I just answered the call after 2 voicemails from James Brown, telling me I need to call his boss Russell Reid at 567-244-4592 in regards to a legal case they have opened on me.  When I questioned that why do I need to call this number if he's already calling me from this number he said because he couldn't transfer me.  I then asked for the 1-800 number telling him my phone doesn't make long distance calls.  He said I would have to call that number immediately.  I then asked him to have Mr Reid call me instead and he said Mr Reid doesn't make phone calls, that's when I told him well neither do I.  I enjoyed jacking with the idiot.  He had a heavy Indian accent on the voicemail so I figured it was a scam since I don't think the US Treasury uses the term "legal mess" to scare people into calling them back.  I already reported him to the FTC and TX Attorney Gen Ofc.  I did 67call the number back before but I call blocked it * 67 & i think bc I did that it didn't charge me as I checked w my phone co, a recording said that wasn't a working number.  Sprint Rep said it was probably a google number linked to an overseas scam.  

SCAM SCAM  Called us to.  The accent is so thick most of what she says is in audible.  Something about Department of Legal Affairs blah blah blah.  Same number 530-733-0024

PS The phone number used was 530-733-0024

I received a call just a while ago.  Guy said to have my husband call his supervisor from the "Department of Legal Affairs at the US Treasury".  Said they were going to have legal enforcement against his name (my husband).  Said his supervisors name is RUSSELL REID...Glad I found others who said that name.

11-19-2013 Today I received a phone call from a woman her number showed up as (3302), strong accent, said she was a paralegal for Dept. of Legal Affairs of US Treasury and was I aware that there is a class actions suit against me....said I needed to call her supervisor Russel Reed ASAP and he will give me the details. I asked why then didn't he call me himself? Furthermore, I've done nothing wrong. I waited for 40 min. so my husband could listen in on the conversation, I called the number given me 347-671-0299, it wouldn't even ring, I dialed it 8 times, non-functional.  I knew it was a scam, but I wanted to breath some heat down on them and tell them this was a recorded conversation which I was turning over to the police, the FTC and investigator Jessey from the Channel 5 News.

Same thing happened to me with similar tactics:
Received call stating that there is an criminal investigation against me and asking for my lawyers number so they can send some (insert legal  jargon) form. Said I do not have a lawyer and asked for details. Was told to take down 347-671-0299 to call Agent Russel Reed who is the lead investigator. Person on the phone said he was not authorized to to disclose anything since he was only a paralegal.

After several tries I got through to the number. I asked for Russel Reed and a person acknowledged being Mr. Reed. But he sounded suspiciously like the person who initially called me. He said a letter was mailed out last week with the details and that there was an arrest warrant out for me. He then said he would transfer me to his supervisor Angela Johnson. She answered immediately and identified herself as a supervisor with the Dept. of Legal Affairs with the US Treasury Department, employee # 11537.

I was informed that the call was being recorded and logged for investigators, they had a trace on my phone number so were aware of my exact location, and they were going to send out Detective Taylor or someone to arrest me.

Supposedly I owed $93K in back taxes and fees and there was a warrant out for my arrest and should get a lawyer immediately. But she was willing to make a settlement and to waive all interest and fees if I agreed to settle. I had to make a good will payment first. Playing along I offered $100. She said due to the amount I owe it needed to be $5K. After she consulted with the "investigation officer" it was finally lowered to $500. And then the whole KMart, 711, RadioShack voucher thing came into play.

At that point I said I did not have any money and she would have to send Detective F****ff to my door and I hung up.

Keep in mind these scammers are Pros. They do this day in, day out and prey on your fears. They are very good at it and almost had me initially. But the foreign accents, immediate call answers and transfer pick ups instead of the lengthy hold times with other gov't agencies, and the "voucher" payment demand should convince anyone this is a scam. In addition, no gov't agency outside the CIA or NSA (for sure) would automatically trace your call unless there was a judge approved warrant for it.

