Please be very cautious everyone! The IRS does not usually make phone calls so if you hear someone tell you they are from the IRS, ask for their number and call them back. TIP: If they answer immediately without running your through a series of questions and putting you on hold for at least 20 minutes, it is NOT the IRS you are calling! The IRS is warning consumers about a sophisticated phone scam targeting taxpayers, including recent immigrants, nationwide. Victims are told they owe money to the IRS and that they must pay promptly through a pre-loaded debit card or wire transfer. If the victim refuses, they are threatened with arrest, deportation or suspension of a business or drivers license. In many cases, the service reports, the caller becomes hostile and insulting. This scam has hit taxpayers in nearly every state in the country, said IRS Acting Commissioner Danny Werfel in a statement. We do not and will not ask for credit card numbers over the phone nor request a pre-paid debit card or wire transfer. If someone unexpectedly calls claiming to be from the IRS and threatens police arrest, deportation or license revocation if you dont pay immediately, that is a sign that it really isnt the IRS calling, Werfel said, adding that the first IRS contact with taxpayers on a tax issue is likely to occur via mail.
Posted on: Tue, 05 Nov 2013 16:42:51 +0000
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