Received a phone call from 1-202-241-2158 today. I answered, and an automated voice informed me that they were the IRS, and that I needed to call their number (which I couldn't write down fast enough, and it wasn't repeated) or legal action would be taken against me. I googled the number and ended up here - so thankful to find out it's just a scam!!

Got one this morning from Officer HAda Grey. The exact message someone posted earlier.

They didn't even try to be convincing. What a dumb scam. Federal agencies will never contact individuals by phone, ONLY by US Mail. City agencies will sometimes (rare) contact you through telephone, BUT will always be accompanied by a letter in the mail in regards to the same matter.

And one more thing, IRS law enforcement officers refer to themselves as "AGENTS", like most federal agencies, but not all.

As Esther reported, the message claimed to be from a Hada Gray of the IRS. I was asked to call back before they take action against me. This message was left about 10 minutes ago, at 858 am. The callerid said "DIST OF COLUMBI"

I received a call from the same number yesterday (Jun 13 2014) at 1144 am. No message was left.

Today my husbands cell phone rang, i answered it, and it was this very same message. It said I'm Heather Gary, same name...beware of this call, I decided to Google it, glad I did.

Received a phone call from this number 202-241-2158 today on June 13th and left a message.  Called back and told me I owed IRS a lot of money and needed my attorney's name.  That I was not home to sign for the letter they sent me and my driver license was suspended as a result (I contacted DMV and this is untrue).  And I should be waiting to receive court paper.

If you get a call from this number, it is a scam. Do not call it back. I received a call on June 11, 2014 that said: "This message is intended for you. You or your retained attorney must respond. This is Officer Hada Grey of the Internal Revenue Service. My number is 202-241-2158. I repeat, 202-241-2158. Return this call before we take any legal action against you."  The day before, on May 19, I received the identical phone call from 202-241-1366, and by Googling that phone number I discovered that it is a scam that several other people have received. The IRS will not contact tax offenders by telephone, they will send a letter by certified mail.

Got a call from this number today 6/11 2014. Scam. Dont call back.

Filing a complaint with the FTC is F-R-E-E.  Don't know where you got the idea you have to pay to file a complaint with them.

Thank you esther

got the same message from this number (202-241-2158) on 6/9/14 and knew  it's scam. for fun I call back at 10:00 pm and no ring at all !!!

Just got the call this morning, and wife freaked out, she was really concerned, we have had trouble years ago with I.R.S. I could tell it was a fake. Wonder how many get duped into this one, like the letters from Nigeria. Googled it and wound up here.

This is some coward hiding behind a magicJack device plugged in at some God-forsaken corner of the world where there is Internet service.  He's no better than a common criminal using a magicJack device and your fear the same way a common thief uses a toy pistol hidden in the pocket of his overcoat to make a bulge that looks like a real gun.

You can verify that this is a magicJack number by searching for it at http://www.phonevalidator.com .

This scam has been extensively researched at
http://www.pindropsecurity.com/consumer-fraud ... irs-phone-scam/ and it was found that magicJack numbers are frequently used, and many of the scammers are operating out of India.  There is even an audio recording of a call returned to one of these numbers and a written transcript of the recording contained in links from the Pindrop Security blog.

MagicJacks are readily obtainable outside of the United States for about $100 US and can come with up to a year of free calling to the U.S. and Canada.  In India, see, for example,
http://magicjack.in .
So it doesn't take long to turn a profit, even if only 0.1% of the people they call are stupid enough to believe the scammers.

In addition to the regular reporting channels, e.g., the Department of the Treasury, the FTC, and/or your local state attorney general's office, you might also report the abuse to YMAX Corp.  This is a fully-owned subsidiary of the company that sells magicJacks.  YMAX Corp. is in charge of assigning telephone numbers to magicJack devices.  I have seen reports that they are pretty good at responding to complaints and may be able to permanently shut off a magicJack device, if necessary, so that it can never be used again.

The YMAX Corp. main web page is at:
http://www.ymaxcorp.com
and their site giving information on how to lodge a complaint is at:
http://www.ymaxcorp.com/contact.html

Note that the "contact" website gives a clickable link to a "live chat" where you can make your complaint.

