Consumer Alert
It’s the IRS calling…or is it?
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 the last month I have gotten 8 phone calls from this # 310 4317430 However I never answer my phone, only my contacts! SO! I finally called! It says no longer working! Last phone message said " This is IRS Last Warning, We are Filing a Lawsuit Against YOU" Honestly it did worry me. And I get stuff ALL the time in my mailbox & SPAM
I am sick of these IRS Scammers, I have a whole file of numbers and some are the same numbers you all are getting. I was a Reservist Deputy Sheriff and if the IRS REALLY has a situation with you, you will receive a Certified Letter First. They NEVER call, email or text. I even spoke to my mail man about these idiots. I am physically disabled and need my sleep. So please use reverse phone dial to get ALL the information you can on these idiots. I have noticed first they where using "PEERLESS NETWORK VOIP LINE" and now after blocking tons of their numbers, I did reverse phone lookup records and these people are using AT&T Mobile phone. I am so PISSED and I am being nice, trust me. Because I am going to make it my mission to find these smucks and nail them for impersonating a Federal agent. Which is a Felony, no if's or butts about that, but calling me all the time is also harassment. So, if in USA. which most numbers are being used, I am going to find them, but first report ALL NUMBERS, time of day, day of week. etc... The more information you give the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and the real IRS Harrassment scam line the better. Forget your local police. Nothing they can do. Especially since impersonating agents with fake names, or in my case a real agents name, who was retired. But once they get your number I find it hard to stop. I decided to start recording my calls since if have mobile phone there are apps to do it. I am calling them back and telling them I have "trap and trace" on them and have turned them over to a Federal Task force. Two can play this game. I want to tie up there computer or India girl I ripped a new one with. So, I. Do not recommend doing what I am doing, but since unable to really work after 23 Major Spine Surgeries and I live in Chronic Spine Pain. So, now it's time to raise hell with these idiot's. Remember that I still have contacts, but do not believe you should be so bold like I am doing. But I am sick of them getting around OUR laws and international laws. So, for me I can have Verizon Wireless stop them from getting through, plus on my mobile phone, I use auto reject to stop some from getting through. If calling at your home number, use the white page reverse phone lookup to get all you can before giving the information to IRS or FTC. Go to radio shack and get a inner ear recording piece that will go to a digital recorder, if feel like it's going nowhere to try to report these idiot's causing so much harassment. I am extremely sorry for my long message, but I am going to put some of these USA scammers in the Federal LOCKUP Called, "Prison". Thanks and keep reporting them. Thank you, eguy.
In reply to I received a voicemail from by Noyesboy67
You can report IRS imposter scams to the FTC at FTC.gov/complaint and to the Treasury Inspector General.
In reply to i just got a call, i let it by mmp43