Total scam.

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

Not necessary.  This is a total scam run by scammers/extortionists operating out of India.

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

I assume that this was a message you received?  Post it here: http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-508-0325

Hi, this is officer Brian smith and I am calling you form Ex audit department of IRS. IRS stands for internal revenue service.
Now the nature and purpose of the call is  just to inform you that we have received a legal application reagarding your tax law against your name and against your social security number. Before things go wrong and before Sherrif's officer will approach you and issue a warrant of arrest, kindly call back at 888-508-0325.

They left a message at my home and said it is IRS and there is a fraud reported on my husband's Social security number.

Got a call from Dony Foster at this number, claiming to be from IRS.  Lots of background noise like calling from a mass calling center.  He had an accent like from India.

i got a call 202-600-4535 told they are from irs there is a court case I told them i will get my lawyer to talk to them ..

I've been trolling them for six months. I even had an Indian buddy call with a blocked caller ID and curse them out in Hindi. I didn't understand a word of it but it was hilarious!

This is just the continuation of the same stupid scam run by a bunch of Indians with a VOiP box. They are beyond pathetic. Their accents and their choice of words are SO appalling, I almost feel sorry for these c losers!
Rest assured - THIS IS A SCAM! YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING! YOU ARE NOT IN ANY LEGAL TROUBLE! YOU WILL NOT BE AUDITED OR ARRESTED! DO NOT GIVE THEM YOUR CREDIT CARD INFO OR BANK INFO!

The best thing to do is hang up or curse them out. They're a bunch of FOBs who won't be able to keep up with you. Also threaten them with arrest.

THIS IS A SCAM!!

Thank you to all who posted on this site. It sounded like a scam, and reading these comments confirms it is one. Truly these folks should be put behind bars.

Rcvd call this morning. Said they were from IRS. B***S***. IRS does not call you about a lawsuit. So I reported them to Charlotte County Sheriff's office, IRS 800-829-0433, FTC 877-382-4357. I am also calling them back as many times as I can. Tying up their phone may save some elderly person grief. Initiated around 50 calls to this b***s*** company. They are getting tired of my calls but, hey I did not start this. If every one does the same they might get the message. Bunch of scum scam artists.

My father always gets these calls  - We weren't quite sure why.  Recently I added my self onto his Vonage extension and a week later I am getting the same calls.
Complete fraud.  It annoys me to get calls from these people and long voicemails.

I will be turning my vonage off.

These people are horrible to deal with. Rude and bullying. Does not understand how to telemarket and properly scam someone.

Thank you for the links. I registered in the DoNotCall. Also I called these guys and yelled at them not to call me. Did not get a call today. :)

202  "  AREA  CODE  FRAUD  SCAMS".........have  been  going  on  forever !!!
( already  addressed   here  and  in the forums a  million  times   already.......everyone  should  know  by  now !!!  ).


202  area  code  fraud  scams !!!!!

PLEASE  NOTE !!!   THESE  SCAMMERS  ARE ALSO IMPERSONATING   THE  US  GOV'T /  SEVERAL  GOV'T  OFFICES AND   PERSONS....BEWARE !!!

-  they  are   also  impersonating  DEA  officials  /  IRS   etc....  with  threats  to  arrest you  unless  you  immediately  send money  via  wire   transfer /  western  union   to some   offshore  country  !!!!!   obvious  scam  !!!

some  are landlines...many  are  cell phones...some  are  spoofed  and  linked  to  offshore foreign call centers  /  countries !!!!
we've  traced  back  most  of  these  numbers  to  offshore  foreign    call centers mostly  in   INDIA /  THAILAND / AFRICA  /  JAMAICA  ETC....

here's a  few  other  numbers  posted  from  the   same  area  code  offering a  wide  variety  of  scams  /  fake  emails and  scams  after  posting  something  on   craigslist   (  old  scam  )  ...... collecting  for  non  existant  "  payday  loans "....free  money / scam  giveaways /  calling  on  behalf  of  a  humane  society..... $1,000's  in  free  gov't  money.........  etc  etc.....stories  change  out  all the  time......and  the  usual  nonsense!!!

**   mysteriously  call to  claim  they  have  several  thousand  of  dollars  to  send  you....just  provide  your  bank  account and  credit  card   right  away   etc etc.........scam scam

several  of  these are  the  usual   long  ongoing  scams   such  as  :  you  have  won a  free  walmart /  bestbuy  gift  card....or  you  have  won a  free  ipad  etc......all  long  ongoing  scams !



