Nov 14, 2015
I've received a call today from this number, and the man left a message, saying in heavy INDIAN accented, which was almost impossible to unferstand, in the background there's a woman and child voices, the line was a very bad connection, he called from a Saint Antonio, TX line with a # (210-888-9161), and THIS LINE I called literally within seconds from his message, and the line had a "Voice Mail" that didn't say anything like " You've reached the IRS line, etc..".. Instead it's a very, very subtle Indian Accent lady, that recording said: " The person you're trying to reach is not available, leave your message". I didn't, but I almost did...and he said he was from the "IRS FRAUD AND TAX EVASION" office, and that I needed to call ASAP, before he sent to "whatever Dept" he tried to say, then he said: "My name is...(pause here).. Officer Richard Park" ! And if I didn't return his call, he was sending the Sherrifs Dept, and I would be ARRESTED!! At the first moment, I honestly panicked, because I'm like "Oh My God! WTH is this?" I didnt owe any back taxes, I've never had any problem with IRS in 25 yrs....and I can see how a person, like me, that the word " FRAUD, EVASION, ARREST" made me NOT think rationally, because he purposely SCARED ME with that crap. Now, I can totally see those poor, naive Older Citizens, falling for these, because I, that I'm normally intelligent, and good at judging crap...even Scams, etc..I ALMOST fell for it, I'm embarrassed to say!....BE AWARE! I called the IRS right after, and they confirmed that the US IRS, would NEVER CALL OR EMAIL ANY INDIVIDUAL, THREATENING, OR OTHERWISE. THAT THE NORMAL PROCEDURE IS, THEY SEND AN OFFICIAL IRS STAMPED LETTER, AND ON THAT LETTER, THERE'S THE NAME AND PHONE NUMBER FOR THE AGENT THAT WILL HELP, AND EVEN THE REAL AGENTS, THEY'LL NEVER ASK YOUR WHOLE SS #, AND THEY WILL ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS TO INDENTIFY THEMSELVES, AND BOTTOM LINE? IRS DOESNT CALL PEOPLE'S MACHINES, CELL PHONES ETC... NEVER! LET'S TRY TO KEEP THESE A-HOLES FROM SCAMING MORE PEOPLE!