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Lots of Scammers from Nigeria, etc working overtime to rip you off. Now is the time for the IRS scam calls.
Words of advice:

If you don't recognize who is calling, DON'T PICK UP
Do not call them back.

Put their number in your contacts with an unpleasant ringtone, or better, 'silent' so you won't be bothered when they keep calling to SCAM you!

New alert: How to spot and report bogus IRS tax calls

"Agents who claimed to be from the IRS called a 92-year-old Northeast Ohio woman and told her she was facing criminal charges over her late husband's failure to pay taxes.

The bogus agents demanded she make an immediate payment to avoid prosecution.

She called her family, who contacted authorities, but the next night, scammers called back to try to bully her into sending the money.

"Through three phone calls, (they) had my mother-in-law on the phone for an hour and a half," her daughter-in-law wrote.

This is a scam that just will not go away.

The IRS has multiple alerts about the scam, and the Ohio attorney general's office issued a new alert Friday about calls from the "U.S. Treasury" after receiving 50 complaints during the last month.

The scam calls can be unnerving for people because callers often know the last four digits of the intended victim's Social Security number.

Scammers spoof information on caller IDs to confuse potential victims. People who've complained about the calls say they see "IRS," "Treasury" on the caller ID. One man in Mentor said his wife got a threatening IRS voicemail that directed her to call a "202" (Washington, D.C.).

And it's common for tax scammers to throw out fake names and "badge numbers" to sound more authoritative.

If you get a call, hang up. Government agencies do not call people to initiate actions against them.

They will never direct people to wire money or got to a store to use a particular type of payment card.

If you're the type who frets, you can always contact the IRS directly at 1-800-829-1040 to see if you owe taxes.

Otherwise, report these scams to the Ohio attorney general at 1-800-282-0515 or to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration at  1-800-366-4484.

"Fight back by any means you have. Instead of getting pissed, have fun with them."

If they were standing in front of me, I'd pour gas on them and toss a match.....

ONLY kind of punishment that will stop these fkers

I've been getting the same kind of calls. I don't pick up. I come here and post who is calling and what to do about it.

Don't pick up if you don't know who is calling. Let it go to voice mail. This wastes THEIR time.

Do not call them back. This lets them know they have a 'live' one. They will double down to harass you 10x more.

Don't bother reporting them to the FTC. They don't care. Neither does the NSA. They supposedly have bigger fish to go after.

All you can do is not engage. That is the only way they will stop. When nothing happens....

At least they didn't call you before 9am. You can have your cell provider block them as well.

I wish I could sue my cell provider for selling my info to these scammers. They know how they work. They know what they do and how they do it. Just another way to keep ripping people off.

Google 'T-Mobile/Sprint/AT&T/Sirius XM CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS.

DON'T PICK UP AND DON'T RETURN ANY CALLS TO SCAMMERS!


Don't Return Calls From These Area Codes -- It's A Scam!
Joseph Steinberg-Forbes Contributors are their own.

A scam that repeats itself in modified forms every few years is once again spreading throughout the United States. Don’t be a victim!

Criminals target people simply by calling them. Intended victims receive a call on their phones from area code 473 which rings once and then disconnects, thereby arousing the call-recipient’s natural curiosity – “who just called me and from where?”  Sometimes the caller actually allows the phone to ring long enough for the victim to answer — after which the caller (or the caller’s robocaller system) makes groaning sounds or otherwise indicates that he or she is in distress and then hangs up, enticing the victim to wonder what is going on and call back.

If either of these happens to you – don’t call back.

While area code 473 may appear to be domestic, it is not. This area code was created in the late 1990s for the islands of Grenada, Carriacou, and Petite Martinique, which, like the United States, use country code 1. Calls placed to 473 numbers are international calls and can be quite expensive – and, because the criminals sometimes establish the number which the victim sees on his or her caller ID as a premium service number – the rate can exceed $20 for the first minute!

473 is not the only area code from which this scam has been perpetrated. Beware calls coming in from area codes 809, 284, 649 and 876, which like 473 are international, and are known to have been used for similar scams. Of course, if you do not have a calling plan that includes calls to Canada, there are many other area codes for which you could be billed international dialing rates, but so-called “one ring,” “ring and run,” or “dial and disconnect” scams are not typically perpetrated using Canadian numbers.

