IRS Call

Jordan2 · ‎03-16-2010

So just this minute my elderly mother gets a call that the IRS is suing her (she has called ID), she didn't answer and they left a number to call. They say she is being sued and call this number immediately! I block numbers but somehow this got through. It had a California area code. This is so despicable, how these people are able to get away with this!

PhilaLady1 · ‎03-11-2010

You are right - dispicable ! We get those calls at home and occassionly we get them where I work. One guy here hung up on the scammer, and he called the guy back and theratened that the cops were coming right now to arrest him. They use terrible language - a lot of cursing. I feel so bad for older people, or actually anyone of any age, that for any reason may succomb to this rip-off scheme. There's a special place in hell for those people.

stellabystarlight · ‎03-31-2010

I am in New York and have been getting those calls frequently. My local news did special reports and urged people to report these numbers to the IRS. Their webpage (IRS.gov) has a menu for such calls. Usually, these criminals are located in the Caribbean and cannot be traced. Just terrible!

Lipstickdiva · ‎03-10-2010

There have been several threads on this board about this scam. It has been going on for a few years. It has been at least a year since I got a call.

Q4u · ‎03-17-2010

It IS despicable! And the word has to get out that the IRS does NOT operate in this way....

*~"Never eat more than you can lift......" Miss Piggy~*

Tricolor · ‎04-19-2010

I get those quite regularly but they are always on my answering machine. One day I had a call that I don't normally take and decided to put an end to the call. It was a non English speaking person claiming to be from Microsoft and needed to discuss my computer. I said to him stop right there and let's discuss this. I asked him if he was calling from inside the US. He confirmed that. I started to blast him. I said how dare you try to scam me while living in this country in comfort and freedom. Decided to scare him a little bit and told him he just called the house of a state police officer and I could have him arrested. The line went dead! Haven't gotten anymore Microsoft calls.

Krimpette · ‎03-09-2010

I've had a few of those calls recently and reported the "call back" number to IRS. I wonder if IRS ever tries to call the number provided? Seems kind of dumb for the perps to leave a number that might be reported to authorities.

bri20 · ‎03-10-2016

I got a text alert from our Village Hall to be aware of the IRS calls. I wonder if they're ramping up again?

I haven't received any calls, but I did block a ton of numbers...

nomless · ‎03-10-2010

@Tricolor wrote:
I get those quite regularly but they are always on my answering machine. One day I had a call that I don't normally take and decided to put an end to the call. It was a non English speaking person claiming to be from Microsoft and needed to discuss my computer. I said to him stop right there and let's discuss this. I asked him if he was calling from inside the US. He confirmed that. I started to blast him. I said how dare you try to scam me while living in this country in comfort and freedom. Decided to scare him a little bit and told him he just called the house of a state police officer and I could have him arrested. The line went dead! Haven't gotten anymore Microsoft calls.

@Tricolor, just curious. What language was used since the caller didn't speak English?

Must Love Dogs · ‎03-15-2010

I, too,have received those IRS scam messages on my answering machine. Even though I recognized it as a scam, the message was still disturbing to listen to. More recently, I received a telemarketing call where the person said to me when I answered, " you're harder to get a hold of than a pickle at the bottom of the jar." I couldn't click off fast enough. Now these scammer try to use slitherly charm.