202-600-4535
202-621-0436
202-478-8098
202-800-5680
202-407-7221
202-552-1545
202-657-4485
202-684-6393
202-607-2732
202-657-6800
202-905-0682
202-215-2622
202-202-0000  ( fake  #  )
202-559-4661
202-684-6796
202-615-1823
202-239-0331
202-407-7213
202-657-6252
202-559-0667
202-558-4605
202-684-8305
202-785-5534
202-827-0661
202-621-0667
202-534-3926
202-599-8726
202-286-0705
202-559-0687
202-779-8686
202-234-3930
202-683-9875
202-405-4852
202-599-7894
202-895-0900
202-779-8686
202-738-5647
202-417-7606
202-403-4812
202-379-1926
202-644-8750
202-595-9420
202-870-5859
202-380-3449
202-674-8706
202-730-9951
202-684-2191
202-674-8789
202-615-5910
202-417-4483
202-664-2228
202-506-8939
202-640-5461
202-559-4645
202-674-2106
202-239-2860
202-470-0037
202-239-1271
202-379-1935
202-470-6720
202-505-6138
202-650-6145
202-715-6610
202-684-8622
202-800-5517
202-559-4664
202-436-9919
202-241-4267
202-827-0660
202-599-8821
202-407-9217
202-280-7882
202-391-0961
202-640-5457
202-640-5495
202-640-2926
202-559-7869
202-434-1317
202-738-9778
202-644-8989
202-730-9945
202-580-8490
202-827-1692
202-747-7372
202-280-7264
202-496-0986
202-556-4418
202-709-3010
202-445-7881
202-679-4428
202-905-0699
202-896-3563
202-351-3916
202-407-9198
202-684-6540
202-695-8604
202-304-5614
202-280-5502
202-800-5537
202-234-3930
202-354-8935
202-123-4567  (  obviously  a  faked  #  by a  fraud  scammer )
202-552-4779
202-249-7541
202-684-6934
202-657-6907
202-664-0962
202-674-4728
202-666-6887
202-657-5284
202-594-8012
202-640-5471
202-280-7039
202-499-1488
202-499-1612
202-427-2537
202-427-2637
202-747-7384
202-666-3431
202-657-5308
202-740-2504
202-738-1016
202-470-1411
202-719-2244
202-808-3679
202-666-1040
202-247-0078
202-666-4401
202-666-3304
202-408-5620
202-621-7457
202-709-5391
202-738-4127
202-666-5096
202-470-3641
202-709-8562
202-738-4703
202-800-5563

i too got the same message. thanks for this posting. some jobless characters trying to get money from innocent people i guess.

Is it just me, or does someone else also want to troll these guys. I think It'd be hilarious.

This is a criminal extortion scam operating out of India. They are making the calls utilizing VOIP and the names of legitimate firms to make it appear the calls are originating from within the US. There is NO "company" or "debt" and you will NOT be arrested. They are harvesting and/or buying consumers' personal identifying information from unscrupulous websites like the one you may have filled out an application with, and you need to do whatever you can to protect yourself. This includes: Notifying the FTC: https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/, placing fraud alerts with all three credit bureaus, notifying your bank and employer and letting these criminals know you are aware they are attempting to extort money for a non-existent debt and have alerted the authorities.

ABC News released an investigative report on this scam a year ago:

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/phantom-debt-co ... ory?id=16512428

Thanks for people posting this. SCAM SCAM SCAM!!!

I got a voice message today and here is the complete transcript:

"This message is inteded for ..... My name is Max Gambell. I am calling from IRS. The reason I called you is to inform you about a case which has been filed against you by the IRS. So the very second you receive this message I need you to retain the call. The issue at hand is extremely time sensitive and hotline to my division is 202 600 4535. Dont disregard this message and to return the call. Now, if you fail to return the call and I dont hear from you the only thing I can do is to wish you good luck as the situation unfolds on you. So Good Bye and Take Care!"

I also recieved a call from this number claiming he is from the irs. I didnt answer but he did left me a threatful message. He told me I was charged and that I needed to call back that number. Then he said if yoy disregard this message he wished me take care and good luck. Knowing today is labor day the irs is closed. I wish I could see the guy behind the line so I could knock him out!

Hello guys I too got a  call and I fought it fishy so I note down the  number and Google it and then found out this thanks guys u were helpful.  Trust me it didn't make sense when they said I have done fraud

I been getting calls from this number. they left me harassing messages saying they are with irs. when I called them back they said I owe 3000 dollars. he also said same thing they tried mail but letters were returned. the address they told me is totaly wrong. when I told him I get my lawyer call him he just hung up. I even went to local IRS office and they do not recognize it. scam scam scam

Unfortunately these people are probably out of the United States (India perhaps) so out laws do not apply and the FBI can't help.

FBI should arrest these people right away.....

BIG SCAM: DO NOT BE AFRAID OF THIS PEOPLE

They told me that they are from IRS and I owe money for back taxes and if I didn't pay them right now they will send police and have me arrested and they only wanted me to pay them through prepaid card, from CVS or Rite-Aid, I told them that I didn't receive any notices in mail they said that they sent me numerous notices and they were all sent back to them because I didn't want to pay them, so i called my wife from different phone and have her search the phone number and found out that this guys are bunch of fraudsters!!!!!!

Got a call from David white and suggested me to talk to Mr Copper.

Mr. Cooper called me and said he was with the IRS and that I was in trouble for tax fraud. He asked me for my phone number and when I told him I was a stay at home mom he hung up. My husband called them back and they told him the police would be at my house this morning to arrest me and they told him they would show proof and when he asked them if they would also be here to show proof they hung up on him.

Update: Filed a complaint with FTC./ do not call registry.

I got two calls today, sounded more like "ILS" and they have filed a case against me. and to call back the hot line of their division 202-600-4535
I am going to call them to find out more

SCAM!  The IRS does not call unless you call them first and ask to have them call you back.  Any IRS contact is always initiated via US Mail.

they tell me they from IRS