[Ohio-talk] IRS Scam Calls Alert

[Shelbi Hindel]

Melina,
Thank you for this detailed information. It provided more than the local
news has. I have seen the Washington state area code on my caller ID. There
are so many scams out there that it can be difficult to know if a call is a
true fundraising cause that you just might want to support. I'd suggest
folks ask to have information sent rather than a donation using a debit or
credit card. I had a scam call shortly after a Columbus police officer was
shot. The caller was upset about sending me something in the mail because
that process cut into the funds raised. This was supposedly for the family's
of officers who'd fallen in the line of duty. 

Be careful!
Shelbi
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Ohio-Talk [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Milena
Zavoli via Ohio-Talk
Sent: June 3, 2016 3:02 PM
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Cc: mzavoli at roadrunner.com
Subject: [Ohio-talk] IRS Scam Calls Alert

Hello Everyone,

This probably doesn't belong on this listserv, but this is an item of
concern. 

I'm sure you're aware of call agents impersonating IRS officers, telling you
to pay them an owed tax amount in cash or face arrest.  I've received
several calls of this type, and they all have the same automated voice
message that goes something like this:

Hello, this is the IRS.  We have been trying to reach you. Our records show
that you owe back taxes to the IRS.  Unless you pay the reflected amount,
you will be arrested and face charges of tax evasion.  This is your final
notice...

Don't be Fooled.  These people are scammers, usually from India, Jamaica, or
other countries.  They tell you that you can resolve your case if you pay
them the amount you are presumed to owe.  They don't accept credit cards,
just cash.  They will tell you to go to your bank, withdraw your money and
if the bank asks you the reason for such a large withdrawal, you are to say
that it's for your own personal use.  Then they tell you to go to a
nationwide store such as Albertson's, Safeway, etc. and get a voucher, which
they will collect in a number of ways.

I'm sure you all know about these alerts, especially since they're reported
on many occasions on the evening news.  I usually don't answer the phone,
and that's how I avoid them.  However, I hgot tired of receiving these
annoying solicitations, and I reported the recurring incident to the
Treasury Inspector General Tax Administration (TIGTA).

https://www.treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam_ok.shtml

Additionally, I called the Attorney-General's office and filed a report with
them.
1-(800) 282-0515.

The number that showed up on my Caller ID is a Washington State number:
(206) 823-3819, and there are other numbers with the same area code and 823
exchange from where these calls have originated. We all know that these
scammers are not from Washington State or from the United States, for that
matter.  They're using a U.S. number as what's called "ID masking" to call
from abroad.

I don't think anything will happen from these reports, but at least, I'll be
just that one more person who took the time to inform the authorities.

Milena Zavoli 



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