Beware of IRS Phone Scam

[Stu1205]

Beware of this new IRS phone scam.

I already received two calls from a man with a heavy foreign
accent saying that he was from the Treasury Department, and
another from possibly the same person saying they were from the IRS.
They tell you that you owe back taxes, and that you have to
get a prepaid Visa card and call them with the number to pay
or they or they will send two agents to your house and arrest you.

The IRS uses registered mail to contact people.
It sounded very fishy, so I told them to come and get me.

If you get a call from these people beware.
One name they use is Brian John (or Johns) from the phone
number 571-292-8511. The other name being used is
Peter Sampson from the phone number 202-241-7505.

If you google either of these numbers, you will see all the
blogs and posts from other people who have gotten these calls too.

Please warn all of your family and friends.

Stu

 

[A10]

Phew, that's a relief! For a minute there I thought the IRS might be targeting citizens for no good reason whatsoever........

 

[venomballistics]

NO GOOD COMES FROM AN ANSWERED PHONE, EVER

 

[GaryS]

This has been going on for a while. I generally don't answer my phone at home unless I recognize the number. Of course that backfired last mont when it was my credit card company trying to contact me about fraudulent charges. Their loss as their "security" policy of not leaving a voice mail ended up costing them a long time customer. But I digress.

 

[islamoradamark]

than goodness for caller ID i never anwser if it says unknown or a 800 number or some area code ive never seen

 

[4011]

Tell them to email the statement!

 

[Road Rat]

Any American who is still ignorant enough to fall for such an obvious scam - - - - deserves to be fleeced!!

Only a total fool believes the government would call you. You really have to be stupid to believe they would ask for money via a prepaid credit card................some people!

 

[italiansport]

I have started taking our land line phone off the hook between 5:00pm and 8:00pm. It rings incessantly,political calls, telemarketing B.S. etc. so it's useless anyway. Even with caller ID it's a nuisence. I'd get rid of it completely if the rest of the family would go along with it.
Jim

 

[jag312]

I wish one of those clowns would call me. I would give him a vocabulary lesson that would make George Patton cry.

 

[Retired LTC USAR]

Any American who is still ignorant enough to fall for such an obvious scam - - - - deserves to be fleeced!!

Only a total fool believes the government would call you. You really have to be stupid to believe they would ask for money via a prepaid credit card................some people!

That and the daily e-mails where some banker/lawyer/wealthy widow/american soldier wants to share found money with you.

 

[lizziefaust]

Beware of this new IRS phone scam.

I already received two calls from a man with a heavy foreign
accent saying that he was from the Treasury Department, and
another from possibly the same person saying they were from the IRS.
They tell you that you owe back taxes, and that you have to
get a prepaid Visa card and call them with the number to pay
or they or they will send two agents to your house and arrest you.

The IRS uses registered mail to contact people.
It sounded very fishy, so I told them to come and get me.

If you get a call from these people beware.
One name they use is Brian John (or Johns) from the phone
number 571-292-8511. The other name being used is
Peter Sampson from the phone number 202-241-7505.

If you google either of these numbers, you will see all the
blogs and posts from other people who have gotten these calls too.

Please warn all of your family and friends.

Stu

Got a call once from a phone number with different area code and caller claimed I owed money to IRS. Said if I didn't pay, the police would come and arrest me. But I knew it was a bluff. The caller was looking for a Mrs. Dianne N**. Nobody by that name lives here.

 

[lizziefaust]

I got the caller's phone number from the caller ID and reported it to the police. I also posted the phone number at Report Phone Number to CallerCenter.com and submitted a complaint to the FTC. Hopefully, this will get the scammer thrown behinds bars!

 

[raljr1]

I recently got a call from a guy with a thick accent who said he was with the Federal government in Washington. he said that I was chosen to receive a $9000 grant from the government. He asked if I wanted the money deposited in my bank account. I told him to send hundred dollar bills to my work address.

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[Rintimtin]

My mother got a similar phone call. These people said they were from the IRS and that she owed X amount of dollars in back payment. They said if she did not pay over the phone with a credit card, that they would send some one out to deliver a summonds for court. She did not give out any information and no one came to her home thankfully.

These kinds of people deserve a special place in hell. What kind of sick *** preys upon the elderly. I guess to answer my own question COWARDS!

 

[Mcwsky09]

I got the caller's phone number from the caller ID and reported it to the police. I also posted the phone number at Report Phone Number to CallerCenter.com and submitted a complaint to the FTC. Hopefully, this will get the scammer thrown behinds bars!

Not limey since most of these are likely being run from somewhere outside the US.

I have been getting calls lately that show up on the caller ID as "312" and after about two dozen I decided to pick up and just maybe be able to tell whoever it is to cease and desists - but there was no one there. Whether a scam or not - what is the point of calling me and then nothing. Unless maybe someone is running a service to provide phone number to other scammers which have been verified as having a live body on the other end.

I think the next time I get a scammer I will tell him that I need him to call back on my other phone number and give them the number of the local police - or maybe better would be district attorney?

 

[P&R Fan]

In the almost 29 years I have been in business I have never had a call from the Infernal (as my Grampa called it) Revenue Service, unless I called them first and asked them to call back. Have gotten lots of letters from them, but no phone calls.
I got a letter a few years ago at my business address. It was addressed to "Dear Taxpayer". Said I had a $400 refund coming, and to send in the form with all my personal information on it, and I would get a check post haste. Riiggghhht. All letters from the IRS are addressed to me, with my social security number on them.

These scams are getting more common. Fortunately the ones we are talking about here are pretty easy for anybody with a brain to figure out.
Unfortunately, this country has far too many people without the brains God gave a goose.
Jim

 

[the ringo kid]

I recently got one in the past few days--who claimed to be with the F.B.I. Well, they werent.I gave all the info i had on themto the local F.B.I.office. I dont even remember what their automated message was asking for or saying since I hung up after the first 10 or so words spoken. Besides, if the F.B.I wants to know where i live? they already do.

 

[A10]

Any American who is still ignorant enough to fall for such an obvious scam - - - - deserves to be fleeced!!

Only a total fool believes the government would call you. You really have to be stupid to believe they would ask for money via a prepaid credit card................some people!

I couldn't disagree more! The target for these dirtballs are older Americans, many of the Greatest Generation, who have the utmost respect for our government. Many of these seasoned citizens are just fine living on their own but are not at all up to speed on the level to which thieves will stoop to these days. These folks can end up losing their entire life savings based on a phone call or two. They deserve to be protected from these scum, and the scum deserve prosecution at the very least (I'm in favor of drone strikes, myself).

 

[Rick_A]

The people that fall for such scams likely shop for "precious" gems in the middle of the night as well.

You wanna see some ridiculous scams keep the TV on in the middle of the night...

 

[A10]

Trust me Rick, I know all about that. Before we lost Dad (we had lost Mom several years earlier) he became disabled and housebound. His only contact with the outside world was through the TV set. You wouldn't believe how much of what I would call useless junk he bought, including some of those precious gems you are talking about. It was his money to do with what he wanted, and he never got into his bill or food money. Some people will, though, and that can be real dangerous for them.