If you have voicemail – as pretty much everyone does today – there is usually no reason to call back missed calls from numbers that you do not recognize, regardless of the area code from which they originated. If a caller has something important to say, he or she can leave a message identifying himself or herself (or send you a text message). Don’t let curiosity get the best of you.

“Ring and run” scams are not new; when 900 numbers and pagers were popular in the days before the proliferation of the Internet and cell phones (it’s hard to believe that was less than a generation ago), criminals would page people asking them to return calls to such numbers. Eventually, people learned not to call back anyone with a 900 number. Likewise, until shortly before the turn of the century, the Caribbean islands using the American country code 1 all used the same area code, 809; scams were perpetrated, but, after a while, people learned to avoid calling that single area code. The latest crop of scams exploits the advances in technology – the implementation of many new area codes makes it difficult for most people to recognize what is a domestic number and what is not, and the proliferation of cellphones (rather than pagers) means that sounds of trouble can be played to victims, exploiting their caring about others in distress.

The criminals’ new tactic reinforces the need for people to be aware of international area codes within the US country code of 1 – after all, how difficult would it be for criminals to leave a voicemail claiming to be a collection agency, doctor, police department, or other “real sounding” party and ask the recipient to call back at some domestic-sounding, but international, phone number? How many people would likely fall prey to such a scam?

While 809, 473, 284, 649 and 876, may be the primary sources of the current danger, here is a list of (non-Canadian) area codes that are international. All but a few are relatively new, having been split off from 809 in the late 1990s.

Stay safe!
242- Bahamas     441 – Bermuda     784 – St. Vincent & Grenadines
246 – Barbados     473 – Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique     809, 829, 849 – Dominican Republic
264 – Anguilla     649 – Turks and Caicos     868 – Trinidad and Tobago
268 – Antigua     664 – Montserrat     876 – Jamaica
284 – British Virgin Islands     758 – St Lucia     869 – St. Kitts & Nevis
345 – Cayman Islands     767 – Dominica


http://www.forbes.com/sites/josephsteinberg/2 ... des-its-a-scam/

The scammers are warming up for the tax season. DON'T PICK UP AND DON'T RETURN ANY CALLS TO SCAMMERS!


Don't Return Calls From These Area Codes -- It's A Scam!
Joseph Steinberg-Forbes Contributors are their own.

A scam that repeats itself in modified forms every few years is once again spreading throughout the United States. Don’t be a victim!

Criminals target people simply by calling them. Intended victims receive a call on their phones from area code 473 which rings once and then disconnects, thereby arousing the call-recipient’s natural curiosity – “who just called me and from where?”  Sometimes the caller actually allows the phone to ring long enough for the victim to answer — after which the caller (or the caller’s robocaller system) makes groaning sounds or otherwise indicates that he or she is in distress and then hangs up, enticing the victim to wonder what is going on and call back.

If either of these happens to you – don’t call back.

While area code 473 may appear to be domestic, it is not. This area code was created in the late 1990s for the islands of Grenada, Carriacou, and Petite Martinique, which, like the United States, use country code 1. Calls placed to 473 numbers are international calls and can be quite expensive – and, because the criminals sometimes establish the number which the victim sees on his or her caller ID as a premium service number – the rate can exceed $20 for the first minute!

473 is not the only area code from which this scam has been perpetrated. Beware calls coming in from area codes 809, 284, 649 and 876, which like 473 are international, and are known to have been used for similar scams. Of course, if you do not have a calling plan that includes calls to Canada, there are many other area codes for which you could be billed international dialing rates, but so-called “one ring,” “ring and run,” or “dial and disconnect” scams are not typically perpetrated using Canadian numbers.

If you have voicemail – as pretty much everyone does today – there is usually no reason to call back missed calls from numbers that you do not recognize, regardless of the area code from which they originated. If a caller has something important to say, he or she can leave a message identifying himself or herself (or send you a text message). Don’t let curiosity get the best of you.

“Ring and run” scams are not new; when 900 numbers and pagers were popular in the days before the proliferation of the Internet and cell phones (it’s hard to believe that was less than a generation ago), criminals would page people asking them to return calls to such numbers. Eventually, people learned not to call back anyone with a 900 number. Likewise, until shortly before the turn of the century, the Caribbean islands using the American country code 1 all used the same area code, 809; scams were perpetrated, but, after a while, people learned to avoid calling that single area code. The latest crop of scams exploits the advances in technology – the implementation of many new area codes makes it difficult for most people to recognize what is a domestic number and what is not, and the proliferation of cellphones (rather than pagers) means that sounds of trouble can be played to victims, exploiting their caring about others in distress.