Thanks to all who have posted.
Yes, same number, 99% sure it was fraudulent. 202-241-2158.
Real IRS in DC is 202-283-1710.

Easy to fall for this one. Please don't
Do call and report fraud at the FTC number given in other posts, and also report it to the FCC, online they have a great short form to fill out -- many of us do ten or twenty of these every so often as these idiots need to be stopped. For FTC, search for violations of Do Not Call list.

Take care, everyone. B

I got the same call and message. I did not call back. I knew it was scam.That's mainly I read your comments and that's very helpful.

I received this same message on June 5, 2014.  It said that I needed to call this number, do not ignore it and that I should call before they take legal action against me.  I deleted the message after reading the previous messages listed here.

We received the same message twice in one hour    IRS 202 241-2158.

Thanks for the heads up!

i wish i had seen this earlier.  i'm under dr. care for ptsd and anxiety disorder. i  answered phone. i'm out $3500. i was scared to death. i've never had a parking ticket. they had me in such a state i forgot who i was. i lost all sense of reason. they told me i was going to be arrested by a federal marshall.  when you're ill and something happens like this the bottom falls out.

Got the call from 202-241-2158.  Didn't answer.  No message left.  However, it obvious from this thread that I'll just block the number now.  Thanks all for your feedback.

Total scam - they hung up on me when I asked for the person's IRS Agent number.  

I received the exact same message this morning!
We are disabled and my husband is a disabled veteran, we do not owe the IRS anything and I do not appreciate someone calling our home and leaving a threatening message! My grandchildren over heard this message and they were scared! I for one know that this is a scam, if I did owe the IRS, which we do not, they would send me a certified or registered letter! Never would they contact you by phone! We are on the DND registry and do not appreciate getting phone calls like this! They will be blocked from now on and this one will be reported,  we actually have family that work for the IRS and they will be looking into this! Thank goodness for family!!

Thank you folks for taking time to post about this scam. I too got a call from this number and it is a mchine reading the same message posted by Esther. I did file complaint at www.ftc.gov. Thanks again for sharing.

IT'S doesn't care while these frauds continue. Last year my electronic tax would not go thru unless I removed one of my daughter as dependent. Apparently someone else used her SS and claimed her. Multiple calls and faxes to IRS were never returned.

Many are getting hurt by scammers like these while our government does nothing while their own phone lines are being hacked to scam vulnerable Americans

WASHINGTON ? The Internal Revenue Service today warned consumers about a sophisticated phone scam targeting taxpayers, including recent immigrants, throughout the country.

Victims are told they owe money to the IRS and it must be paid promptly through a pre-loaded debit card or wire transfer. If the victim refuses to cooperate, they are then threatened with arrest, deportation or suspension of a business or driver?s license. In many cases, the caller becomes hostile and insulting.

?This scam has hit taxpayers in nearly every state in the country.  We want to educate taxpayers so they can help protect themselves.  Rest assured, we do not and will not ask for credit card numbers over the phone, nor request a pre-paid debit card or wire transfer,? says IRS Acting Commissioner Danny Werfel. ?If someone unexpectedly calls claiming to be from the IRS and threatens police arrest, deportation or license revocation if you don?t pay immediately, that is a sign that it really isn?t the IRS calling.? Werfel noted that the first IRS contact with taxpayers on a tax issue is likely to occur via mail
Other characteristics of this scam include:
Scammers use fake names and IRS badge numbers. They generally use common names and surnames to identify themselves.
Scammers may be able to recite the last four digits of a victim?s Social Security Number.
Scammers spoof the IRS toll-free number on caller ID to make it appear that it?s the IRS calling.
Scammers sometimes send bogus IRS emails to some victims to support their bogus calls.
Victims hear background noise of other calls being conducted to mimic a call site.
After threatening victims with jail time or driver?s license revocation, scammers hang up and others soon call back pretending to be from the local police or DMV, and the caller ID supports their claim.
If you get a phone call from someone claiming to be from the IRS, here?s what you should do:
If you know you owe taxes or you think you might owe taxes, call the IRS at 1.800.829.1040. The IRS employees at that line can help you with a payment issue ? if there really is such an issue.
If you know you don?t owe taxes or have no reason to think that you owe any taxes (for example, you?ve never received a bill or the caller made some bogus threats as described above), then call and report the incident to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration at 1.800.366.4484.
If you?ve been targeted by this scam, you should also contact the Federal Trade Commission and use their ?FTC Complaint Assistant? at FTC.gov.  Please add "IRS Telephone Scam" to the comments of your complaint.
Taxpayers should be aware that there are other unrelated scams (such as a lottery sweepstakes) and solicitations (such as debt relief) that fraudulently claim to be from the IRS.
The IRS encourages taxpayers to be vigilant against phone and email scams that use the IRS as a lure. The IRS does not initiate contact with taxpayers by email to request personal or financial information.  This includes any type of electronic communication, such as text messages and social media channels. The IRS also does not ask for PINs, passwords or similar confidential access information for credit card, bank or other financial accounts. Recipients should not open any attachments or click on any links contained in the message. Instead, forward the e-mail to phishing@irs.gov.

