I've received 3-4 calls per day on my cell phone from this scammer for the past week. He claims to be from the IRS and has a foreign accent that screams "I'M A SCAM ARTIST!" Even sadder is that AT&T refuses to block this call unless I pay them $5/month. IMHO, that's scam #2. Hopefully this moron will get tired of calling and find someone else to harass.
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Received a call from 703-957-1561 stating to be the IRS.  Claimed that if I didn't call them back I was in big trouble.  Pretty sure it's a scam.  I'm not calling them back.  The IRS sends out notices in the mail if I need to handle something.  I'll wait for that.

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 have been getting non-stop calls from this number. Officer " ERIC FOSTER" left me a message stating he was an IRS/FBI agent and needed me to call him back or he would see me and my lawyer in court. I called back and this man with a heavy Indian accent picked up the phone and asked if I knew a MIKE WINN at 1550 N. FULLER AVE., LOS ANGELES, CA 90046. I told him I had no idea who the person was and he asked me to go make a police report against this person for using my number. He also mentioned that if I don't do anything about it I can be called in court for terrorist/fraudulent activities. This whole thing is really confusing and all I want to do is strangle that Indian man for bringing this BS into my life 8:00 in the morning. I'm just changing my number because these leeches will not stop.  

i receive a call from this no. , an individual with a heavy Indian accent. regarding my 2011-2013 taxes.
They impersonated an IRS officer and informed me about a large amount of money due to them.
Can anyone go after this individual ?

Got a call from 1-703-957-1561. The caller claimed to be from the IRS and that I need to call back asap. What is best way to complain about this number ?

I also got a call from this number 1-703-957-1561. I was really upset over the fact that the caller threaten to close all my bank accounts and take my home away. I contacted the IRS and filed a complaint on this number. I made sure the IRS follows up my complaint. I hope the IRS catches these people and punish them.

I also got a call from this number. I was really upset over the fact that the caller threaten to close all my bank accounts and take my home away. I contacted the IRS and filed a complaint on this number. I made sure the IRS follows up my complaint. I hope the IRS catches these people and punish them.

same call ,officer eric foster

Heavy indian accent man called me from that number and claimed to be from the IRS. He claim that if i didnt pay the 1,600 now and take it to court that i would end up paying 16,000. When i told him i didnt have that amount he simply said well how much u got then?? If you call the IRS number from the website it clearly stated that you can not give any payment to an agent. This is clearly a fraud and i hope this guy gets caught and get severely punish

Yeah, just got the same scam call on my google voice. Here is the google voice transcript, and i hope nobody falls for this kind of scam. The government should act fast and put this to an end.
Below are the google voice transcript:
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Hi, this call is from I. R. S. Internal Revenue Service is this message is for you, the recipient, you receive this message. I need to you are you. Repeat after me up for my kids to return the call. They have a candidates remotely and Sun City. My name is Officer, hey I rate Foster and hotline to my to be (703) 957-1561. I repeat my number is (703) 957-1561 not the ones I just got smashed in the return the call. If you don't get him to call and if I don't hear from you returning either Then the only thing I can do with obviously would not. And the way you can imagine fulls on you to give me a call back as soon as you get this message. Thank you.
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Informational Post:

IRS:   http://www.irs.gov/

http://www.irs.gov/uac/Report-Phishing
phishing@irs.gov

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.

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Got a call from 1-703-957-1561. The caller claimed to be from the IRS and that I need to call back asap or I am on my own and the caller said, "Good Luck." I called the number and they said I need to pay the IRS or I am going to loose my house and all my accounts will be closed. They told me to go to my bank and get cash and submit it by money pak. I thought they wanted me to get money order and submit it directly to the IRS office in my town. I talked to Walmart where I could get a money order or money pak. Walmart warned me it is a scam. I went to the IRS office in town and I was told to file a complaint so that they can do a criminal charge against the people doing this scam under the 1-703-957-1561 number. I hope the IRS is going to catch them and put them behind bars.

I have the same IRS message on my cell... Ridiculous

They are scams fake Irs agents.

They left me the same message. I swear this is a scam......they have nothing to do. They called my cell.

Called my cell phone, guy with a very thick indian accent, bunch of noise in the back round left a message claiming to be the IRS and told me "good luck if I don't call back because it was a very time sensitive matter". I swear these people have nothing better to do.