The criminals’ new tactic reinforces the need for people to be aware of international area codes within the US country code of 1 – after all, how difficult would it be for criminals to leave a voicemail claiming to be a collection agency, doctor, police department, or other “real sounding” party and ask the recipient to call back at some domestic-sounding, but international, phone number? How many people would likely fall prey to such a scam?

While 809, 473, 284, 649 and 876, may be the primary sources of the current danger, here is a list of (non-Canadian) area codes that are international. All but a few are relatively new, having been split off from 809 in the late 1990s.

Stay safe!
242- Bahamas     441 – Bermuda     784 – St. Vincent & Grenadines
246 – Barbados     473 – Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique     809, 829, 849 – Dominican Republic
264 – Anguilla     649 – Turks and Caicos     868 – Trinidad and Tobago
268 – Antigua     664 – Montserrat     876 – Jamaica
284 – British Virgin Islands     758 – St Lucia     869 – St. Kitts & Nevis
345 – Cayman Islands     767 – Dominica


http://www.forbes.com/sites/josephsteinberg/2 ... des-its-a-scam/

These douches got my number at a golf show. They get people to register to win a free vacation and then they sell you out to thieves. Here is what the FTC suggests.

'One Ring' Wireless Phone Scam

The FCC has recently learned of a new phone scam targeting wireless consumers.

Some wireless consumers are receiving calls from phone numbers with three-digit area codes that appear to be domestic, but are actually associated with international pay-per-call phone numbers.  These calls often disconnect after one ring, not giving the consumer time to answer the call and tempting them to return the call.  If you receive a call like this and do not recognize the number of the incoming call, do not return the call.

If you return the phone call, you may be connected to an international hotline than can charge a fee just for connecting, along with significant per-minute fees if they can keep you on the phone.  These charges may show up on your bill as premium services.

This scam appears to be a variation of an old long distance phone scam that tricks consumers into receiving high charges on their phone bills.  In the past, telephone consumers have been fooled into making expensive international calls by scam artists who leave messages on consumers' answering machines or their email accounts.  The messages urge consumers to call a number with an "809," "284," "876" or some other area code to collect a prize, find out about a sick relative, or engage in sex talk.
How the Scam Works

   Your wireless phone rings once or twice and then disconnects the call.  When the number appears in your wireless phone log as a missed call, it appears to be a typical domestic telephone number; or you get an email or voicemail telling you to call a phone number with an "809", "284", "876" or some other three-digit international area code.
   When you return the call, you assume you are making a domestic long distance call – as "649," "809," "284," "876" and other area codes involved in this scam, appear to be typical three-digit U.S. area codes.  When you dial the three-digit area code plus the number, however, you are connected to a phone number outside the United States, often in Canada or the Caribbean, and are charged expensive international call rates, and may be charged for pay-per-call services as well.  (For example, "649" goes to the Turks and Caicos, "809" goes to the Dominican Republic, "284" goes to the British Virgin Islands, and "876" goes to Jamaica.)
   You don't find out about the higher international call rates until you receive your phone bill.

How You Can Best Avoid the Scam

   Check any unfamiliar area codes before returning calls.
   Be aware that many 3-digit area codes (mostly in the Caribbean) connect callers to international telephone numbers.
   If you do not otherwise make international calls, ask your local or wireless phone company to block outgoing international calls on your line.

What to Do If You Are a Victim of This Scam

If you are billed for a call you made as a result of this scam, first try to resolve the matter with your telephone company.  If you are unable to resolve it directly, you can file a complaint with the FCC.  There is no charge for filing a complaint.  You can file your complaint using an FCC online complaint form found at www.fcc.gov/complaints.  You can also file your complaint with the FCC's Consumer Center by calling 1-888-CALL-FCC (1-888-225-5322) voice or 1-888-TELL-FCC (1-888-835-5322) TTY; faxing 1-866-418-0232; or writing to:

Federal Communications Commission
Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau
Consumer Inquiries and Complaints Division
445 12th Street, SW
Washington, DC  20554

It is against the law to call before 9am. What I do if I am getting woke up by these fkers..

I put my phone on vibrate or turn it off before I go to sleep.

When I wake up,  I go online and add the number to my 'blocked' list.

