Here at the FTC, we think about scams all day long. What are the scammers’ new angles? How can we keep ahead of them? We hear from people about the scams they see, and we turn that into tips people use to spot and avoid scams.
But scammers find FTC staff, just as they find the rest of America. My colleagues and I have even gotten calls on our work phones, offering reduced credit card interest rates, or claiming to be tech support calling about problems with our computers. We also get the calls at home. In fact, someone claiming to work for the IRS called my house just last week:
This has all the signs of an IRS imposter scam. In fact, the IRS won’t call out of the blue to ask for payment, won’t demand a specific form of payment, and won’t leave a message threatening to sue you if you don’t pay right away. Have you gotten a bogus IRS call like this? If you did, report the call to the FTC and to TIGTA – include the phone number it came from, along with any details you have.
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In reply to Received robocall from by Whydotheykeepc…
These are useful details for a complaint. Please report this to the FTC at ftc.gov/complaint. The information you give goes into a database that law enforcement uses for investigations.
In reply to Message left 10/9/15 on our by Juli from MI
Please report this to the FTC at ftc.gov/complaint. The information you give goes into a database that law enforcement uses for investigations.
Blog comments don't go into the database.
I live in California and the scumbags robocalled from #(346)204-2362. It went to my answering machine as I do not answer calls from telemarketers and scammers. I've been bombarded with so many telemarketing calls that's been totaly out of control! Obviously idiots must fall for the IRS B.S. scam, along with buying telemarketers scamming junk, or else these calls wouldn't be so rampant. SMDH To add insult to injury the vile scamming pests called at 7:25 AM! I was enraged to hear my phone ringing after working the graveyard shift!
In reply to An automated voice called me by DomTom89
You might want to talk with someone at the bank where you deposited the money, and ask if they can recover funds.
In reply to I just got a call not to long by Kiki
just get the same call from the number 1781 567 7615 and 1347 410 9322 The woman Indian accent tell me I will for JAIL about the IRS
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