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irs withholds refund until telephone callback to prove identity?
e | 6-10-2017 | me

Posted on 06/10/2017 7:45:56 PM PDT by SteveH

something or someone claiming to be an austin, texas branch of the irs recently (~3 weeks ago) sent me a letter.

i should receive a refund from the irs due to overpayment by several thousand dollars.

however, according to the irs, it is suspicious that i am really me. so it wants me to call them up on an 800 number, with two past 1040s and 22s in hand, so i can prove to them that i am me before they will believe the 1040 and send me my refund.

they will allow a lawyer to be present ir i wish.

does this sound legit? or smelly, as in someone is attempting to steal my identity and/or irs refund? i have never been contacted in this manner before.


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: identitytheft; irs; irsscam; taxrefund
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1 posted on 06/10/2017 7:45:56 PM PDT by SteveH
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call the IRS (not THAT number, look it up)


2 posted on 06/10/2017 7:47:24 PM PDT by Mr. K (***THERE IS NO CONSEQUENCE OF REPEALING OBAMACARE THAT IS WORSE THAN OBAMACARE ITSELF***)
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Yeah it’s legit. A legit SCAM! No phone calls. If they really want to talk to you they want you in their office.


3 posted on 06/10/2017 7:48:07 PM PDT by BipolarBob (Operation Covfefe is now in effect.)
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It’s a scam. The IRS never communicates via phone calls. They ALWAYS send stuff in the mail.


4 posted on 06/10/2017 7:48:32 PM PDT by WASCWatch
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The IRS usually communicates by mail don’t they? Do NOT give anyone your SS number. Sure sounds fishy.


5 posted on 06/10/2017 7:48:39 PM PDT by madison10
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To: SteveH

https://www.irs.gov/individuals/how-do-you-report-suspected-tax-fraud-activity


6 posted on 06/10/2017 7:49:16 PM PDT by bitt (The press takes him literally, but not seriously; his supporters take him seriously, but not literal)
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To: SteveH

Scam


7 posted on 06/10/2017 7:49:50 PM PDT by Diplomat
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It’s a scam. Check all suspicious phone numbers here:

http://800notes.com/

Get a call blocker.


8 posted on 06/10/2017 7:50:50 PM PDT by dynachrome (When an empire dies, you are left with vast monuments in front of which peasants squat to defecate)
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Right. Better get on that immediately.


9 posted on 06/10/2017 7:51:10 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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You really have to ask? It’s just as real as that Nigerian prince who needs your bank account number to transfer his millions to America.


10 posted on 06/10/2017 7:51:19 PM PDT by Hugin (Conservatism without Nationalism is a fraud.)
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Refund?? What’s a refund?


11 posted on 06/10/2017 7:52:14 PM PDT by kjam22 (America need forgiveness from God)
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Call the REAL IRS number:

https://www.irs.gov/help-resources/contact-your-local-irs-office


12 posted on 06/10/2017 7:53:19 PM PDT by ConjunctionJunction
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If phone calls were required, the government would have to provide everyone a phone.


13 posted on 06/10/2017 7:53:54 PM PDT by Tai_Chung
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The IRS has your mail address, SSN, marital status, etc.

The do not need a call from you to mail a check.

In real life, the mail a refund check to you.

By the way, if you have overpaid thousands, you need a CPA Tax Accountant.


14 posted on 06/10/2017 7:54:03 PM PDT by old curmudgeon (There is no situation so terrible, so disgraceful, that the federal government can not make worse)
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Nonsense. Ask the IRS to tell you the last 4 of your ssn orneven your wife’s name or how many dependants you claimed, or how much you paid.

They won’t answer any of them.


15 posted on 06/10/2017 7:55:01 PM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie
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Sounds very fishy.

I’d visit my local IRS office about this.


16 posted on 06/10/2017 7:56:02 PM PDT by Bobalu ( Healthcare - someone must pay. Who should it be, and how did they get that obligation?)
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its a scam

They will ask you for your bank information so they can “deposit a check” instead they will drain your account.

You can ignore them, or even better call the IRS and FBI and report them...

OR lead them on so you waste as mush of their time as possible to keep them from scamming others.


17 posted on 06/10/2017 7:56:56 PM PDT by Mr. K (***THERE IS NO CONSEQUENCE OF REPEALING OBAMACARE THAT IS WORSE THAN OBAMACARE ITSELF***)
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Either go down to the office or call them, from a landline, on their official number.

You might find yourself on the hook for thousands of dollars otherwise.


18 posted on 06/10/2017 7:57:10 PM PDT by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults)
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To: SteveH

Total scam. They probably will want your bank info to “direct deposit” the money. Heh heh.


19 posted on 06/10/2017 8:00:29 PM PDT by JennysCool
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I would call and give them all fake info, but act like you believe them.


20 posted on 06/10/2017 8:01:33 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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