I got the same phone call in virginia. Threatening me telling my attorney needs to call. All a scam

Same guy called me.  Same: Nathan Brooks and Officer David Johnson(same voice and VERY difficult to understand).  Stated he needed me to get counsel and return his call because I was involved or a witness in a sexual assault case and I would need counsel and money.  He stated in another 'try' that he was the investigator and I was to report to him immediately because I was in trouble through the IRS.  He has called three times now.  I have not answered, but looked up the number on the internet.

My daughter answered the phone and was greeted by an "Officer Chris Martin" claiming I owed money to the IRS and that I needed to pay immediately or I would be arrested.  My daughter hung up and he called back and became aggressive with her.  She hung up and he called back telling her he knew our address (which he did) and that she was going to die if she didn't pay.  She hung up and he called back, yet again, this time saying he wanted to have sex with her.  He proceeded to call back 27 times in a 23 minute period.  He left 6 voice mail messages with similar aggressive statements.  In one he says he loves and misses me, and the one immediately following he says I will die.

Needless to say, do just hang up when you hear from these people.  If you owe money, the IRS will not contact you in this manner.  Period.  I have been told by the local police, that while this is illegal it's a misdemeanor crime and the call is coming from out of state.  Out of their jurisdiction.  That is heartbreaking.  

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 .

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.  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.

Got one in Houston.  Left a message on our machine.  The IRS does not call you and threaten in this manner.

A man named Nathan Brooks called this morning, June 5, 2014, saying he was from the IRS. My husband picked up the phone to ask what this was about, and the man said he was calling about my owing taxes. I don't owe taxes, so my husband ended the phone call. I called the 917-300-3725 number and spoke with this person to see what he had to say. He said I owed taxes. I said "when will I receive a letter about this?" and he said "tomorrow". I said "I'll wait for my letter" and hung up.

Your welcome! :)

I also had Nathan brooks  call me today harassing me about 3900 he said my husband I owe the irs... Same 917 number as mentioned .. Threatening me with arrest.. Said I have to resolve within 2 hours with a preloaded cash card from path mark or Home Depot... I can't believe he gets away with this.. Police said nothing can be done unless u had a loss of funds ... It was very aggravating to say the least .. He kept calling and harassing me ...

Got a call from this Indian IRS imposter and I told this guy to go f*** his mother and he got extremely upset and cursed me out for 3 mins straight. I asked him why he was so upset cause I thought he liked to f*** his mother. It was hillarious. If anyone gets a call from this guy just tell him to go f*** his mother and you will have a great laugh

917-300-3725 called and left a message on my answering machine. the guy was named Mr. Johnson with  Asian accent, and had my name .

These indian b*****ds called me and i just googled and came across this.

Got this same call saying my daughter was in a life-threatening situation and needed to call them by noon tomorrow. 917-300-3725. Call was from "David Johnson." I called back and that call was answered by another gentleman who said the first guy was just kidding about her dying. I told him I was calling local law enforcement and he said "Wonderful" and hung up on me. Daughter called their number back with a text app she could delete with me on three-way. The answering machine said we had reached "Tax Crime Investigation - Unit of IRS - Desk of Officer Nathan Brooks." He then called her back but hung up on her when she stated who she was and that they had told her mom she was going to die. What a piece of s***!!!!

So glad I looked up this phony phone number and saw these posts. Just received this same call. Except his name was Officer David Cooper from the Tax Crime Investigation Unit of the IRS. SOB!. Said my husband or his lawyer needs to call to SAVE HIMSELF.

They usually are not in the US to begin with. This is a scam operation and most likely in India. Do report the calls to the real IRS though:

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.

Total jerk. IRS scam. The person who he was calling for has been dead for almost 10 years. Next time I'll tell him that I'll report him to immigrations.

same person called me and when I asked for their address, he hung up on me

We just received a call from these same people. We use caller ID and don't answer unknown numbers. Read Alfalfa's April 17 comments on here to get a clear picture of what is going on and what you can do. Tell anyone you know who might be gullible to never fall for these scams. The only way they will stop is if they no longer are successful.

Got a call by officer Rico Lopez (!) of Texas Crime investigation unit, about some IRS issue. Heavy accent.

Irs fishing scam

I just got this message and actually left a message with my cell number...wish I read this before I did that.

Fake IRS SCAM

The Indian guy with strong accent just left me a message just said the same BS on my answering machine. I called back and left him a message and said I'll report u to IRS. he knew my name, and my husband's name.

Thanks so much,  I just got a call claiming to be from the tax fraud division.  I Google the number and your post came up.  Thanks for putting the info out there.  This creep had my name and address.

I got same situation here. This idiot, I hope he reads this comments, that people left about him and making fun of him. I told him not to call my number again, and OMG he was calling me names and was screaming at me, and sending me to hell and dropping f* bombs. I was really surprised, that IRS officer would do this. I hope police will get this son of a b*** one day, I would love to hear that. What's crazy, that after that he still called me again and I didn't pick up. I called police, and they said if he calls again, let them know. He sounded like Indian with words I didn't even understand, so I was also calling him names in Russian and Azeri language, I got so mad, I didn't care if he understands me. I hope, he doesn't get money from anybody, be careful!

Received voice mail stating I needed to contact "Officer Alex Morgan" @ 917-300-3725 with the Tax Crime Investigation unit with the IRS.  I was told I, or my lawyer, needed to call back "the very second" I get this call.  If I did not call back the best he could do was wish me good luck with the situation, and if I wanted to "save myself" I should return the call.  After my wife called back it was some answering machine and they called us again after 5 minutes and want to talk to me.I check on-line and find all this stories.

917-300-3725 called and left a message on my answering machine. I called back and the guy said he was named Nathan Brooks. However, the message said his named was Officer David Johnson. It was the same voice - Nathan Brooks and David Johnson. I told him to stop scamming people and he laughed and said I was jealous.

Received voice mail stating I needed to contact "Officer Rico Lopez" @ 917-300-3725 with the Tax Crime Investigation unit with the IRS.  I was told I, or my lawyer, needed to call back "the very second" I get this call.  If I did not call back the best he could do was wish me good luck with the situation, and if I wanted to "save myself" I should return the call.  The guy calling had a VERY thick accent to the point that I could not understand certain word he stated.  Also, there was a lot of back ground noise as if in a call center environment.  

Just received one from Fed IRS, Robin Peterson, on an outstanding tax liability, w/ 24hrs turn around required. Annoying, thick accent and defensive when questioned about validity. Could hear call center type place in the background.

If you didn't give them any information usually you don't have anything to worry about.  Still, I'd check my financial accounts just to be safe.

I just got a call from this doofis, told him I don't live in the states. After reading all of this I called him to let him know Indian food delivery was on it's way and if he doesn't get it in 30 minutes, NYPD will be knocking at his door.