Fraudulent call, please be aware

Arrest me? I would like to see that happen. lol
No Dice, not even a roll

Received a call from a franklin benjamin stating someone owed money in our household. the name was unclear. sounded like and automated robot-like voicemail. Benjamin Franklin would rise from his grave and attack this guy for using his name. One of his quotes is the only thing certain is death and taxes. just a factoid. Point is the coincidence in the Federal Securities Bureau's agent's name. LOL

Message and tip to the scammers: Give it up. You got no live bait. You'll do better jumping into a pool of piranhas.  

I got the same call who acted as IRS supervisor told me that I owe the money to the government. This guy gave me fake ID and Case number. Also gave me 3 options. 1. Pay in cash 2. Go to court (If I loose I pay another 40,000 to of what I owe. If I won, IRS pays double amount of I owe). 3. Pay cash now, then rectify later. I reported to the police as scam.

I GOT THE SAME MESSAGE. CALLED BACK & THREATENED ON THE PHONE. THEY HAD MY RIGHT NAME. TOLD'EM TO CALL MY TAXMAN & THEY SAID I COULD DEAL WITH THE POLICE IN 1/2HR & HUNG UP. I REPORTED'EM TO THE SHERIFF DEPT. & IRS. IT'S A SCAM ; DON'T GIVE $ OR ANY INFO!!!

Report these calls Here:

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.

I RESIDE IN SO. CALIF I RECEIVED A THREATENING PHONE CALL FROM A "FRANKLIN BENJAMIN" FROM FEDERAL  SECURITIES BUREAU DEPT. TAXATION RE:RED FLAGGED FOR TAX EVASION.  CALLER ID #347 5590378 WHICH WOULD NOT RECEIVE A CALL BACK/ BUT  GAVE 888 5080107 TO CALL BACK ON. THEY WERE THREATENING & I TOLD 'EM TO CONTACT MY TAX MAN. THEY TOLD ME THEN I WOULD HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE POLICE IN 1/2 HR. AND HUNG UP ON ME.  i REPORTED 'EM TO THE SHERIFF DEPT. & THE TREASURY INSPECTOR GENERAL 800 3664484.  BEWARE OF THIS SCAM!!! (THEY HAD MY CORRECT NAME-)

Easy. Buy a new phone with call block function and BLOCK THEM FOR LIFE ! HA HA

I got a call from this number and he has guts to leave a message that If I dont call back I will be arrested. Dont know how to stop these people from calling me with harrassing messages!!

scam caller just f*** them.or record his voice and post it on inter media.

These people can not play with these issues they should be arrested.

I got exactly the same call.

Got a call from a "Kevin Rodgers" who had a very strong accent and who was very rude.  He kept asking for my husband, and when told that he was at work, demanded that I take down his name and phone number for my husband to call back.  I looked up this number and got this page (and many others).  Good thing--now I know for sure it's a scam. I appreciate whomever set these pages up.

Just got the call too.  Indian accent, sounded like from a call center.  Said his name was Kevin Rogers and calling about tax fraud, and something about warrant for arrest.  The police around here have been receiving notification of many of this type of calls.  Last time I got the call they said they wanted me to pay what they claimed was an outstanding amount by purchasing a prepaid card from Walmart or Walgreens and then call them with the number.  Yeah, I'm sure that IRS really wants me to pay outstanding amounts with prepaid card from Walmart!!!

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

Charlie King from the IRS saying my wife needed to call back immediately before it's too late.

Completely agree. He said his name was Franklin Benjamin. That really fooled me. I don't know how to get them to stop though. I don't know what they are getting out of this either.

Keep getting calls from these fake numbers. This time it was from a "Franklin Benjamin". Last times it was a "Tony Foster". This is a scam.

These guys just don't give up; they have been calling for weeks now. Same written speech just different names and voices. What kind of idiots are they? Look them up. It is a fraudulent call. The government will always mail out notices and never with such a nasty tone. I called in and reported them to the local FBI offices on Wilshire Blvd. They are breaking the law impersonating "government/IRS representatives".

This IS a scammer. He said his name was Benjamin.The govt NEVER calls and threatens on the phone. Federal agencies are required to send out mailed notifications. DO NOT GET SCARED NOR GIVE THEM YOUR INFO OR MONEY!

Same guy named Franklin... I am going to call back and give him my personal info right away

Said I was in trouble for tax evasion, he was a Federal agent and I must call immediately to resolve the issue or I would be put in jail.

Got a call saying that I was in serious trouble with the law and could be arrested unless I called this number.

Just got a call from this number.. Guy had a strong Indian accent and said was from Fraud Tax Invasion, which is highly unlikely when i called back from my cellphone number the guy said F**k you stop calling me

Called about tax evasion notice and said to call back or we "would be arrested." Said his name was Franklin and claimed to be from the Federal Securities Bureau (A Google search of which reveals that it is "the internal counterintelligence agency of the Russian Federation and successor to the Soviet KGB; formerly led by Vladimir Putin").

Claiming to be Federal agent, talking about a tax evasion charge.

I got the same message. Sounded like it was from a cell phone or something. Very scratchy, hard to understand.

Said they have been sent a tax evasion notice for my name and I was to call them or I would be arrested......who is this?????