I just got a call from a different number today believe to also be a fishing call.4152511037. Anyone else get a call from them? Said I was being investigated.

I got the same message Sunday night which was unusual that the IRS would call me on a Sunday night. I followed up with the IRS Monday and they have no knowledge of that phone number so yes it is a scam!!

I got call from this no 7169805039 the person name adam scott.

This guy had called several time and left same message. I had called and its directly goes to the voice mail.

I got the same call with a threat that if I or my attorney does not contact me I will suffer the consequences.
Officer Adam Scott. Same number.

Got the same call twice.  I am frustrated and feel vulnerable.  How can we stop this

got call , how to report this

Received a caller few mins back from Evans from IRS from 716-980-5039 saying I need to call back or have my attorney call back and if I don't then it could cost me and wished good luck. As mentioned by everyone, this is a scam.

We got a call at 7169805039 and called at 10:32 he said he is the IRS and he said that it was a scam and we are the police and we we'll find that guy or I we'll find des stupid bad guy

Got two calls this afternoon on the answering machine from an "Officer Adams" saying do not ignore this call, and either you or your attorney need to call back or suffer consequences (or something like that). There was no mention of IRS or any other type of office

Got a call this afternoon from 716-980-5039 its a pre-recorded message. Message said from an IRS officer named Adam Scott asked not to ignore this message neither call back, he asked my attorny to call back to 7169805039 number for an IRS issue. looks like scam.

I had received two messages in my voice-mail box around (8:56 am and 10:44am). I spoke to that guy only to find out later that it was a scam.

I received this call twice already. It seemed so silly to me, so I ignored it. But I donot have patience to keep on getting such ridicules calls. My question is to all how to prevent such solicitation, especially when you have criminals on the other side. Any suggestions!

I did receive the same call twice yesterday. Whoever is doing this need to stop. Why don't you earned your money the legal way, and stop trying to take the easy way out.

Do not call this number I got a call this afternoon.

Got a call this afternoon from 716-980-5039 its a pre-recorded message. Message said from an IRS officer named Adam Scott asked not to ignore this message neither call back, he asked my attorny to call back to 7169805039 number for an IRS issue.  This person has a thick foreign Indian accent. DO NOT CALL BACK. IT IS A SCAM.

I also received this same call from the same 716 980 5039 number. One call showd as a blocked call on caller ID. Said the same message--Got a call this morning from 716-980-5039 seemed like a pre-recorded message. Message said from an IRS officer named Adam Scott asked to call back to the aforementioned number.  This person has a thick foreign accent.  It sounds like a scam.

I've already posted this, but will post it again:

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've gotten a call from this number 3 times already. There's a pre-recorded message in different accents telling me to get my attorney ready because I have IRS issues. Anyone know how to stop this scam?

I also recieved this call today from this number 716-980-5039.  Glad I checked the number first ( to find out it's a scam) before calling it back!  

Ihave received two call this am alone, but didnt answer cause i dont do unknown numbers. I was tokd to get a lawyer asap and if not good luck to me. I am not too worried because one they didnt even mention my name in the message, and two it sounded pre recorded. I dont know about anyone else but i never heard of anyone with such a thick Indian accent named Adam Scott.

i also go a call from this officer adam scott. he said he was the IRS officer. and i owed 3 years of back taxes, and they are getting me for tax evasion and lying to the IRS for not reporting all my income. They said i had sent money overseas, and wanted to know where the money came from. He also stated some tax laws , from the book, like hedge clause 6331, which i violated. He said i needed a good attorney, because the officers were coming to my house to serve me, so i can be taken to jail. MY daughter heard the conversation, and was so upset, that i was going to be taken to jail.AND WE COULD NOT SPEND THANKSGIVING TOGETHER  AS A FAMILY. I called my CPA,  IRS, AND MICHAEL FINNY , CHANNEL 7 NEWS TEAM . THIS IS SO AWFUL, MY

This morning, I received a call with a recorded message from the IRS* that I or my attorney should call back with proper information. I returned the call  from my cell and the man who answered introduced himself as IRS officer stationed at an special criminal investigation unit. It drove me NUTS!

Following the due diligence, I found it?s a scam!

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I just received a call from this same number at 845 am on Thanksgiving morning (the IRS is closed) claiming that I owe taxes and I need to have just lawyer contact them. It is a total scam from a bunch of low life people that are either too stupid or too lazy to actually make an honest living. Instead they want to steal hard working Americans money by bullying them into thinking they are going to be in trouble with the IRS.  It's just ridiculous.

I received a call from 716-980-5039. It was a recorded message asking to return the phone call and I should have my Lawyer also available and that the call is from the IRS.  In my opinion the call is from a low life Garbage person and he sounded like a Pakistani accent and an absolute looser.

I received call today twice, one 8,40am and again 11.40am from same 716 980 5039 dam scott, seems like it was oriental accent ( Vietnamese may be) left message that he calling from IRS to call them back either you or your attorney.

This does look like scam for sure.  I am trying to contact real IRS office to find out about this.

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

Received two threatening calls today requiring that my lawyer and I contact this number or suffer the consequences.   Did call and same accent had a different name.  

Same no. Same message but Russian accent. When I said IRS can't call at 6:45 in morning he said "listen Buddy". That was my clue I said "f u" and hung up.

Definitely a scam.  I forwarded my voicemail message to the IRS Fishing email to have them investigate.