY and he hanged up.

Same here! They were Hispanic males and they said there was a complaint against my name with the IRS. I was "transferred" to the chief officer and he said his name was Scott Anderson. He asked if the state police had contacted me and I hung up.

A man with an indian accent called, and said that he was from the IRS. He said that a complaint had been filed against me by some state official in the IRS and that there was a warrant out for my arrest, because I had not payed my student tax or something like that. He asked me repeatedly "What is your position on this?" "Would you like to settle it out of court?" He said that I owed them 1000 dollars, and asked what the maximum amount I could pay was. I said I would have to talk to my parents and he abruptly hung up.

Same experience with Lauren.

They told me I owed around $1600. I said I've never heard about this federal student tax before and told them to mail me the complaint. They then hung up.

I tried to call them back to yell but the call wouldn't go through.

These are criminal extortionists operating in overseas boiler rooms using VOIP to alter their identities and locations and out of the reach of US law enforcement.

If someone calls saying he's an IRS agent and demands that you send money immediately, hang up.
It's a phone scam.In fact, it tops the IRS "Dirty Dozen" list of tax scams this year, and it's been surging in recent months, the agency said Thursday.

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), which oversees the IRS, has received reports of 290,000 scam calls since October 2013 and said nearly 3,000 victims have been swindled out of $14 million so far.

By altering their caller ID number to make it look like they're calling from an IRS office, these scammers often threaten vulnerable people like the elderly and new immigrants with things like arrest, deportation or the loss of their driver's license if they don't pay immediately for money purportedly owed.

Often leaving messages that say it's "urgent" you call them back, the scammers use common names and sometimes say they are from the IRS Criminal Division. They may even claim to know the last four digits of your Social Security number and send follow-up emails that appear to be from the IRS, TIGTA said.

They often demand that payments be made by prepaid debit card.

Once they make their threats, the scammers have been known to call back and again disguise their caller ID so it appears they are calling from the police department or the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).

Or sometimes when they call, they may say you have a refund due and ask you to provide personal information so you can claim it.

The real IRS will usually contact you by regular mail first, if it needs to contact you at all. And the agency never demands immediate payment by phone or asks for credit card or debit numbers if they do call. It also never asks for personal or financial information by email, text or social media.

If you get what you suspect is a scam call, report it to TIGTA through its Web site or call 800-366-4484.

http://money.cnn.com/2015/01/22/pf/taxes/irs-tax-scams/