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nanacc 08-29-2016 10:06 AM

Scam!
 
Do not respond to phone messages claiming to be from the IRS about a lawsuit filed on you! Computer generated message stating that there has been a lawsuit filed against you. Our accounts office said they get 2 or 3 reports of this every week. Really??...A Phone Call from the IRS!? Ha!

ManiacQuilter2 08-29-2016 10:47 AM

Thanks for the info. Scammers are getting real sophisticated with their scams!!

quiltsRfun 08-29-2016 11:12 AM

Yes, I've heard about this. The IRS doesn't contact you like this.

cashs_mom 08-29-2016 11:21 AM

I've gotten one of those lately. I also got one a few years ago. As I remember the caller ID said "Alex Smith". It's a scam. The IRS will never call you to tell you they are filing suit. You'll get letters.

Three Dog Night 08-29-2016 11:24 AM

If you go to the IRS website there is a link to report the calls, they will document the number that called you and use it to try trace back calls to the number. They also link to other ways the scammers try to get you to give information.

cjsews 08-29-2016 04:32 PM

I have had several of these calls. I don't answer unknown numbers but they leave a msg. They never specify a name as to who they are calling. I just ignore it

ube quilting 08-29-2016 06:46 PM

A few months ago I received at least ten calls from the IRS stating the same thing, some of the calls were from Washington and and some from Florida. They wanted me to respond withing a few hours or agents would be at my door.

I'm still here.

This is a good reminder. DO NOT GIVE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION TO ANYONE THAT CALLS YOU.

Another scam going around is a call that says a problem has occurred on your computer and to repair it you must turn the PC on.

Stay safe everyone.
peace

cashs_mom 08-29-2016 07:59 PM

I got another one of these calls today. It came from Peerless Network and the number showing on caller ID is 646-568-1992

zozee 08-29-2016 08:07 PM

The IRS scam has been around for a long time. I wonder who is keeping it alive. Poor souls. I did get a kick out of their message, though, along the lines of "Hello. threat,threat,threat, blah blah blah, pay now or we will show up and it won't be pretty..." and then a very pleasant, "Thank you, and have a nice day."

Jane Quilter 08-30-2016 01:28 AM

thanks for the heads up

gramajo 08-30-2016 11:38 AM

I received one this morning. Number called from was 434-343-4484 and told me to call 424-343-4348. I called local police and they said a number of these calls have been received recently. I was told to call 1-800-366-4484, IRS/gov site, to report it.

Carol34446 08-31-2016 10:43 AM

We have had a number of IRS calls, along with other scams. Seems they think the older folk in FL will get so scared they will pay up and it is a scam. Microsoft is another one. Be careful.

cashs_mom 08-31-2016 02:48 PM

I got another one of these yesterday. It was from the same place as the one I got earlier.

lclang 08-31-2016 05:48 PM

Be safe, if you didn't initiate the call, don't give any info or money at all. We also get phone calls from some young guy stating that he is our grandson and he's in a little trouble and he wants your help so that he won't go to jail. What he really wants in your credit card info so he can get your money. Don't fall for it. I told him I knew he wasn't my grandson because I had told my son and all my grandsons that if they got in trouble it was up to them to get themselves out! Also be aware that many legitimate sounding charities only use a few cents of each dollar they collect for actual charity. Check them out before you give them any money.

jhoward 08-31-2016 06:39 PM

We had several of those calls from the "IRS"...........ha!!! Today, we had a message on our phone from the "Treasury Dept". We usually just hang up....The computer "techs" from Microsoft have called several times to fix our computer. If they ever call when the almost 1 yr old granddaughter is here, I'll let them talk to her....HA!! HA!!!

QuiltnLady1 08-31-2016 06:55 PM

We have been getting a bunch of scam emails saying that we have a voice mail and to click to hear it. Another said my Bank of America credit card had been cancelled (we don't have a B of A credit card). I did get one that said my checking account was over drawn and would be closed (the bank was correct), but I checked on line and there was plenty of money in it and then went to the bank and they said this was happening a lot. We have a house phone and cell phones and we have quit answering the house phone unless we know who it is because of all the crank calls. It is frustrating.

Abby'smom 09-01-2016 06:23 AM

:thumbdown: I have been getting these regularly and I just hang up -- IRS uses snail mail!! --but thank you for the info!!

osewme 09-01-2016 06:45 AM

If you ever get a call & want to know where it is coming from or if it is a scam, you can write that number down & google search it on your computer. Many times you will be able to see if it is a scam or not by that simple method. I kept getting a call from a computer "tech" saying they needed to update my computer. After several times of telling them to take me off their calling list I finally told them I didn't have a computer anymore & to take me off & I've not heard from them since. Just be aware that there are so many people out there trying to get info or money from people & don't give them anything!

EloiseW. 09-01-2016 06:39 PM

"Just Hang Up!" That is the TV message of our local Sheriff.
Don't even try to tell them not to call again.

quiltingcandy 09-01-2016 06:47 PM

I had a call the other day, and there was a person telling me they were from the IRS, since it was an actual person I asked him if his mother knew he was making scam phone calls to steal from people. He just hung up on me. Don't know why?

Needles 09-03-2016 06:51 PM

I've gotten fix your computer calls, the IRS calls and the grandson call. Any more I say, just a minute, lay the phone on the desk and walk away. That worked the best, they don't like having their time in limbo, not scamming anyone of money that way. But the grandson call, I was in a bad mood anyhow, so played along. Blah, blah, blah but didn't get here in time to see my baby son before he died..................too much info now. I said, oh, gee, that's nice. He flipped, grandma what do you mean, your great grandson DIED, faked crying. Very quietly I said, listen to me, pretend I'm your mother.............as I'm sure she is proud of you and what you are doing, but, at Heaven's door, you will have to answer to God for this horrible scam you are trying to pull. I have no grandchildren. I listened, total silence for 15 sec maybe. Then he hung up. I hope it made him think long and hard.

mjhaess 09-06-2016 11:44 AM

IRS will never call you..They write....


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