This number called my land line today at 10:09am. I do not have an answering machine on my phone any more but I do have Caller ID.
When I called the number back to see why a number from Washington, D.C. would be calling me this guy answered instead of the normal answering system used by the IRS. This person claimed to be the IRS and asked me my phone number and name to "look up" why I was being called. He then informed me that I was being sued for Tax Evasion for the years 2005 and 2006 and asked if I had a Lawyer. When I informed him that I did not owe any taxes because I haven't worked since 1997 and that while I didn't have an Attorney now that I would GET one, he hung up.
I then proceeded to find the IRS website and found that this IS a SCAM!!! Learn about it here: http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Reiterate ... -Telephone-Scam
Then go to http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam.shtml and report it IMMEDIATELY!!!!
It is strongly suggested that you go to and inform yourselves about the various IRS Scams that the IRS is already aware of. If you run across a new one be SURE to report it to the link given above!!!
***Call Type: SCAMMER/Visher***
This number called my land line today at 10:09am. I do not have an answering machine on my phone any more but I do have Caller ID.
When I called the number back to see why a number from Washington, D.C. would be calling me this guy answered instead of the normal answering system used by the IRS. This person claimed to be the IRS and asked me my phone number and name to "look up" why I was being called. He then informed me that I was being sued for Tax Evasion for the years 2005 and 2006 and asked if I had a Lawyer. When I informed him that I did not owe any taxes because I haven't worked since 1997 and that while I didn't have an Attorney now that I would GET one, he hung up.
I then proceeded to find the IRS website and found that this IS a SCAM!!! Learn about it here: http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Reiterate ... -Telephone-Scam
Then go to http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam.shtml and report it IMMEDIATELY!!!!
It is strongly suggested that you go to and inform yourselves about the various IRS Scams that the IRS is already aware of. If you run across a new one be SURE to report it to the link given above!!!
http://www.irs.gov/uac/Suspicious-e-Mails-and-Identity-Theft
REMEMBER: Scammers do _NOT_ pay any attention to the Do Not Call Registries!!!
Caller type: Scammer
Caller: No Identified
Company: Caller ID Unknown Name
Number: 202-241-8537