Same thing is happening to me.  I received several calls from this number  out of New York. It is a rude man with a heavy middle eastern accent who calls himself Michael Smith with The Department of Legal Affairs.  He said he was calling me regarding an enforcement action which has been  activated under my name.  His advice was that I return the call immediately or contact my lawyer that I have retained for this purpose.  All this on my voice mail.  Of course I am not calling back.  SCAM!!!!  Don't fall for it.  Think to yourself...Have I done anything that would warrant legal action under my name?  Stupid!

I received several calls from this number showing up on my caller ID show in color as unavailable from New York. This last call a rude middle eastern accented woman left a message stating  she was with the department of legal affairs and she was calling regarding a enforcement action which is been and activated on my name.  advice was that I return the call immediately or contact my lawyer that I have retained for this purpose.  She ended the call with have a blessed day God bless. I have seen these words used as closing sentences in other real estate scams. I returned call, it was answered on first ring by a answering machine stating I should leave message they would return call.  I requested they not call this number anymore and I was on to the scam.they continue to callI i block the number so that it Routes straight to voicemail.

I received the call yesterday.  The man said everything he possibly could including what's listed in the previous email.  I told him to hold while I contacted my girlfriend who works for the IRS and he went ballistic.  Told me the offer was good for only 20 minutes.  I tried to call back and it went to a busy signal or a voicemail.

They done me the same way but I was dumm I gave them $300.

The exact same thing happened to me.  I hung up on them.

This is a criminal extortion scam operating out of India. They are making the calls utilizing VOIP and the names of legitimate firms to make it appear the calls are originating from within the US. There is NO "company" or "debt" and you will NOT be arrested. They are harvesting and/or buying consumers' personal identifying information and you need to do whatever you can to protect yourself. This includes: Notifying the FTC: https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/, placing fraud alerts with all three credit bureaus, notifying your bank and employer and letting these criminals know you are aware they are attempting to extort money for a non-existent debt and have alerted the authorities.

ABC News released an investigative report on this scam a year ago:

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/phantom-debt-co ... ory?id=16512428

Someone needs to stop these calls from ("U. S. treasury and trying to collect monies from you that your account has been revoked for section 15 conduct b violation. Stating that I received a notice in the mail about 15 days ago, which I never received. the call comes from Department of Legal Affairs and mind you it was on a Sunday. No IRS agent would do this  they even wanted to know where the nearest Walmart, RiteAid, Walgreens  would be closest to me and they would stay on the phone while I went to the bank to withdraw the monies and then they would send the settlement offer to me. I ask for it to be sent first and they couldn't do that.  they couldn't give me the correct amount that was owed either. I can't believe that I was almost scammed. He stated that he was going to have my drivers leins placed on everything I owe.How can we get to bottom of this and stop this?

I have found out this is a violation of Georgia Code title 16 Sec. 16-11.39.1.
They can serve time for this.
I am sure it is a violation in other states too.

Tel 347-342-1820 called me early this morning. The called ID showed "unassigned" as the name. A person (female) who could not speak English very well proceeded to ask for a name which I couldn't understand. She said to call back to the above number and ask for Angela Johnson at ext 2487. That was the only thing I understood from what she was saying. Of course, I did not call back. I checked the number out and found this website.

This afternoon at 5:25PM a second call camefrom this number. Same foreign voice and I asked what she wanted and to please put someone on the phone who could speak English. She got nasty and began shouting and when I turned on a recording device it beeped and she hung up. The number is listed as a New York exchange but I don't know if it is a land line or cell phone. If it is a cell then it could be from anywhere. Being on a do not call list is not worth the time it took to place my number on it.

called to tell me I defaulted on an IRS back tax payment plan and that if I didn't settle an arrearage of $10,500.00 TODAY, IRS agents would be at my home the next day and could take me into custody for up to 6 months. I never had an installment payment plan with the IRS. They said they don't give notice in writing, that the notice is on television and the radio.

called to tell me I owe irs taxes and my payment program was revoked, but I am deemed uncollectable status right now due to an illness