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.
In reply to i live in tx and just got a by boss hogg
If the IRS needs to contact you, it will send a letter first.
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.
Please report the call to the FTC and to TIGTA (the Treasury Inspector General, which investigates these scams). Please include the phone number the call came from, and other details you have.
In reply to Just got a call from 360-362 by Phyllis
If the IRS needs to contact you, it will send a letter first.
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.
Please report the call to the FTC and to TIGTA (the Treasury Inspector General, which investigates these scams). Please include the phone number the call came from, and other details you have.
In reply to First I got a phone message by ash16614
Thank you for sharing your story and all these details.
Please go to ftc.gov/report and file a complaint and add this information to the database that law enforcement uses for investigations.
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In reply to Received 2 calls today less by Rcrum002
You can report to the FTC at ftc.gov/complaint.
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