Got a call today from officer someone with a very thick accent (maybe Indian or mexican). Lots of background noise. He said I was being sued by the IRS  for fraudulent tax reporting from 2008-2012. Asked for my lawyer information.. I was shocked and said I had no idea what he was talking about and thAt I received no mail correspondence. He gave specific dates on when letters were sent and asked me where I was on those dates back in march!!!!  He told me that I could be lying about not getting the mail and the courts would decide...  He also said that a cop from the local authorities would be at my house in the next few days to arrest me!!!! I continued to deny wrong doing and he becomes clearly frustrated. ' saying things like ' omg,'. I told him I was being harrassed and he became more defensive and told me that he would resend the paperwork.  I asked for a supervisor and got much of the same. Then I asked for a number that I could call back to confirm this and he gave me a 'John smith' number at 917-300-3102.    He was suppose to be some type of officer and when I called back the phone connection was bad so he called me back. Again, spoke w a rude man w a thick accent, claiming I was being sued by the IRS, he has my address and name and told me to get a lawyer and to expect the police to imprison me... I insisted that he give me another number for my local IRS dept in pa. He said that was useless that they didn't have the files of information for me.. I continued to insist that I had general questions for them and I wanted more contact info. He continued to become more frustrated and eventually hung up on me!! The whole thing was upsetting as I was harrassed and was being told that cops were going to come to my house and arrest me and could face jail time for up to three years!!!!!  They never asked for money but wanted lawyer info!   I hope these guys get caught!  Was total harassment and impersonation of the IRS!

I got this today, I could tell it was a call center left a message on my voicemail and knew my name, but I worry about people who aren't so savvy and will call this jerks and get ripped off.  I think these telemarketers and scam artists are out of hand. Shame on them. They know everyone is terrified of the IRS, so they are using peoples fear to rape them of their hard earned money. So shameful

When I pointed out the incongruities in his statement, he because agitated.  Based on my estimation of the accent, I asked him if he was calling from a call center in India.  He eventually claimed that he was Mexican and was calling from Brooklyn and then said something in Mexican-accented Spanish.  I still think that he is Indian.  Eventually during the course of the banter, he said to me "f*** you" and hung up.  Yes indeed, I will report this as well.....

Call came in, asking for me by first name (not legal name), stating he was an IRS officer, who was calling to ask if I had a attorney yet for the upcoming law suit filed against me.  I stated I had no I idea I had a lawsuit filed so why would I have a lawyer.  I asked what the case was about, and another person came on the line.  This man basically stated the same thing.  My being suspicious I said is that all you need, the man said yes, and disconnected.

Both men sounded as if they had an Indian accent.  This call came in late afternoon.  

The IRS will NEVER call you direct, and NEVER call you by your regular shorten version of your name.  

I received a message yesterday from David cooper who said he was from the IRS.  He said I had to call back or my attorney. Urgent! I owed back taxes. Very threatening. He knew my name. Scary.

This is some coward hiding behind a magicJack device plugged in at some God-forsaken corner of the world where there is Internet service.  He's no better than a common criminal using a magicJack device and your fear the same way a common thief uses a toy pistol hidden in the pocket of his overcoat to make a bulge that looks like a real gun.

You can verify that this is a magicJack number by searching for it at http://www.phonevalidator.com .

This scam has been extensively researched at
http://www.pindropsecurity.com/consumer-fraud ... irs-phone-scam/ and it was found that magicJack numbers are frequently used, and many of the scammers are operating out of India.  There is even an audio recording of a call returned to one of these numbers and a written transcript of the recording contained in links from the Pindrop Security blog.

MagicJacks are readily obtainable outside of the United States for about $100 US and can come with up to a year of free calling to the U.S. and Canada.  In India, see, for example,
http://magicjack.in .
So it doesn't take long to turn a profit, even if only 0.1% of the people they call are stupid enough to believe the scammers.

In addition to the regular reporting channels, e.g., the Department of the Treasury, the FTC, and/or your local state attorney general's office, you might also report the abuse to YMAX Corp.  This is a fully-owned subsidiary of the company that sells magicJacks.  YMAX Corp. is in charge of assigning telephone numbers to magicJack devices.  I have seen reports that they are pretty good at responding to complaints and may be able to permanently shut off a magicJack device, if necessary, so that it can never be used again.

The YMAX Corp. main web page is at:
http://www.ymaxcorp.com
and their site giving information on how to lodge a complaint is at:
http://www.ymaxcorp.com/contact.html

Note that the "contact" website gives a clickable link to a "live chat" where you can make your complaint.

I just got a message from this David Cooper fellow too ). I am clean on my taxes and the way his message was treatening I knew it was not an investigator or IRS officer.  It sounded like a scam but in case it was really some crazy IRS man with some wrong information, I googled the phone number. I will be ready if he calls back. I had the same type of call as all of the other people are mentioning. He even said, if I want to 'save myself' i will call back right away... that part was funny! But, I really hope no one is falling for this!!

Just got a call from a David Cooper who left this call-back number. He left a message on my voice mail stating he was "from tax crime investigations with the IRS"  that it was urgent that my attorney or I call him back and then wished me luck. I owe nothing but I was still worried, so I did a quick Internet search and found this site.

Caller had a heavy accent. It could have been Indian or Mid-Eastern. There was a lot of background noise.

My thanks to all the other posters for sharing & helping me achieve some serenity regarding this instance.

My mother just called me that she had received a voice message from Officer David Cooper from IRS. Apparently, he was involved in some "very urgent" investigation and my mom had to call back right away to avoid "dire consequences." Needless to say, this call smelled fishier than Boston Harbor.

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

Dude with a very heavy Indian accent call said he was officer somebody  and when told him he was funny he got mad and cursed at me and hung up.  Losers

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Got a call from Officer David Cooper from the tax crime investigation unit. He said it was very time sensitive. It was urgent that he hear back from me or my attorney. He had a very heavy Indian accent. He acted like if I didn't call back I'd be in big trouble. He called twice. DO NOT CALL BACK. This is a scam. IRS sends everything in the mail. I am going to report this.


















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Caller said Arthur owed federal taxes. Arthur has been mentally I'll for 34 years he owes nothing it's a scam.

Got a call from IRS Officer Rico Lopez stating husband was behind on taxes.  Caller sounded like he was reading a script and also had very heavy Indian accent.  Went to IRS website and someone else had had a call from same number.