Dec 15, 2014
I, too received the same call on 12/10/14, the day after I put my dog down for cancer. I was vulnerable. Went for a walk and when I returned the message was on the machine. The Indian guy claimed he had a common American name, first words were to give him the name of the Criminal Attorney I was working with, which blew me away. He then accused me of tax fraud of thousands of dollars and expected it back that day in cash. He told me I breeched 4 different tax codes and willfully defrauded the government out of this money. He told me the IRS electronic filing system no longer worked and I needed to wire it through cards purchased at a gas station. I was so frightened when he named several people and HOW they were related to me, told me I would lose all my assets including my nursing license (never told him I am a nurse) and would be in federal prison that day. Long and short of it, I fell for the scam and borrowed the money from a relative; the caller demanded I stay on the phone with him the entire time, almost 5 hours, so he could hear the conversation that occurred. I'm upset it happened, and am working to repay the loan from this relative. He called me again the next day 17 times, but I didn't answer the phone. The last call he claimed to send the authorities. I was not aware of this scam until it was over. I called the local authorities, placed a complaint on the IRS and FTC website, and today am contacting the FBI to work with them, and have done many other things to protect myself.