I have gotten 2 calls the past day from 347-926-7026 and 347-671-0323. The caller sounds like someone with an Indian or African accent. It was the same scenario, they are calling from the 'dept. of legal affairs', and want a call back from 'my legal counsel' or I will be in 'big trouble' . .

just recieved 2 calls from this person who said i owed back taxes from 2010.......they wanted my lawyers number and name and said i will be arrested tomorrow.  good luck arresting me where i work......not a chance in hell......total scam.....

Received a call first from a Nigile; said he was from the Dept of Legal Affairs at US Treasury and that I was to call Angela Johnson at 347-926-7026.  I called and Angela (whom she said she is from the Dept of Legal Affairs of the US Treasury) said there is an arrest warrant out for me for business taxes from 2008 in the amount of $80,057.00.  Angela said I could do a settlement and/or pay plan.  I said I don't recall owing for 2008.  Angela said did you not receive a CP503.  I said no.  Angela said several notices were sent to you with no response from me.  Angela said Chris Evans the IRS Officer will be out to arrest me.  Angela said I would have to pay $3000 toward the taxes owed.  I told Angela I don't have that kind of money.  Angela asked how much do I have to put down on the taxes?  I said only about $1000.  Angela instructed me to go to Walmart and ask for a green dot money pak voucher.  Angela told me not to hang up because she has the officers on the other end; and if I hang up the officers will come to arrest me.  Angela said they have had others who promised to do it immediately and never did; so now you must stay on the line with her until the money transaction is done.  Angela told me that I have only 30 minutes to complete the down payment on the taxes until the officers come to my place or work or home to arrest me.  Angela said after the down payment is made, IRS will send me documentation of it and set me up on a pay plan and/or settlement amount.  My husband and I went to Walmart to do as she had requested.  I had to go to the  Money Booth and asked for a green dot money pak voucher.  (of which Angela told me not to say it was for taxes or Walmart will charge me a percentage and not the typical $4.95) for a voucher.  I asked the woman for a voucher and she said for how much, and I said for $1000.  She then said she needs to know what it is for.  I hesitated because Angela told me not to say taxes or I would have to pay a percentage.  The woman at the Money Booth said "I am just trying to protect you because there have been many scams lately"; of which there was just one for about the same where a woman paid $3500 and was scammed.  The woman at the Money Booth put in a call for Walmart security.  His name was Justin.  Well Justin got on my cell phone with Angela and said a few words and Angela hung up on him.  Justin told me it was a scam and that I should report this to my local authorities.  

Keep getting calls first at my home now at my job saying there is a federal investigation on me and ask for a woman name Angela Johnson. I do not know what this is about

Received the same call. When I called they wanted my phone number and then my name.  I could even hear Justin in the background. I hung up!

Just got a call from this number - claiming to be IRS Legal Affairs.  Man with heavy Asian accent said his name was Marshal Anderson.  Said I need to call Angela Johnson at this number.  Asked him to give me the social security number associated with my return; and he said he did not have that information. Asked for a case number; and he said did not have that information. Asked his name, and he said Marshal Anderson.  Basically told him, "yeah, right ..." and hung up.  Looked up the number he gave me and validated it was a scam.

I just got a call from Eileen - telling me to call immediately or have my attorney call......couldn't make out all she said cause she couldn't speak English...gotta love it

I was called this morning from this number (347) 926-7026 by a guy claiming his name to be Daniel Rich (w/ a foreign accent) from the Dept. of Legal Services for the Dept. of the Treasury and that legal action has been started about with them in accordance to my payment plan being revoked. He refused to let me speak to a supervisor or someone else who could speak better english.  I couldn't understand him too well so I kept asking him to clarify and began to become rude and condescending then started threatening me that I'm going to lose my house and that a constable will be coming to my place of employment.  The funny thing is he had a 4 yr old address and wouldn't give me any other details.  