More information on how to report phishing scams involving the IRS is available on the genuine IRS website, IRS.gov.

http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Warns-of-Pervasive-Telephone-Scam

I received the call with the recording this morning a little before 9:00 a.m.  I tried calling this number immediately but there was no answer.  I called again around 10:00 and a male answered claiming to be Daniel Peters from the IRS, explaining I had a tax deficiency.  His rap was very good as he had me convinced that he was who he said he was, giving me an ID #, desk number and street address, which I neglected to write down.  

I argued with him for several minutes at how irregular this was and how astonished I was that I had never received any registered mail on the issue.  He claimed agents tried on two occasions to personally deliver notice of the deficiency and he had my street address.  He wanted the phone number of my lawyer and I told him my wife and I were both lawyers and he could discuss the deficiency with me.  He asked why I needed a lawyer if I am a lawyer.  (I apologize to all IRS agents for thinking they might be that dumb to ask such a question.)

I asked him what years were involved and how much the deficiency was.  He said it was $8,597.56 total for the years '10, '11 and '12.  He said suit would be filed in "Superior Court" today (another red flag since the federal court would be called "District Court" and the local state court for me would be  "Circuit Court"), and that the papers would be served within a few days.  I told him the officers trying to serve the papers would at least stick them on my door if I weren't home, unlike the agents he claimed had tried to deliver the deficiency notice.

I did work up some outrage for about an hour that the Service would be so callous and unbusinesslike to file suit without sending written notice by mail.  At least I didn't give him any personal information other than my name, although I did confirm my street address which he already had.

I guess I need to make sure my burglar alarm is turned on during the day since he now knows the house is often empty during daytime working hours.  

I received this robo message today as well.  Word for word.  I did speak with a man with a heavy eastern accent who threatened to have the sheriff show up if I wasn't willing to "work it out".  And then started calling my home repeatedly when I declined.  Definitely a scam.

Recieved the same phone call this morning at 805am.  Went on line to look up phone number a realized what a terrible scam this is.  I called back to waste their time and listen to all the threats.  I told them I want to resolve the money issue at the amount of $4,342.92.  They transfered me to a senior a-- h--- and he advised that all is being recorded and I must go to one of the stores that was close to my home to purchase a tax voucher.  He advised that they will be on the phone with me throughout the entire trip to verify until purchase is made and payment is resolved.  He then asked me for my cell phone. I told him "I don't have a cell phone"  He said how will we handle the matter without a cell phone.  I said well I guess we can't, but it pleases me that I took some of your time  to prevent you from scamming other innocent people.  He told me that he is very proud of being part of this scam.  Then hung up.

P/C f: 1 202 241-2158 @ 12:27PM MDT on 03 June 2014.  CID:  Dist. of Columbia.  MBI.  Thank you everyone for the heads up.  I keep the message portion of my telephone off.  Unfortunately; people need the messaging on.  These unwanted callers invade into people's lives.  They are like cockroaches.

Wow.  Threatening a person's life by interstate telephone in is a felony.  Hope they are caught.

I just received the same call, word-for-word (June 3).  Thanks to this site I didn't call back.