Everyone in our family has gotten the call. Two ALMOST fell for it before others informed them it was a scam.
People sent hundreds of millions to these scammers? No wonder Hillary is getting any votes.
Of course, the DoJ didn't bother until someone tried to impersonate the IRS.
The IRS doesn't want the competition.
Someone called one of my employees at work not long ago, claiming that he had underpaid taxes, and that if he didn’t pay up within the next two hours, a warrant would be issued for his arrest.
My employee said that it sounded plausible at first, but the fact that the person had a heavy accent but gave a typical American name tipped him off to the scam.
It could have been one of this ring. I’m glad it’s been busted, and sorry for the people who were taken in by it.
The call I received from the bay area indicated a case had already been filed against me, and that I either paid up “NOW” or else.
I’m sure some folks get intimidated. It was out of the blue, and I wasn’t aware the IRS would never call someone.
I looked around and Googled the phone number from the caller, and sure enough others were getting the same scam calls.
I’ve had about three calls like that one.
It is unbelievable that the banks don't know where the money is going.
Call centers in Pakistan are players in this and the microsoft scam as well.
They also do it via robocall with a threatening message from the IRS to call an 800#.
They have left many, many, many messages on my answering machine though.
I told them “not again, I get law suits from them every year”. They hung up.
is this the scam where they call you up and say the IRS is going to arrest you or some such crap?.....it is scary...
I signed up for a service that is free and blocks these calls. It is called something like nomorobo.
PFL
About time. These types of scams using overseas phone banks should be an ongoing target of US law enforcement efforts. Many elderly people are victimized.
About time the tards at FEDGOV have tried to stop these SHRILLARY STYLE con artists.
These crooks have probably conned HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of REAL AMERICAN CITIZENS out of cash.
I have gotten dozens of these calls from some Caribbean sounding scumbag saying he was from the IRS, my go to is to tell them I was FBI and needed them to give me their duty station and ID right away.
Most of the time they just laughed and told me to go EFF myself, shows the respect they have for FEDGOV.
And then he said he wouldn't pay until he received the third angry letter from the IRS.
I only had to do that once. One year, between my wife and myself, we under withheld and didn't have the moola come April. By the time the third angry letter came, I had the money though.
The first clue is that the Caller says he is from the IRS.
The IRS never says they are the “IRS”, they say they are the Internal Revenue Service.
Now if they can just bust those people that keep calling me wanting lower my credit card interest rates or buy an extended car warranty.
I got this call several times. It went to a recording from a “law firm” who explained this and that.
Only one time I got a real person and I asked them where in the eff they were calling from. It went CLICK and that was that.