Do it as often as you have to.

Don't pick up. Don't call back or you WILL be sorry. They can track incoming calls and that just makes them salivate. Protect your elders from these carpet baggers.

Pray that a monsoon washes their filthy bodies into the ocean...

Called my cell at about Noon No message - any number that I do not recognize and don't leave me a message I refuse to answer or call back.

I received a call on my cell phone from this number this morning (2/2/15) around 8a. I didn't psick up the phone because I know no one in west or south of Cincinnati, although I do live in Northern Ohio. So I don't know what the "spiel" would have been. Since the message hardly deviates on these calls, I'm sure it probably would have started out with a robo call and if you wait long enough an attempt to gain one's personal information in a scam to steal one's identity.
What I don't understand is how these people are now calling on my cell phone, when I never, ever give it out for business purposes (for that I give my landline number) but keep my cell number for family & friends.
These calls have gone beyond frustrating and annoying. I report to Do Not Call but nothing ever happens except these people keep changing phone numbers.

* I do wish this site would at "Scam" to the Call Type. Gaining one's personal information to steal an identity is hardly what I would consider a "Prank Call", but yet it is the closest "type" out of the list.

This call today was at 8a on my cell phone.
For those who don't know, there is an app called "Call Control" for your cell phone. I got mine through Google Play Store as I am on Verizon, but maybe it's also in the iTunes app or wherever iPhone owners get their phone apps.

The app allows you to block the call...of course these people just keep changing their numbers. It allows you to report the call (and they DO have "Scam" as a Call Type, as should 800Notes. There are 13 different options you can use this app for and on. I have found this app on my cell to be very handy and useful.

I never use my cell/smart phone for business purposes, so I am very choosy who I give the number to. It's most family & friends and yet these people have started using it more and more. If it isn't my cell ringing with these scammers, my landline is ringing. It has now gone beyond frustrating & annoying, yet Do Not Call seems to be of very little help.

So the Call Control app is my 2cents. It doesn't cost much but they can't repeat calling you from the same number, which sometimes happens.

So, I received a call from this number at 9:30 this morning. I have never received a call from them before. Some guy from island vacations with a thick accent. I answered the phone and when I asked him; "who was calling?" He hung up on me... So, I'm going to block this number and mark it as a scam in my contacts. (FYI; for anyone that doesng know; if you have an iPhone you can block the number for free as long as you save it as a contact in your phone book. You just scrolled down after you click on the contact and block the caller) I hope this helps someone!

Yep, just got this number calling on my cell a couple minutes ago.  Know people in the Dayton, OH area, but didn't think any had my cell #, so let it go and of course they didn't leave a message.  Probably the same foreign accent scammers with their island vacation as previously identified.  Go away leeches!  I work too hard for my bucks to throw them at these idiots, much less waste a precious minute of my time.

Just called my phone (945a ET). Caller just kept saying hello when I answered sounding / acting like they couldn't here me. I hung up.

Received call from this number on my Safe Link Phone at 11:06.  Didn't answer call, as I did not recognize number and didn't want to waste my minutes, as they are precious....  Resent these kinds of calls coming to my phone as I am on do not call list.  This call came from a Dayton, Ohio cell phone through Cincinnati Bell Wireless.

Also received Island Vacations call.  I hung up in the first 5 seconds.

I received a call.  They said they were from Island Vacations and that I filled out a form last year at either a mall or Walmart.  I  know I didn't because I never give my info out like that.  She went on about how I was chosen for a free vacation.  I just had to show up to their local office in Independence, Ohio to claim it.  I have a 216 area code cell number, but I live in Florida.  When I told her I lived in Florida, she hung up on me.  So obviously, I didn't fill out an application in Ohio for a vacation when I live 1000 miles away.  The woman sounded Indian and there was a lot of noise in the background.

I got the call a few days ago but never called back. The area code 937 is not independence Ohio, that area code would either be 216 or 440.

These scumbags are known for the Microsoft windows call scams as well. They are known for many other scams. So be very careful.

Got call 9/16/15 -  No message left. I called the number and it's Direct TV.

937-660-5674 called three times in a row. Caller ID says Dayton, Ohio. Female caller left a message the last time she called. Said it was about the ATT&T bill. Call back phone number was 1-800-210-9011 X1213. She had a foreign accent. I don't pick these calls up. My boss doesn't want to deal with them.