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May 18, 2017
Robo caller - Said this was the US Treasury calling in an attempt to resolve an issue with a Federal Tax Issue. If I don't handle the issue I could be arrested and charges could be brought against me by the magistrate court.
I called back and an Indian guy answered as the IRS. He asked me for my phone number where I received the call. He confirmed my correct name. He said his name is Richard Brown, a department of an audit and found miscalculations on my tax filings, not paid the correct amount.
He said a random audit was conducted and I under paid $2,200 and I was being fined $9,800. I asked by whom I was being fined by (understanding it is probably not really the IRS and trying to getting him to admit it was his company charging the fee). He didn't answer.
Then, I asked for the Case number, which he had. He offered a fake badge number twice G121486.
He then said I would be picked up by Federal Marshalls within 45 minutes!!! Then, I would need to pay the past due fines within 24 hours to get out of jail!!! AND it would take 6 months to get out of jail and I could lose everything. BUT they can help me avoid all of this.
I again asked for the jurisdiction, he hung up.
Called back, got the same guy, with a different name. Asked to be placed on the do not call list. He hung up.
Called back, got the same guy and asked him to confirm what number was on the do not call list. He hung up.
If I didn't know this was a scam, I would have been terrified. Here is the website with the Dept of Treasury I am sending these details too. https://www.treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam.shtml
I called back and an Indian guy answered as the IRS. He asked me for my phone number where I received the call. He confirmed my correct name. He said his name is Richard Brown, a department of an audit and found miscalculations on my tax filings, not paid the correct amount.
He said a random audit was conducted and I under paid $2,200 and I was being fined $9,800. I asked by whom I was being fined by (understanding it is probably not really the IRS and trying to getting him to admit it was his company charging the fee). He didn't answer.
Then, I asked for the Case number, which he had. He offered a fake badge number twice G121486.
He then said I would be picked up by Federal Marshalls within 45 minutes!!! Then, I would need to pay the past due fines within 24 hours to get out of jail!!! AND it would take 6 months to get out of jail and I could lose everything. BUT they can help me avoid all of this.
I again asked for the jurisdiction, he hung up.
Called back, got the same guy, with a different name. Asked to be placed on the do not call list. He hung up.
Called back, got the same guy and asked him to confirm what number was on the do not call list. He hung up.
If I didn't know this was a scam, I would have been terrified. Here is the website with the Dept of Treasury I am sending these details too. https://www.treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam.shtml