SEVERAL LOCAL RESIDENTS HAVE REPORTED PHONE SCAMS TO THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE IN THE PAST FEW DAYS. THE REPORTING PERSONS ALL SAID THEY RECEIVED PHONE CALLS FROM PEOPLE REPRESENTING THEMSELVES TO BE AGENTS OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (I.R.S.) THE CALLS SHOWED TO COME FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT AREA CODES – NORTHERN VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON STATE (NEAR SEATTLE) AND EVEN FROM THE MONTGOMERY AREA HERE IN ALABAMA. ALL OF THE “REPRESENTATIVES” HAD HEAVY ACCENTS, RANGING FROM THE CARIBBEAN TO INDIA. CALLS OF THIS NATURE IN THE PAST HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO GENERATE FROM MANY DIFFERENT LOCATIONS, FROM JAMAICA TO RUSSIA. THE SCAMMERS CLAIM THAT THE RESIDENT (OR ONE OF THEIR RELATIVES, LIKE A CHILD OR GRANDCHILD) OWES THE I.R.S. MONEY, AND THAT IF NOT PAID IMMEDIATELY, OVER THE PHONE, THEN THE PERSON IN QUESTION WILL BE ARRESTED. THEY WILL ASK FOR BANKING ACCOUNT INFORMATION, OR INSIST THE RECIPIENT OF THE CALL GO TO WAL-MART OR THE NEAREST WESTERN UNION AND GET A GREEN DOT MONEY CARD OR WIRE TRANSFER OF FUNDS. THE I.R.S. DOES NOT CONTACT TAXPAYERS BY PHONE DEMANDING IMMEDIATE PAYMENT BY GREEN DOT CARDS OR WESTERN UNION MONEY-GRAMS. THEY WILL CONTACT YOU BY REGISTERED MAIL. PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE SET UP OVER THE PHONE, BUT THE ACTUAL PAYMENTS ARE MADE BY MAIL OR THROUGH ON-LINE SERVICES THAT ARE SET UP BY THE TAXPAYER.
Posted on: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 15:55:46 +0000
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