they called me today Jan 13 2014  and left a message that I am under several criminal investigation and I need to call them back immediately. the accent is Indian. phone number to call back was 424 210 3580 and the caller ID showed unassigned 1 347 342 1797. please report these to police, they are harassing us.

This is a big scam do not fall for it.. They make you stay on the phone and tell you to buy gift cards and pay them.. They know your address they know everything about you.. Then they laugh when the money is taken..

yes, it happened to me few minutes ago. same phone number but this time name was different

I received call from 347 342  1797 say it is FBI I owe some money and there is arrest Warrant they are sendiing  police to arrest me. I called ' authorties  They say it is a scam . Be carefull.

I have a voice message from this # claiming to be federal crime unit looking into a warrant for my arrest, said that I had 3 outstanding charges, i have to pay immediately. Indian accent. They have no clue how to even be believable

I have a voice message from this # claiming to be federal crime unit looking into a warrant for my arrest.

I got a call from this number asking for my dad and threatening me

This is a scam with people pretending to be with our Feds

I had exact same conversation with Jason Smith today. I was worried till I googled the number and was not able to call them back"number not in service" message.thank you for relieving my anxiety.N

My wife was called at home from 347 342 1797 stating that they were calling from United States Treasury. I called them and they said I had won a lottery which was a  party line to obtain information. I just said that's great news but I am not into winning lottery

Since they have a real number and are impersonating federal officers, there should be a way to get back to them and haul them away.  What the is the method?

I had same phone message on 3rd Dec. 2013.
Claiming to be from federal crime department, asked me to call back.
Thanks for all the information as above, its a scam. I may call them from my other phone number 100 times.

I received exactly same call from someone named Marshall claiming to be some officer. We weren't home so he left a message. I called back last night several times but there was no ring then I googled and saw all the same stories about this phone #. This is definitely a scam and I am planning to contact police and FBI to report this.

Had a call from Marshall crime investigation today around lunch, that I owe IRS $1980.00, he said have to pay it right now or send a police to come and arrest you. he said we sent you 3 notice but now this money is due.....
he was going to pass me to payment department but I asked for my SS # he didnt have it, he said you disrespect the government with asking questions like these. I said I don't have this kind of money I can pay you only $100, he said no at least has to be $900, I said have no money he said ok $500 the rest can be paid later....I said have no money to pay you. then he said I put your file on hold ...these people don't have job or skills to make good money, get a life Marshall F...you.
they should be jail...

There was a voice mail from 347-342-1797 and the person identified himself as office Jason Smith of crime investgation department.   I called the local police and they informed me that even though I did not talk to the person identified as Officer Jason Smith I should file a FTC complaint.   Caller left a message saying "received a legal affidavit a legal case file against your name and your identity .........."

Calls and leaves a threatening voice message. Definitely a scam. I strongly encourage anyone getting a  threatening call from this phone number to report to local police, FTC, Do NOT CALL & FBI.
It is Scam.

Someone faking as federal agent , telling there are three criminal against me what he can help resolve !!

Very suspicious guy !! thick accent - could be a new jersey guy !

The number comes unassigned.

I got a voicemail that asked to call this number. Same stuff as described above. The only difference was, instead of an Indian accent (I am Indian so i know it), it was a New Jersey accent. Obvious scam. Read the helpful message from Alfalfa posted above.

Same here. Got call from guy with indian accent that knew our home address and all our names and had background noise as if its a police station. He gave transaction numbers to make sound real. Said to pick up cash and then head to walmart to purchase an item. Pretended to be police officer. Can be dangerous.

Got the same call from this guy definitely a scam. He may sound real but he is not. Hang up and call your local PD or the IRS themselves and let them know

Obscene calls throughout the day from both (347) 342-1797 and (347) 342-1792. We're filing a police report.

Calls and leaves a threatening voice message. Definitely a scam. I strongly encourage anyone getting a  threatening call from this phone number to report to local police, FTC, Do NOT CALL & FBI.

347-342-1797 call from Don Lawson I owe IRS $1986 from 2011. I must pay them by today or will be arrested by end of day. I told I don?t owe any money to IRS. Than he ignored what I said, told me to walk to bank, withdraw the money and not hang up the phone. Also told me to find Walmart to get a prepaid gov?t card. When I reached bank, he called said it to keep it confidential, I found that suspicious. So when I called back told him I will report him to IRS/Police he hung up quickly.

I owe IRS $1986 from 2011. I should send payment by today or warrant will be issued for arrest today. They insist payment with a specified time frame.

My wife and I got a call a few weeks ago and just recently this guy left a voice mail.
This mAssage is for xxxx xxx. Hia Mr. xxx, this is officer Ron Davis and I'm calling you from the Federal crime investigations Department. There are 3 federal criminal allegations against your name right now. On the voice mail I cannot disclose any confidential information. There are formal legal actions will be placed against your name. Call us back as soon as you receive this message. The number to reach us will be 3473421797 ,I repeat 3473421797 thank you."

the words message, investigations, allegations, confidential are with thick accent. Could be Bengal, Bihar or African.

YES, THIS IS A SCAM....Same thing. Indian accented guy. Sounded so stupid and sleazy. SAID I OWED $$ TO IRS, AKED HIM TO FAXA COPY OF LETTER....HE REFUSED TO IT AND SAID THAT I WILL BE ARREST. HE GOES BY THE NAME RON DAVIS & SHAWN MARSHALL 347-342-1797...... VERY RUDE, LOUD, AND WILL DO ANYTHING FOR MONEY....PLEASE DO NOT LISTEN TO THESE PEOPLE....SCAM, SCAM.......

I recieved a call from the same number on Nov 8.  The guy claim to be with Fedral Crime Investigation Department.
I am an Asian, thus I also have some Asian accent so I figured that this is not a Federal Government coming after me for some tax issues that I don?t owe to began with.
I called the person back few hundred times to annoy the and started to talk to them in Hindi.  The guy replied back in Hindi.
This is a SCAM.  DO NOT GIVE ANY MONEY OR YOUR PRIVATE INFO TO THESE PEOPLE.

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

Today at 10:50 AM call from # 347-342-1797 came to my home phone #. My wife gave them my cell # to reach. the rest of the story is similar in the sense telling me that there are several allegations filled against me for Fraud & Bank. There are also several notices from IRS for money owed by me and that Federal Crime Investigation of which he is an officer named Ron Davis with badge # 3352 need to response this final notification by call and can be resolved out-side the court by paying an out-standing amount of $1,986.20. I told them that this a news to me that I owe money to IRS. I asked them to provide me evidences that IRS has sent to my home address. BTW my home phone is a listed one. The rest of the story is no different that the guys sounded heavy Indian accented. There was another guy claiming he is a Supervisor with name as Shawn Marshall with badge # 3952. Apparently, these guys are targeting People from India / Pakistan. Be aware. I feel like filling a case against these guys. Thank you for reading my incident. Let other friends & family be known of this type of fraud.      

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