"202" AREA CODE FRAUD AND SCAM CALLS

IRS:   http://www.irs.gov/

http://www.irs.gov/uac/Report-Phishing
phishing@irs.gov

http://www.irs.gov/uac/Tax-Scams-Consumer-Alerts
https://800notes.com/forum/ta-8c2f64bf2b91fa5/irs-warns-of-telephone-scam

•If you owe federal taxes, or think you might owe taxes, hang up and call the IRS at 800-829-1040. IRS workers can help you with your payment questions.
•If you don’t owe taxes, call and report the incident to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration at 800-366-4484.
•You can also file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission at FTC.gov. Add "IRS Telephone Scam" to the comments in your complaint.

http://bizbeatblog.dallasnews.com/2014/03/irs ... hing-scam.html/

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_24016224/fremon ... ty-targeted-irs

http://www.dallasnews.com/business/columnists ... ity-thieves.ece

http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-m ... y#axzz2wk6O5un4

New number for scam  202-666-8460  calling from treasury dept and you cannot understand what they are saying because of a thick desert accent  so I figure if you are calling from us treasury you at least will speak clear English

Got a call from an unknown number a guy told me that he was from Abridge government grants told me I was randomly selcted to receive a grant of 14,566 for paying my taxes on time. Had me call (202)257-4473. Gave me a qualifying number and an address "2nd floor Health and Human services building 200 Independent ave , SouthWest Washington DC 20201" I called that number and a rep said in a very foreign accent that his name is Richard Johnson ID number RJ007321  he wanted me to go to walgreens and purchase a greendot card. Said to put $100 dollars on it that i can spend on whatever I want. That was when I called him on being a scammer and said I would look into the card. I looked up the green dot scams and did not call him back. And finally he has not called me back. P.s. whenever they called me they NEVER left a voice message.

PPS Forgot to say that I also reverse looked up the phone number it was a cell phone. When I first called the number it rang and rang finally I hung up and tried again and he finally answered.

If I don't know the number, it goes straight to "ignore". I don't know how to block #'s on Magic Jack (and THEY don't either' they also ate my call list, and have given me over NINE TIMES to people who are morons and cannot help me get it back so MAGIC JACK SUCKS and I think I'll post this on Daily Kos, too)
so, as I wrote, I hit "ignore" if I don't know the #. This last one, less than 4 minutes ago, was a 202 area code, so yep, politician or scammer. Both.

Attenti on out there! There is a scammer out there from the District of Columbia in Washington DC who goes by the name of Chief Frank Robertson claiming to be with the IRS telling people over there phones that they are under investigation and also tell them that they have warrants out for there arrest too! And these scam calls are coming from this folloing number that is a landline number that is area code 202-241-4529. Report these calls immediately to the Federal Trade Commission and to your law enforcement agency.

Here is another of the (202) scam numbers they just called my cellphone 202-407-9094 they offered a government grant of $9,000 through Wal-Mart for supposedly paying my bills on time.

I just block the hell out of these PUKES!!!  any number that I do not recognize will get an opportunity to leave a message for validity.  Most are hackers, scammers or just plain old pain in the [***].  Then I block em!  Like to have fun with them sometimes :-)

I keep on getting this number call me 2028641116 it's a scam there saying your are one of the few selected to get 10000 from government  . Don't believe it !!! Don't give personal info out

Received numerous harassing and vulgar phone calls multiple times a day stating they are fbi or irs and they are sending the sheriff's department if not paid. These are going to my elderly mother, who at least contacts me first. I have contacted my State Senator in regards to this matter. Phone numbers are either "866", latest being 202-241-2103 with threats to her well being. This Must Be Stopped!!!

Unfortunately they seem to get by the do-not-call registry. Any help in this matter would be greatly appreciated. If not for peace of mind for my elderly mother. 202-241-2103!!!

The DNC isn't a call blocker, its a list for the telemarketers to use. It only keeps the honest ones honest. The complaints filed are a database for all agency's to use.   Consider maybe getting a call blocking device or phone.. You can google them and many are around $60.00 or so.  And report the illegal callers! :)

https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/#&panel1-1
https://esupport.fcc.gov/ccmsforms/form1088.action
https://complaints.donotcall.gov/complaint/complaintcheck.aspx?panel=2
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/complaint/
http://www.stopfraud.gov/report.html

Tami is correct, the DNCR is not meant to be a call blocker. Legitimate companies follow the law. The others do not.

I say scammer cus I got that call on Tuesday. Same phone number 2028035785

Add the spoof number 202-000-1111