Between May 15 and June 2, 2014, I have received two voice mails from two different individuals asking me to call the 202-241-3690 number.  In both cases, the caller alleged that they were IRS officers and that I owed money to the IRS.  They threatened legal action if I did not call them back.

Have received two phone messages from this number. First was a woman stating we should call them back immediately as we owed the IRS, second was an indian male stating we should contact them and our attorney immediately regarding money we owe.

Left a vm recording from IRS but when I called back it wasn't them!

They left me an voice mail
"contact them to avoid further legal action from IRS"
This should be an spam

Just got a call supposedly from IRS officer demanding I call back or face legal action. Left number 202-241-3690

We received a call on Memorial Day from a man with an Indian accent claiming to be Joy Miller from the IRS and we had a deficit we needed to pay.

Just got a call    and Called back said they  were officers with THe IRS     these people can bearly speak english with some BIG sothern accent    Sad they are calling people on Memorial day 202-241-3690

Verysad Hope there is Karma for these LOW Lifes

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 .

Phonevalidator.com does not keep track of numbers ported into and out of the various blocks administered by each phone company.  The most accurate information is only available to the phone companies, and you aren't going to be able to access this information.  For example, it is possible for someone to port their home phone number to a magicJack number without phonevalidator.com knowing about that.

However, there is reason to believe that this is a number originally assigned to a magicJack device:

(1) YMAX Corp. is a wholly owned subsidiary of magicJack, and assigns numbers to their devices.  magicJack makes almost all of their money selling these devices and the phone service that goes with these devices.

(2) Although it is theoretically possible to assign a number out of a YMAX Corp. block of numbers, it seems very unlikely that anyone ever does this, because the cost of using a magicJack is so low that it would be uneconomical to do so.

(3) In theory, at least, in some states it may be possible to get a YMAX Corp. number without using a magicJack device, it seems very unlikely that anyone would actually do so, because they may use a proprietary protocol for their service, and interconnections to the nationwide telephone system may not be perfectly reliable or even available in some cases.

On the other hand, a magicJack device is very convenient for scammers, especially those from overseas:

(1) They can access the United States and Canada without paying overseas calling fees from anywhere there is Internet service.  This means that the incremental cost per call, incoming or outgoing, is zero or close to zero.

(2) They are assigned a U.S. or Canadian number from YMAX Corp., so the person being called cannot know where the scammer is actually calling from.

(3) MagicJack devices can easily be obtained overseas and appear to come with a "free registration" (i.e., a free number) that you can use for a period of time after the device is purchased, usually at a very low cost to the scammer.

(4) The audio quality is very good, and can be used to give the impression of a busy call center by playing recordings of people taking or making calls in the background, even if the scammer has only one device.

and

(5)  They 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.  See, for example,
http://magicjack.in .

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.  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.

Report the calls to the real IRS:
IRS:   http://www.irs.gov/

http://www.irs.gov/uac/Report-Phishing
phishing@irs.gov
http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/

http://www.irs.gov/uac/Tax-Scams-Consumer-Alerts
http://800notes.com/forum/ta-8c2f64bf2b91fa5/irs-warns-of-telephone-scam

?If you owe federal taxes, or think you might owe taxes, hang up and call the IRS at 800-829-1040. IRS workers can help you with your payment questions.
?If you don?t owe taxes, call and report the incident to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration at 800-366-4484.
?You can also file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission at FTC.gov. Add "IRS Telephone Scam" to the comments in your complaint.

Got a voicemail left as officer Heather Gray from IRS threaten to have legal action if not call back to settle debt due to mis calc. on tax. The number left in the voice mail was 202-241-3699 but when call back it was some other scam. A couple days later get another call, the guy has a heavy accent, said that the tax return was miscalculate. So I told him that I use the software that guarantee the correctness of the return. He said I need to call Damon Marshall to settle the debt. I call back #202-241-3690. Left the message on the answering machine. Come to think about it, IRS only send official letter if any miscal. in tax return. So I check Google and now confirm it is a scam.

The same guy left a long voicemail msg with the same callback number. Hints that it's a scam:
1) As you noted, the IRS doesn't phone. Paper documentation is central to any legal process.
2) Most Federal offices aren't open on Saturday.

202-241-3690 claim from IRS, sounds like Indian,

These are scammes cooling from this number.

In addition to reporting to FTC please send an email to ReportAbuse@magicjack.com. They will shut down the device being used if enough people complain about it being used as part of a scam.

Received a call from 202/241-3690 saying they were IRS and problem with wife's tax return.  I asked to send something by mail so I knew he wasn't a scammer and he hung up.  Another cowardly thief!

Male caller with Eastern Indian accent called claiming to be an IRS agent. Wanted info re: tax forms we had filed. I asked for a Supervisor; he said he was the Supv. I hung up; he called back & my husband answered. Hubby called "agent" a liar, etc & hung up. He called back again & I answered. I told him since he is an IRS agent, he may clarify his position by telling me one of our social security numbers. He became irate, said I'm being recorded and I know exactly why he's calling. Not!  He told me several agents would be at our front door within the hour. I called him a few choice words....he didn't call back. I'm going to report this ph # and incident. Hope everyone does the same.  
Thanks......Carol

someone calling with id officer heather left a msg for me to call her at the IRS...I tried calling many times...202 241-3690...latin music played for several minutes when I thought I had been placed on hold...when I was able to get a person on the line (20 tries later) a man with a thick Eastern Indian accent named "Danny Morris" asked me for the phone number I was calling from and told me that "Officer Heather" was not available and wanted to know what my lawyer's phone number was...I did call and report this to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Admin. 1-800-366-4484.

Scammer woman left a message, that she is from IRS, asking to call them back ASAP.

YUP just got the same call from a Brian Cruz with a heavy Fillipino accent claiming he is with the IRS (202) 241-3690 ----- BEWARE TOTAL SCAM --- JUST HANG UP. The IRS does not call they send mail correspondence if they need information.

Just got a call from that number, male said that he's an IRS officer. Call him back but he's not answering.

IRS scam caller

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

Just got a call from that number, person said they were an officer from the Internal Revenue Service.

This number is being used by scammers. Please report to ReportAbuse@magicjack.com. They have shut down 2 other numbers that were part of this scam.