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 exact same message.....told me his name was Justin Black and he was from the department of Legal affairs and that an enforcement action was started in my name.....begged me to call him back or my attorney representative asap.....he said "thank you" and have a blessed day...lol....then he said "god bless".
You can tell by the words he uses that this is a scam....Also we don't have a "Department of Legal Affairs".....Another NEW GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT AND NEW SCAMMER...I am told this  joker uses a "google" voice account and that they are most likely over sea's so no one can touch them for their illegal scams....they are just trying to scar people into sending them money.....

Got a call from this number and with a very heavy accent (Indian,) said I should call her back or have my lawyer call her back
What a waste of time and resources to have to listen to this bull s***

Received a phone call today (THANKSGIVING) 347-926-7029 from Adam Jones (heavy Indian/Middle Eastern Accent) ya right your name is Adam jones from the Dept. of Legal Affairs had my husbands first and last name and asked why we had a tax lien on us (which we did, but was satisfied several months ago).  Told him it was satisfied and I have a release letter from the IRS.  He said well my computer is not showing it being paid!!  I said well if this is a legal matter, I should be receiving some documentation in the mail, why don't you give me your full information about who you are.  CLICK!!  Tried calling back and they would not answer the phone!!  Attorney Generals office will be hearing from me tomorrow!!

I got the same call she read me this "legal Document" said IRS was coming to arrest me tomorrow. Said she could work it out for me, right here and now. When I said I think I will contact a lawyer she said why they will cost you more than what I am offering. When I said that is my right she got mad at me and said they are arresting you tomorrow at your work I said good it will give everyone something to talk about she got mad and hung up on me.
They have nothing better to do?

Just got a phone call from this exact phone number.  It has been calling our home for days but never left a message until today.  A man with a very heavy accent (Indian or from Middle East maybe?) said his name was Ricky Gibson and he was from the Department of Justice and Legal Affairs.  I couldn't make out a lot of what he was saying; however, did catch that it was very urgent that we call him immediately because a legal matter was pending and my husband would go to jail today if it's not cleared up.  He had my husbands full name.

I had a feeling it was a scam, but I checked with the kids and other family members to make sure they were ok first and then thought to look online to check out the number and came up with this site.  Now I can really relax and not worry about it.  I will contact our local police just to alert them so they can put it in the weekly newsletter for other residents to be aware of it.

I don't understand how the phone number can't be shut down.  It's got a New York area code to it.  Maybe they figure to leave it as is because they'd probably just get another number and this way it's all from the same one?  Who knows.  Irritating though because you know some people fall for it.

Received a phone call from this number saying I owed taxes from 2004.  Told them I was retired and just received SS and small pension and I did not owe taxes.  Told me to tell my lawyer to contact them.  I told them no I did not have a lawyer and they said the IRS would be at my door tomorrow.  I told them to go for it.

My client was called regarding a prior bill owed to the IRS.  The call was supposed to be from the IRS and wanted their money and  other information.  They were brave enough to give this phone number.  My clients were older and didn't know what to do so they called me to check.  I came up with this when I checked.  Be careful

I received a call from an Angela.she insisted if I hung up and did not pay money to IRS I would be arrested. I currently have a dispute with IRS. They frightened me to the point I almost gave it to them.
Why isn't the government doing something to protect the public from these awful people.i called her back today to ask her how much money they made today?

They sound very shady, and when I ask to many questions they can't answer, they hang up

keep calling, I do not answer # that I don't no . Went to voice mail and no one left a message.

I have been receiving calls from sereral 347 numbers over the last couple of months. They are claiming to be with the IRS and the Legal Dept. One of them was creative enought to give me an ext as well as an employee ID number. The best part is, they answer the phone, pretend t transfer you to the ext and they themselves are the same person! NONE of them speak English. When I began asking questions they typically hang up. I have had one of them go as far as to read me a 'legal' statement and claim they are recording it and in this statement the say they are coming to get me right now and take me to jail for 6 months for tax fraud. Again, when I began asking questions they hung up. They are very persistant in their calls, calling 4-5 times daily, but I have just stopped answering them and let them leave a voice mail.
I have also reported it to my local police dept who says they are aware of them, but unfortunately cannot do anything as the calls are coming from overseas. But they did direct me to this site in order to make others aware.

