Posted on 05/31/2014 4:12:41 PM PDT by Vinylly
We have gotten two recorded messages from Wash. D.C. (Fri. Sat.). They say they are the IRS, not to ignore their message and call this number-----------. The phone number they called from was (202)241-2158. We're afraid to call the number because it might be some kind of scam. We've always paid our taxes in a timely manner with an accountant. Seems like if we were to be audited we would get a letter from our local Seattle IRS office. Has anyone else received such phone calls?
I thought the IRS was a scam.
I get a call every other day from “Rachel” from credit card services to lower my CC interest rate.
I pushed one to talk to a guy to remind him I was on the Do not call list.
He stared laughing at me, said they have lobbyist that pay off people so they could call.
He said they had “paid the man.”
Do not call the phone number. The IRS only contacts people via snail mail.
Hey!
No. They can not.
I heard about a warning about scam calls saying they were from the IRS. Yep, scam.
You can google any phone number and instantly turn up a remarkable amount of information about what the people on the other end are up to.
In this case, the IRS bit is complete and utter BS:
Actually, they will call you if you omit supporting information, forms, or schedules from an amended return and there is a limited time in which to process your request. In this case you know that you sent them something. If you call them and ask for a manager, who might not be available, and they tell you he or she will call back at a later time. If you are being audited or something like that the auditor might call about an appointment or for documentation or something.
If you don’t think that it is the IRS calling, you can call their 800 number (See the IRS.gov website) and they should be able to see if its the caller is from the IRS, or do a search online as suggested. In this case its already determined that this call was a scam.
Be aware that if the IRS calls they will ask information to confirm your identity, information you should generally never give out. If you are not comfortable with providing that information, even a little bit, don’t give out your personal info. Tell them to put a note in your file with the reason for the call and their business number and you will call the 1-800 number for the IRS and they can confirm the information. You will need to provide things like your social security number and filing status to confirm identity to the IRS phone person when you call, but at least you know you are dealing with the IRS.
How old are you?
Cool screen nick!
V =5, too.
Very cool.
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-202-241-2158
Great phonescammer resource.
I love to play with that one.. I tell them to hold on while I get to my computer. I play music and hum, then I ask them what next. I tell them I have to turn it on. More humming. Tell them it is on. Ask what message it was that was coming from my computer. They start a spiel. I then ask again, if it is from Microsoft. They say a bunch of stuff. I ask them why they would call me. They again say received message from my computer. I then ask them why my Mac would call Microsoft. They ask me to repeat what I said. I tell them I have a Mac (I don’t) and do not understand why they would call me. They apologize and say they won’t call again. Of course, that is BS, but I tied them up for awhile. lol
About 30 years ago, I had an odd personal visit from the CIA. Stateside.
A rather stupid and futile attempt to recruit me, given my DOD qualifications and experiences...suffice it to say that they never tried to “shock and awe” me again.
Over the years, I have watched the FBI expand into CIA territory, because pretty much everyone knew better than to have any contact with a rogue CIA, under color of the State Department.
The FBI is vastly overstepping their charter, and most people in the USA don't even understand the horrible implications of that type of mission creep.
Al Gore did not invent the internet, and “google” is not a benign private company.
They’d put it in writing if it were for real and serious....
I’ll be sure to tell that to employees of mine who’ve had their bank accounts emptied and wages garnished that the IRS can’t do it.
Look at it this way. Courts mainly like to deal with the written word. Telephone calls and verbal stuff are hardly ever utilized to convey legal requirements. Written reports or instructions are the preferred media. The IRS ain’t going to call you. They’ll send you a certified letter.
They can come into your home and take everything, including the clothes off your back."
Well, they can try. I once threw an IRS agent out of my office and raised so much crap as to her timing and officiousness to raise and create doubt for her sanity with her superiors. Now if she could find me I would expect the swat team to accompany her.
That would get ugly.
LOL. That’s like saying that, except for the leadership, Nazi guards were always polite and professional in sending Jews to the gas chambers.
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