IRS: http://www.irs.gov/uac/Tax-Scams-Consumer-Alerts
       http://www.irs.gov/
http://800notes.com/forum/ta-8c2f64bf2b91fa5/irs-warns-of-telephone-scam
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_24016224/fremon ... ty-targeted-irs

Mine had an Indian accent really bad.  He claimed to be from IRS and that I owned a fine.

They said they were from the IRS and I needed to pay a fine.  Totally bogus.  IRS will never call you for a payment over the phone.  Be nice to know who to call so they can get these guys.

Got a call today. Immediately seemed sketchy

I received this call from the same person named Justin Black. The message was exactly the same.  This is a scam. Please help on how to report them to the authorities. Thank you.

I too have gotten a call from Irene Fernandez, calling from the same number, 1-347-926-7026. She claims to be from the Department of Legal Affairs and says that Enforcement Action is being initiated against me and that if I don't call back, I should have an attorney call them back asap. This appears to be a scam to scare people...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation's consumer protection agency, is warning consumers to be on the alert for scam artists posing as debt collectors. It may be hard to tell the difference between a legitimate debt collector and a fake one. Sometimes a fake collector may even have some of your personal information, like a bank account number. A caller may be a fake debt collector if he:

?is seeking payment on a debt for a loan you do not recognize;
?refuses to give you a mailing address or phone number;
?asks you for personal financial or sensitive information; or
?exerts high pressure to try to scare you into paying, such as threatening to have you arrested or to report you to a law enforcement agency.

If you think that a caller may be a fake debt collector:

?Ask the caller for his name, company, street address, and telephone number. Tell the caller that you refuse to discuss any debt until you get a written "validation notice." The notice must include the amount of the debt, the name of the creditor you owe, and your rights under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
If a caller refuses to give you all of this information, do not pay! Paying a fake debt collector will not always make them go away. They may make up another debt to try to get more money from you.?Stop speaking with the caller. If you have the caller's address, send a letter demanding that the caller stop contacting you, and keep a copy for your files. By law, real debt collectors must stop calling you if you ask them to in writing.
?Do not give the caller personal financial or other sensitive information. Never give out or confirm personal financial or other sensitive information like your bank account, credit card, or Social Security number unless you know whom you're dealing with. Scam artists, like fake debt collectors, can use your information to commit identity theft ? charging your existing credit cards, opening new credit card, checking, or savings accounts, writing fraudulent checks, or taking out loans in your name.
?Contact your creditor. If the debt is legitimate ? but you think the collector may not be ? contact your creditor about the calls. Share the information you have about the suspicious calls and find out who, if anyone, the creditor has authorized to collect the debt.
?Report the call. Contact the FTC and your state Attorney General's office with information about suspicious callers. Many states have their own debt collection laws in addition to the federal FDCPA. Your Attorney General's office can help you determine your rights under your state's law.

http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0258-fake-debt-collectors

A MAN HAS CALLED ME TWICE FROM THIS NUMBER USING ONLY  MY FIRST AND MIDDLE NAME. HE SAYS HIS NAME IS JUSTIN BLACK AND HE IS CALLING FROM THE DEPT. OF LEGAL AFFAIRS AND SAYING THAT IF I DON'T CALL BACK THAT IT COULD TURN INTO A LEGAL AFFAIR FOR ME. HE HAS A FOREIGN ACCENT.

Good grief can't we all just get along we are struggling enough as it is, let people live their lives taking care of families and self

Wow.  Another new made up government department,  headed up by a new and innovative scammer....